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Family members in the Positive Aging campaign, running for one week at the Minoru Place Activity Centre, and at Richmond community centres, starting Monday, Oct. 1.
Photo courtesy City of Richmond
Seniors make their mark in Richmond
Monday is National Seniors Day, and with a
life expectancy of nearly 88 years—the longest in Canada—Richmond has plenty to
celebrate.
“The City of Richmond is committed to being
an age-friendly city” says Mayor Malcolm Brodie. “Through our Seniors Services
Plan we deliver vital support to our rapidly growing 55-plus-year-old
population. It also encourages Richmond residents of all ages to recognize the
important contributions of seniors within our community.”
This year, the focus will be on positive
aging, a campaign highlighting the important role seniors play. A photo display
at Minoru Place Activity Centre, and at community centres throughout the city,
will reflect this.
At 2 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 1, the public is
also invited to attend a free showing of Minoru Seniors Legacy Stories: Looking
Back, Looking Forward, at the Minoru Place Activity Centre. The locally-made
film is a culmination of a year-long artist-in-residency project by Catrina
Megumi Longmuir. The artist worked with members of the Minoru Seniors Society
to capture individual stories and document the history and impact of the
Society–from its conception at the Murdoch Centre to its current location at
Minoru Place Activity Centre–and soon onto Minoru Centre for Active Living
which will open in the next few months on the site of the former Minoru
Pavilion.
A breakfast social will kick off the day’s
activities at 9 a.m. at West Richmond Community Centre, where seniors are
invited to learn about programs and activities and share ideas for future
events. At 10 a.m., East Richmond Community Hall is hosting an international
meet and greet, where participants will learn to greet others in different
languages. Both events are free, but registration (barcode 2593792 for the
breakfast social and 2593793 for the meet and greet) is required at
www.richmond.ca/register or by calling 604-276-4600.
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