The annual Hike for Hospice takes place on June 15th at Westwood Lake Park. Walk, run or hike the 1km or 6km option at your own pace. The $30 Registration Fee includes swag, prizes and a free BBQ lunch. Family & Team registration available at a reduced rate. Funds raised stay local. Gather your family and friends – walk to honor the memory of your loved ones. Nanaimo Hospice believes that everyone deserves support, regardless of age, means or culture. Volunteers and professional staff offer free programs resources & education. See their website NanaimoHospice.com for more information and to register for the Hike.
Community News
Fashion Show & Sale at Lakeside Gardens
Lakeside Gardens Retirement Community presents a Fashion Show and Sale on June 11th. Rack Fashions, a mobile women’s clothing and accessory boutique, will be showcasing their line of current, comfortable and affordable women’s fashion. Their signature pieces have been chosen for the fashion conscious woman in mind. Lakeside Gardens Retirement Community, located on the shores of Long Lake, offers a comfortable lifestyle in an environment that’s open to forming new friendships via various social and dynamic activity programs. Lakeside Gardens is an independent community offering assisted services for those needing just that extra bit of help.
Community Profile – Elan Wellness
Elan Wellness offers paths to wellness. A personalized wellness plan is highly individual and is created through collaboration. Whether you want to improve your health, reduce and manage stress, or simply get support in any area of your life, a wellness plan may be for you. It is about taking action and seeing physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional results. Chronic Pain Management Plans work to minimize the experience of pain and to increase self-reliance through nervous system health education, gentle somatic practices, breath work, and meditation practices. Through a set of realistic goals, you will ultimately learn to manage your pain and live a life you love.
June is for Planting!
Garden Days, June15-23. Grow your own edible garden with Parkland Garden Centre and experience a fun-filled week of events, activities, and live music. Check out website for details.
Jin Shin Jyutsu for Your Horse
New Date! June 15, 2019, 8:30 am – 5 pm. This intro to Jin Shin Jyutsu for you and your horse enhances your bond with your horse, aids in its healing, and reduces its pain and anxiety. Windhorse Retreat, Bluffton, AB. Call 403-343-7899 or email [email protected] to register or for more details. $149 inc. textbook.
Art Classes with Sally Towers-Sybblis
Drop in beginner watercolor classes every Monday from the 1-4 p.m. No experience required. Cost is $30. Call 403-597-1594 or email [email protected] to register. More classes listed on ‘Events’ page of SallyTowersSybblis.com.
Play in Your Neighborhood
Red Deer has the most outdoor gyms per capita in Canada! Ten outdoor gyms are located throughout our neighborhoods. Each gym has 12 double fitness machines that give a broad-based general workout. Red Deer also has 2 disc golf courses located in Victoria Park and Kentwood. Plan a family outing or a fun challenge with a group of friends or neighbors. It’s summer, time to get outside and the gyms and disc golf are fun and free to everyone. For a list of outdoor gym locations or to print disc golf scorecards, go to reddeerpcn.com.
Do Animals Experience STRESS?
Yes, and it presents in various ways such as skin conditions, behavioural issues, cognitive dysfunctions, and digestive problems or they may hide it. It can be from eating certain foods, injuries, poor sleep, abuse or neglect, but they also respond to the stress their HUMAN is experiencing! Jin Shin Jyutsu helps to reduce the negative effects of stress on ALL living beings, including your animal companions. Dogs, cats and horses, along with other animals, respond to this non-verbal, gentle art form. As a side benefit, a less-stressed companion can reduce your stress levels as well.
Profile: Bayshore Home Health
Bayshore Home Health has been providing caring and personalized home care solutions to Canadians in the comfort of their home for more than 50 years. Their services range from companionship, meal preparation, housekeeping and personal care to nursing, 24-hour care and more. Their caregivers and nurses are passionate, caring and tailor their services so clients feel special, comfortable and safe. The process of arranging home care is simple and free in-home consultations are available. The Red Deer Home Health branch serves the areas of Red Deer, Innisfail, Olds, Ponoka and Rocky Mountain House.
Do Animals Experience STRESS?
Yes, and it presents in various ways such as skin conditions, behavioural issues, cognitive dysfunctions, and digestive problems or they may hide it. It can be from eating certain foods, injuries, poor sleep, abuse or neglect, but they also respond to the stress their HUMAN is experiencing! Jin Shin Jyutsu helps to reduce the negative effects of stress on ALL living beings, including your animal companions. Dogs, cats and horses, along with other animals, respond to this non-verbal, gentle art form.
Stimulate Natural Healing with Dermapen
Suffer from neck or facial wrinkles, acne, scars, burns or skin irregularities? Dermapen is a safe treatment with virtually no down time that stimulates your skin’s own growth and repair system by activating tired and dormant cells. The Dermapen microneedling pen uses sterile, individually sealed, disposable needle cartridges for optimal patient safety. Every needle tip is made up of 12 smaller needles that penetrate vertically into the skin. This creates small, micro-skin channels, that stimulates the skin’s natural ability to heal itself.
