SENIORS' BRIEFS

FIRE SAFETY WEEK AT DOGWOOD PAVILION

During Fire Safety Week, Coquitlam fire inspector Paula Faedo will speak at Dogwood Pavilion, a recreation facility for people 50 and older.

Join Faedo on Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. to find out about smoke alarms, smoke detectors, what to do in the event of an emergency and kitchen fire safety.

This hour-long presentation will cover both fire and fall prevention and safety, and include a video and handouts. Faedo will also discuss some fire safety issues relating to public buildings.

This presentation is free but pre-registration is requested. For more information and to register, call Dogwood Pavilion at 604-927-6098.

Dogwood Pavilion is located at 624 Poirier St. (entrance off Winslow Avenue).

WRITE YOUR OWN STORY

Glen Pine Pavilion, a Coquitlam recreation facility for people 50 and older, is hosting a story writing workshop on Wednesdays from Oct. 28 to Nov. 18.

The workshop will help participants write stories from their own lives. They’ll learn easy strategies to prompt their memories and some successful tricks to make it interesting and vivid for them, their families and descendants. No experience is necessary.

The workshop is sponsored by a TEACH — New Horizons for Seniors Grant and facilitated by Diana Cruchley, a Coquitlam resident, teacher and award-winning author (Governor General’s Flight to Freedom Literacy).

The program fee is $31, $21 for Dogwood or Glen Pine Pavilion members. Participants must bring a notebook and pencil and classes run from 9 to 11:30 a.m.

For more information, call 604-927-6940.

Glen Pine Pavilion is located at 1200 Glen Pine Crt., behind Coquitlam city hall.

OSTEOPOROSIS & HEALTH

Fall is a great time to focus on health and Port Coquitlam’s Terry Fox Library can help. The library is hosting a session titled Osteoporosis and Your Health on Monday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m., presented by a pharmacist from Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy. The program is free but space is limited; to reserve a spot, visit the library or phone 604-927-7999. Terry Fox Library is located at 2470 Mary Hill Rd. in PoCo.

ALZHEIMER’S WORKSHOP

Are you caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease? The Alzheimer Society of BC is hosting a free telephone workshop that allows family caregivers to learn from home. Participants will learn the connection between what is happening in the brain and how this leads to specific behaviours of dementia. This session will be held Oct. 29 from 7 to 8 p.m. To register, visit the Care-ring Voice website, www.careringvoice.com/tele-learning.php or call 1-866-396-2433.