New Bay Seniors Drop-In
Starting on September 21, and every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to noon, Bay Seniors is at the Black Point Fire Station for our new Tuesday Morning Drop-In.
New Bay Seniors program: Jigsaw Puzzle Library
Do you enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles? Would you like an opportunity to swap one of your puzzles for a new one?
Get your Green thumb on at our Good Gardens event, virtually or in person
Container gardening and growing your own produce can be fun, easy and satisfying. And by planting the right things together in the right soil, you can get a surprisingly large yield.
BayRides providing transportation to vaccine clinics
BayRides will get you to your vaccination appointment and home again for only $5, round trip, and the transportation is FREE for seniors.
Using Social Media
As we all continue to adapt to staying in touch with family and friends through fewer and smaller in-person gatherings, being able to get together online is more important than ever. Those of us who already use social media may be using it more, and in different ways, while others are just beginning to embrace […]
Bay kids asked to make cards to add to Bay Seniors Christmas Gift Bags
The Bay Seniors Association is inviting local children and teens to assemble and personalize Christmas cards for local seniors. The cards will be included with the Christmas gift bags the association is putting together for around 75 local seniors. Volunteer-created card kits, with a card, envelope and several decorative components, can be picked up from […]
Saturday Sparkle: jewellery for sale by Bay Seniors on Facebook
Thanks to our wonderfully generous association and community members, we’ve already received lots of jewellery donations as a result of the stories in the November newsletter and this month’s Masthead News, and the bling keep coming! We are so grateful. In fact, we have so much that our online jewellery sale, instead of taking place the last two […]
Help make Christmas merrier with Bay Seniors tote bags
Can you help us fill around 75 Christmas gift bags for seniors in our area? Bay Seniors fabric tote bags are being filled with items like puzzle books, pens, playing cards, socks, chapstick, hand sanitizer, a box of facial tissue, sugar-free candy, eyeglass cleaner and other useful items to offer some extra holiday cheer to […]
Have your say about affordable housing
The lack of affordable rental housing in St. Margaret’s Bay is a serious ongoing problem. You are invited to share your views on this important issue through a brief survey that will take less than 5 minutes to complete. Nancy Gilbert, chair of the St. Margaret’s Bay Housing Coalition, says the group is working towards […]
Flu shot more important than ever this year
Even if an annual flu shot isn’t part of your usual self-care routine, this is the year it absolutely should be, says Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health. While the flu shot won’t protect against Covid-19, it will help reduce the number of people getting influenza, which will reduce pressure on […]