Whether screening children’s vision or helping people through poverty, volunteers make Thorold a compassionate, caring community A variety of groups met at the Thorold Seniors Centre last weekend, hoping to recruit members, while showcasing their diverse services. At Trinity United [...]

Oct 14, 2019 by Carolyn Triemstra Special to The St. Catharines Standard Niagara College has become the first college in Canada to be designated as a member of the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Global Network. Comprising 44 post-secondary institutions from around the world — [...]

The idea is that young people get training in how to explain computer skills "that in many cases would be foreign to seniors."

Author Doug Rapelje strongly suggests we exercise a right that many around the world do not have.

Niagara is notably on the world stage of age-friendly communities that also includes New York, Paris, London and 850 other communities worldwide.

The main event is Fire Safety for Seniors from 9 a.m. to noon at the Welland Community Wellness Complex, at 145 Lincoln St., on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Ng and Bliss are participating in the Toronto HomeShare program. It matches older adults with a room to spare in their home with university or college students looking for affordable housing.

Thousands of seniors in Niagara might soon benefit from a new program providing them with dental care they otherwise couldn't afford, despite concerns that too many seniors will be excluded.

Niagara-on-the-Lake has long been regarded as a pretty great place to live, but there is always room for improvement — and, with a changing face of the community, its focus on wellness too must change.

Eleanor Snider can’t help but wonder sometimes if her lifetime of selfless dedication to others is all part of a bigger plan by a higher power.