What's Happening

 
Weekly Update
   Week of January 26th, 2026
506-450-7849
 
 
Membership Renewal – It’s time to renew your yearly membership, if you have not already.  Only $25 for a full year of belonging, socializing, and accessing programs and activities.  Your membership entitles you to vote at the Annual General Meeting coming up at the end of February. You can access the Membership Application online at www.SteppingStoneSeniorCentre.com or drop-in the Centre.
 
Fluid Dance - Tuesdays at 12:45pm.  New members welcome!  Cost is $5. Sign up or call to register.
 
Simply Making Art Together- Wednesdays at 11:00am. New members welcome. An interactive one on one teaching of various art and painting mediums ---good for the mind and physical therapy. Cost is $5. Sign up or call to register.
 
 
Ukulele Lessons – This program is on hold for the time being.
 
Attention Members!  We are seeking volunteers interested in serving on the Communications Committee or the Membership Committee.  If you would like more information, please contact Sandra Dewar, chair of the Volunteer Committee.  Call or email the Centre.
 
Jacket- Tuesday, Jan. 13th someone in the morning sessions went home with the wrong jacket. If you have a Large, navy, hooded Columbia with black gloves in the pocket and initials GA on the inside label, please return it to the Centre.
 
From the Suggestion Box:

• Is it possible to have a Crib group? Skip-Bo?
  • The Cards & Games groups meet on Wednesdays at 10 am or on Fridays at 1:00.  Please attend and propose playing the game you want.  The groups generally play whatever those who show up want to play.

• We cannot respond to comments placed in the Suggestion Box which are not specific or have your contact information to make sure we know what it is you’re requesting. 

 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events:
 
Card & Board Games – Wednesday, February 4th at 10:30 am. This event is part of the Nursing Home Without Walls program.  Everyone is welcome! Drop in!!  Free!!!
 
Info Session - Saturday, February 14th, 1:00-3:00 pm.  Laura Guilfoyle, from the SPCA will share information about their services.  They are bringing critters!!!
 
Annual General Meeting – Wednesday, February 25th, 1:30 pm.  As our AGM approaches, we are looking for submissions for Volunteer of the Year.  Pick up the forms at the Centre or email us and we will send them to you.
 
Information Sessions are open to the public.  Invite your non-member friends!
 
 
Community Health
 
The number of flu cases is high. Emergency Rooms in N.B. are feeling the impact. Experts in both N.B. and N.S. are seeing increases among young people but the predominant demographics are those over 65. Pharmacists say it is not too late to get vaccinated. 
Our Board of Directors asks you to please use the hand sanitizer available on entering the Centre.  Masks are available. If you are able to, please assist with the sanitizing of chairs and equipment used in your program. Together, let’s work to keep you and our Centre community healthy.
 
Community Notices
 
Lunch & Learn – Friday, January 30th, 1:00 pm at York Care Centre, 100 Sunset. Eleanor Kenny, a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Palliative Care at the DECH will share information about Palliative Care as part of the Nursing Home Without Walls program.  RSVP at 506-444-4474
 
Plant-Powered Potluck - January 31st 6:00 – 8:00 pm; Odell Park Lodge (Upper Level), 397 Rookwood Avenue, Hosted by Mary-Ellen & John Landry, SLS Health Coaching.
Open to anyone looking to add more plant-powered recipes and food in their repertoire. What to bring:  Appetizers, mains, desserts, soups, salads, hot, cold...anything goes so long as it is made with 100% plant-based ingredients. No animal products, please. This event cannot guarantee or be responsible for those with food allergies or food intolerances. Nuts can be expected. To decrease consumer waste, all guests are to bring their own utensils, bowls and plates. 
Parking available in the lower lot off Rookwood Avenue.  Free of charge!
 
The Horizon’s Seniors Health program is partnering with Zoomers in Balance to offer quarterly education sessions for seniors online!  The first virtual session is on Feb. 19, 2026 at 1 pm and is titled: Cognition and Aging: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and How to Protect your Brain.  This talk will be offered by Dr. Patrick Feltmate, a Horizon geriatrician.  All seniors are welcome.  To sign up, visit: https://forms.gle/4uhjaeqkup4yUWVEA
 
Free Phone-Based Wellness Program for Older Adults – St. Thomas University is hosting a series of workshops as part of a national project.  We’re looking for older adults to join a supportive, 6-week program designed to help people feel more connected and build skills for coping with life’s challenges.  Each weekly call is 90 minutes, and everything happens over the phone, so no travel required.  For further information, contact Lyne Ouellet at 506-300-5252 or [email protected]
 
The Changing Climate: A Canadian Perspective - An eight-week course designed to get participants up-to-date on the latest climate science.  The online course runs weekly from February 17 to April 7 at 1:00-2:30 PM ET on Zoom, and a recording will be available for a week after each class. To sign up, a small registration fee of $25 is required.  The course is led by Dr. Martin Bush, Ph.D., a climate researcher.  Registering: at this link
 
Men’s Wellness Collective – a Support Group meets every Tuesday at 6:30 pm at 75 Melissa St., Pepper Creek (3rd door on the side of the building).
 
Reminder:  The Centre is closed all day and evening on days when the local schools (which is the Anglophone West school district – Zone 6) are closed because of stormy weather or poor driving conditions.  If you have a rental on those dates, you’ll be refunded or rescheduled.
 
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