The settlement and integration journey of an immigrant arriving to Niagara as a senior can be easy to overlook. When people look at seniors in general, it can be difficult to comprehend the amount of change and loss experienced due to emerging health conditions or...

The paper mill may be gone, but the legacy of the former Ontario Paper mill in Thorold is helping people with mobility limitations enjoy all that Heartland Forest in Niagara Falls has to offer.

The Lunch Out program, operated by Meals on Wheels for St. Catharines and Thorold, gets seniors out for a meal together twice a month.

Family caregivers in Ontario now have a help line if they’re needing respite, a support group or information on issues including tax credits.

Help for snowbound seniors Snow Buddies program will help seniors to dig out this winter. Stock Photo Carmen DeRose wants to help seniors dig their way out of driveways The snowy season is upon us. And Thorold Coun. Carmen DeRose, [...]

Wainfleet launching new age-friendly advisory committee Today’s active, affluent seniors are an economic power, council hears Oct 25, 2019 by Paul Forsyth, Port Colborne Leader Seniors take part in a yoga program. Wainfleet is launching a new age-friendly committee to [...]

Oct 7, 2019 7:00 PM By: Cathy Pelletier All Niagara adults who are 50 years and older are welcome to expand their education with a Fall Lecture Series, presented by Lifelong Learning Niagara. Run by volunteers, the self-managed non-profit group’s goal is [...]

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."