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SAGE: (780) 809-9224Their Services are year-round FREE, Offered only by phone, and are by appointment. Their appointments start March 1st 2022, but seniors can call to book starting Feb 14th 2022.Shaama Centre for Seniors & Women: (780) 465-2992Their Services are year-round FREE, Offered as appointment based drop-off clinics at their location (329 Woodvale Rd W, Edmonton). They will be starting their appointments in March.Bissell Centre drop-off tax Services: (780) 423-2285Their Services are year-round FREE, Offered only by Walk-in at their centre (10530 - 96 Street, Edmonton) *They do not take appointments, Available Every Monday 1pm-3pm, Returns will be available for pick up 2 weeks after they attend the clinic during mail hours, Monday to Friday 8 am to 4 pm.Operation Friendship Seniors Society: (780) 429-2626Their Services are year-round FREE, Offered ONLY by appointment in-person…

Please check out all the recorded seminars put on by the Government of Alberta on mental health for seniors. Recorded webinars Mental health supports and strategies Watch: June 30 webinar recording on YouTubeTopic: Managing social isolation, fear of going into the community, and how to access help. This webinar built upon and provided information to supplement the May 4, 2021, Together in Isolation Panel presentation hosted on CORE Alberta that discussed the impacts of social isolation and loneliness. At this presentation, panelists guided participants through some community initiatives that are taking place to address this social issue. Some important questions were answered like:What is the distinction between social isolation and loneliness?How can we build individual, community and systems resiliency?What is the role of the community-based senior serving sector in addressing social isolation and loneliness?Presenters:David Grauwiler (PDF, 296 KB), Executive Director,…

Below please find the updated information from the CRA on 65+ benefits. Outreach_Factsheet_Adults65_FINAL_WEB_2021-11-03_ENDownload

‘New variants’ could still emerge In driving home his ask, Tedros of the World Health Organization warns that the longer the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the more chances for new variants like Omicron to emerge. Omicron, which was discovered in late November by South African scientists, is spreading across the world and driving up infections in both the vaccinated and unvaccinated, the WHO has warned. “It is possible that new variants could evade our countermeasures and become fully resistant to current vaccines or past infection, necessitating vaccine adaptations,” Tedros said. The more people we vaccinate the more we reduce the chance of variants and the chance of breakthrough variants for those who are vaccinated.

Dark patterns are digital design elements that manipulate users into making decisions they otherwise wouldn’t, often to a corporation’s benefit. A simple example is burying the ‘logout’ link well within a series of menu branches. This encourages me to stay on the site longer or leave without logging in again. This makes for less ‘friction’ and ultimately more spending. Here are some other examples. “Sally, in Canada, just bought 4 bottles of our magic serum.” Or “9 others are looking at this item,” or “limited availability,” or “6 people have this item in their cart,” or “this price is valid for 7 more minutes.” Independent research found that many of these claims to be false. For example, the countdown sometimes just went back to the beginning when it ran out, and other times the price…

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These are from the USA but many apply to Canada Top 10 Scams Debt Collection:Most of the complaints under this category involve debt collectors. Consumers tell of receiving calls from harassing collectors who are threatening and will repeatedly call attempting to collect a debt. Other complaints that fall under this category involved credit/debit card fees, pay day loans, credit repair companies and unauthorized use of credit/debit cards. Some of these complaints involved hidden fees and billing disputes as well.Fake Government Officials If you received an email, letter or phone call from a government agency (typically the IRS or FBI or in Canada the CRA) and it instructs you to wire, Western Union or MoneyGram money someplace, or follow a link and enter information - don't believe it!  Neither the Canadian nor the the U.S. government…

Eligible immunocompromised Albertans 18 and older Eligible immunocompromising conditions include:recipients of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapymoderate to severe primary immunodeficiency (for example, DiGeorge syndrome, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)Stage 3 or advanced HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndromeimmunosuppressive therapies (for example, anti-B cell therapies, high-dose systemic corticosteroids, alkylating agents, antimetabolites, or tumor-necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors and other biologic agents)transplant recipients, including solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantschronic kidney disease receiving regular dialysisreceiving active cancer treatment (chemotherapy, immunotherapy or targeted therapies), excluding those receiving only hormonal therapy, radiation therapy or surgerytaking certain medications for autoimmune diseases including rituximab, ocrelizumab, ofatumumab and methotrexateWhen to book: Must wait at least 5 months after third doseHow to book: Call 811 or book online (pharmacy or AHS clinic) https://www.alberta.ca/covid19-vaccine.aspx