Happy Thanksgiving to each of you, hope you had a relaxing weekend with family, good food and memorable times. We are truly grateful for our Healthcare workers as they navigate this fourth wave.
Health
It has surely been a long healing time with Covid 19, but we are starting to learn to live with it.
There currently 89 active cases in Chestermere. Most cases requiring hospitalization and in community continue to be with non-vaccinated Albertans. Please remember to choose to vaccinate based on facts. Please see the poster attached on the Myths around Covid.
If you have questions please speak to your Clinic nurse or Family Physician or Nurse Practitioner to get reliable, science-based answers. As we are well into the fourth wave of this pandemic, we must be mindful of our entire community’s wellbeing and prevent the spread.
The drugstores around town offer the vaccine as well as booked through AHS website at Chestermere Health Clinic, or anywhere it is offered in Calgary. With all the new supports for both schools and public places, those that are vaccinated can carry on their lives with reassurance. Please download your vaccination record from albertavaccinerecord.ca and save it to your notes or print a copy for your wallet. This record of your vaccine dates will be reviewed at most public business’, restaurants and for travel.
Community – What’s on
Check out the CRPCN.ca website to see what great courses we are offering this fall both in person and virtually.
Happiness Basics is another great program that runs in High River starting September 14 for 7 weeks, or in Chestermere virtually for 4 weeks in January 2022.
Others include: DBT Training starting Sept. 9th, Cardiac Health virtually in October 6th, Senior’s Learn to Move in October. Check out and register online for these free programs offered through your local CRPCN.
Please get your Senior’s Resource Handbook from the Library, drugstores, City Town Hall, or Synergy.
Older Adults, Supports, Programs and Services
How can we help? Are you facing challenges in your day to day life, or having difficulties in navigating systems while looking for information for yourself or other family members. Perhaps filling out Government forms is overwhelming, maybe you would like to just sit and chat a while. We are here for you. The last eighteen months have taken a huge toll on us all and we want to make sure that we can help you to access, what you really need.
We are happy to meet you in a location convenient to you (Please note we are unable to do home visits). What ever your needs, please contact Sharron Matthewman, Older Adults & Community Development Facilitator at 403-207- 7050 or email smatthewman@chestermere.ca
Save the date – Thursday October 14 – Older Adults Teleconference with guest speaker Cindy Bond form the Alzheimer Society of Calgary – Topic “Lets talk about Dementia. If you would like to register, please contact smatthewman@chestermere.ca or call 403 – 804 – 0817 with your preference for joining. Thursday October 14 10:30 – 11:30am –
Chestermere Coalition for Seniors We plan to meet virtually on Oct 20th at 1:30pm. Please email Leslie Racz if you would like to join in and bring a friend. We would really enjoy having you. We will be discussing new housing option for Seniors and anything you want to discuss. This the community run Seniors Voice, please come and be heard. Please contact Leslie.racz@crpcn.ca for updates or enquiries.
Resources
We have Senior’s Resource Handbooks available at the meeting and in the library, please pick yours up or take one for a neighbor. You can access these books by emailing Leslie @ leslie.racz@crpcn.ca or contact Sharron Matthewman, on 403-207- 7050 at the City of Chestermere.
Armchair Travel
Armchair Travel is one of the most wonderful ways to look into our fantastic, vast world and learn as much as our hearts desire. We can travel to some of our favorite places without leaving home. Through videos, pod casts, books and music and numerous other ways, we can go to places we have never seen, or only ever dreamed of. This way of travelling, is a delightful pastime and is good for the imagination and soul. After all, we are curious individuals and have a thirst for knowledge!
Ready? Let’s visit one of the most romantic and most visited cities in Europe, Paris. Located in Northern central France, with a population of approximately 2.161 million (2019) Paris is the French capital, of this fascinating country. Cultural, walkable, inspirational and indeed very beautiful, are the words to describe Paris.
History, cafes, and boundless leafy streets will keep you entertained, as well as the endless visits to the Boulangeries (bakery) a must for fresh baguettes and croissants, with sweet delights of pastries and macarons to savour. For tourists, the Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and the Seine river will leave you wanting more of what this amazing city has to offer. If you like museums, one of the best museums in the world, with the largest art collection can be found– the Louvre, which will innovate your soul. Au re·voir (goodbye until we meet again)
Let’s go!
To prepare for our trip, please follow the steps for a relaxing journey. Step 1 – Pour yourself a cup of tea or your favorite tipple, Step 2- kick off your shoes, Step 3 – pull up a comfy chair, ready? let’s go!
Please note that there may be averts at the beginning or during videos.
4K | Paris Tour and Jazz Bossa Nova Playlist | How to Relax | Tour Virtual | Jazz 4K https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6d_6FP9Fk 1:02:30 mins
Paris, France Walking Tour (4k Ultra HD 60fps) – With Captions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5TNhAMEm5g 180:00 mins
Please take care and stay safe,
Leslie & Sharron
