Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults What is the directory? Table of Contents The Recreation and Wellness Directory for List of Contributors 2 Older Adults provides an overview of arts, Program Listings fitness, technology, health and recreational • Computers and Technology 8 activities for adults 55+ in the Edmonton area. • Crafts and Hobbies 15 • Dance 22 With more than 1200 courses, clubs, programs • Drawing and Painting 24 and events listed, the directory is a valuable • Fitness 28 resource for older adults and those who • Games and Sports 38 support older adults. • General Interest 48 The directory is produced by the Edmonton • Health and Wellness 55 Seniors Coordinating Council (ESCC) with • Music, Song and Drama 63 contributions this year from 54 organizations. • Social and Special Events 67 Healthy Aging Info Series 74 At the time of printing the activities Age Friendly Edmonton 76 included in the directory were scheduled, but Reciprocal Program Registration 78 they may change throughout the year and More Opportunities to Get Involved 79 new activities may be added. We encourage you to contact the organizations for details A searchable form of the directory is and availability of the activities. available on our website at www.seniorscouncil.net/programs. What is the ESCC? To order print copies of the directory, The Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council contact ESCC at 780-423-5635 or works with senior service agencies and other [email protected]. stakeholders in the seniors sector to enhance the lives of Edmonton seniors. Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council We help organizations collaborate to #255 Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre improve coordination of services for seniors 8330 - 82 Avenue by facilitating sector meetings, planning for Edmonton, AB T6C 4E3 service improvements, coordinating projects and producing resources. 780-423-5635 www.seniorscouncil.net We also facilitate resource-sharing and [email protected] communication in the sector which enhances the capacity of organizations to provide Twitter: @ESCC255 effective, accessible services to meet the Facebook: www.facebook.com/Edmonton diverse needs of seniors. SeniorsCoordinatingCouncil Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults 1 Contributors by Area of Edmonton 50 St THE CITY OF 17 St NE EDMONTON 227 Ave 195 Ave 195 Ave 97 St 66 St NORTHEAST 127 St Meridian St (1 ST) 167 Ave 167 Ave 167 Ave 50 St 82 St 153 Ave 153 Ave St Alb 137 Ave 137 Ave NE 137 Ave 156 St ert T rail 66 St 17 St NE 199 St 97 St 149 St 184 St 170 St 127 St 127 Ave Yellowhead Trail 50 St Trail 82 St 118 Ave Yellowhead 118 Ave 142 St NORTHWEST 111 Ave 97 St 107 Ave 109 St 101 St 124 St 199 St 156 St CENTRAL Stony Plain Road Jasper Ave 100 Ave 98 Ave Anthony Henday Driv n Road 149 St 50 St 75 St 170 St 178 St 87 Ave Winterbur Whyte Ave (82 Ave) 99 St 104 St e Whitemud Drive 114 St l Rd 109 St rgyl A 34 St e 63 Ave Gateway Blvd 50 St 51 Ave Whitemud Drive 45 Ave Whitemud Driv SOUTHEAST e iv Dr 119 St 34 Ave 34 Ave 34 Ave willegar Ter 23 Ave 23 Ave Gateway Blvd ) 199 St 50 St rail SOUTHWEST 17 St 34 St Calgary T Meridian St (1 ST Ellerslie Rd (9 Ave) Ellerslie Rd (9 Ave) 111 St rail T y Calgar 91 St 50 St 17 St Gateway Blvd 41 Ave CENTRAL: River to 111 Avenue, between 82 and 124 Street NORTHEAST: North of the river, east of 97 Street, excluding Central NORTHWEST: North of the river, west of 97 Street, excluding Central SOUTHEAST: South of the river, east of Gateway Boulevard SOUTHWEST: South of the river, west of Gateway Boulevard 2 Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults Contributors by Area of Edmonton Central Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Edmonton Seniors Centre Northwest Territories 3Y, 11111 Jasper Avenue 10531 Kingsway Avenue 780-342-8625 780-488-2266 www.edmontonseniorscentre.ca www.alzheimer.ab.ca [email protected] Assist Community Services Centre Edmonton Seniors Slo-Pitch Association 9649 - 105A Avenue 11113 - 113 Street 780-429-3111 780-457-5918 www.assistcsc.org www.esspa.ca [email protected] [email protected] Boyle Street Community League Ital Canadian Seniors Association 9538 - 103A Avenue 9111 - 110 Avenue 780-426-9624 780-424-1255 www.boylestreetcl.com www.ital-canadianseniors.org [email protected] [email protected] Canadian Hard of Hearing Association – Jewish Senior Citizen’s Centre Edmonton Branch 10052 - 117 Street 52, 9912 - 106 Street 780-488-4241 780-429-6622 [email protected] www.chha-ed.com [email protected] Ji Hong Wu Shu & Tai Chi College 11203 - 105 Avenue Catholic Social Services 780-424-8924 10709 - 105 Street www.jihongtaichi.com 780-424-3545 [email protected] www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton Central Lions Seniors Association (CLSA) (Sage) @ Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre 15 Sir Winston Churchill Square 11113 - 113 Street 780-423-5510 ext 301 780-496-7369 www.mysage.ca www.clsaedmonton.ca [email protected] [email protected] The Arthritis Society CNIB 307, 10109 - 106 Street 12010 Jasper Avenue 780-424-1740 780-488-4871 www.arthritis.ca www.cnib.ca [email protected] Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults 3 Contributors by Area of Edmonton Northeast Highlands Lawn Bowling Club North Edmonton Seniors Association 6112 - 113 Avenue (NESA) @ Northgate Lions Seniors 780-686-9493 Recreation Centre www.highlandsbowls.com 7524 - 139 Avenue [email protected] 780-496-6969 www.nesa1.ca [email protected] Northwest Alberta Council on Aging Lessard Community League 11808 St. Albert Trail 17404 - 57 Avenue 780-423-7781 www.lessardcommunity.ca www.acaging.ca [email protected] [email protected] North West Edmonton Seniors Society Castle Downs Family YMCA 12963 - 120 Street 11510 - 153 Avenue 780-451-1925 780-476-9622 [email protected] www.northernalberta.ymca.ca Parkinson Alberta Commonwealth Lawn Bowling Club 11748 Kingsway Avenue 11420 - 139 Street 780-425-6400 780-455-9737 www.parkinsonalberta.ca www.commonwealthbowls.ca [email protected] Sons of Norway, Scandinavian Seniors and Edmonton Scandinavian Centre Edmonton Valley Zoo Association 13315 Buena Vista Road 13312 - 142 Street 311 (Dutch Canadian Centre) www.valleyzoo.ca 780-628-5005 or 780-434-6532 [email protected] www.sofnedmonton.ca ElderCare Edmonton Westend Seniors Activity Centre #210, 17203 - 99 Avenue 9629 - 176 Street 780-434-4747 780-483-1209 www.eldercareedmonton.ca www.westendseniorsactivitycentre.com [email protected] Jamie Platz Family YMCA 7121 - 178 Street 780-481-9622 www.northernalberta.ymca.ca 4 Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults Contributors by Area of Edmonton Southeast Bonnie Doon Community League Planet Music & Yoga 9240 - 93 Street Suite 206 4935 - 55 Avenue 780-469-1179 587-520-7000 www.bonniedoon.ca www.planet-yoga.ca [email protected] Ritchie Bridge Club Family Yoga Centre Ltd. 98 Street & 77 Avenue 4740 - 99 Street (Ritchie Community Hall) 780-465-4668 780-433-7137 www.familyoga.ca www.ritchiecl.com [email protected] [email protected] Mill Woods Seniors Activity Centre South East Edmonton Seniors #201, 2610 Hewes Way Association (SEESA) 780-496-2997 9350 - 82 Street www.mwsac.ca 780-468-1985 [email protected] www.seesa.ca [email protected] Multicultural Women and Seniors Services Association 329 Woodvale Road W 780-465-2992 www.mwssa.org [email protected] Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults 5 Contributors by Area of Edmonton Southwest City Arts Centre SCONA Seniors Centre 10943 84 Avenue 10440 - 84 Avenue 311 780-433-5377 www.edmonton.ca/cityarts www.sconaseniors.com [email protected] [email protected] Empire Park Community League SouthWest Edmonton Seniors 4804 - 107 Street Association (SWESA) 780-232-0869 10710 - 19 Ave [email protected] (Yellowbird East Community Centre) 587-987-3200 Heritage Seniors Stop-In Centre www.swedmontonseniors.ca 316 Saddleback Road [email protected] 780-437-8759 [email protected] Southwest Seniors’ Outreach Society 10832 - 62 Avenue John Janzen Nature Centre 780-435-9515 7000 - 143 Street [email protected] 311 www.edmonton.ca/johnjanzen Strathcona Place 55+ Centre [email protected] 10832 University Avenue 780-433-5807 John Walter Museum www.strathconaplace.com 9180 Walterdale Hill [email protected] 311 www.edmonton.ca/johnwalter Vishwa Nirmala Dharma Educational [email protected] Society 16735 - 110 Street Saville Community Sport Centre (Program offered at Empire Park 11610 - 65 Avenue Community League - 4804 - 107 Street) 780-492-1000 780-919-1532 www.savillecentre.ca www.freemeditation.ca [email protected] William Lutsky YMCA 1975 - 111 Street 780-439-9622 www.northernalberta.ymca.ca 6 Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults Contributors by Area of Edmonton City Wide Age Friendly Edmonton River Valley Programs Healthy Aging Working Group 11808 St. Albert Trail 780-423-5635 ext 4 780-496-2983 www.agefriendlyedmonton.ca www.edmonton.ca/rivervalleyprograms [email protected] [email protected] City of Edmonton Rocky Mountain Seniors Ski Club 311 www.seniorsski.com www.edmonton.ca/activities_parks_recre- [email protected] ation/drop-in-fitness-schedules.aspx Victorian Order of Nurses Edmonton Marigold Plus 55 100, 4936 - 87 Street 11113 - 113 Street 780-466-0293 780-454-6560 www.vonhomecareedmonton.com www.alberta55plus.ca [email protected] Thank you to all our contributors! We rely on contributing organizations to help us keep the directory current and comprehensive. Their dedication to quality senior programming makes this directory possible. To submit your programming information for the next edition of the directory, contact ESCC at 780-423-5635 or [email protected]. Recreation and Wellness Directory for Older Adults 7 Computers and Technology Learn computer basics, explore the internet and try out the latest gadgets and apps.