SUNDAYS

The Legal Advice
Program offers free legal
help oat Silver Harbour
Centre during the summer
for those who cannot afford
a lawyer. Appointments and
info: 980-2474.

North Shore Senior Peer
Counselling is offering free
confidential in-home coun-
selling for seniors by trained
peers. For info or appoint-
ment: 987-8138.

B.C. Seniors Medication
Information Line (BC
SMILE) offers a free tele-
phone info-line staffed by
licensed Pharmacists to

assist seniors, their families
and caregivers with intor-
mation about medications.
Call Monday: Friday 10
a.m.-4 p.m, 822-1330.

Sunday social 1:30 p.m. at
Silver Harbour Centre. 144
East 22nd St., North Van.
Everyone welcome. Info:
980-2474.

M.S. Society — self-help
groups for varying needs.
Info: 689-3144.

MONDAYS

Tennis for seniors aged 55
vears of age and older.
North Shove locations. 9
a.m.-} p.m. 5 days a week
Info: 985-2036 or 929-
0720.

Seniors’ Hub offers cofte¢
and good company every
Monday morning, at 10 a.m.
in the Lions Gate Hospital
cafeteria. All welcome. Info:
The Hub at 988-7115.
Carpet Bowling. Daily
except Tuesdays. Call for
times. Silver © Harbour
Centre, West Van. Into:
980-2474.

NEWS photo Brad Ledwiage

LENNY Dries, foreground, and Ron Tilley take part in
a Brush and ink drawing class, one of many pro-
grams offered at the West Van Seniors’ Activity
Centre. The centre’s Arts Show 98 opens today with
displays and demonstrations throughout the day.

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Providing 24 hour nursing and support
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West’ Vancouver Seniors’
Activ’ Centre arters a
i programs. Into:

Meais on Wheels: Hot
meals delivered between
11:30 am. and 1 p.m. on
Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays for the elderly, dis-
abled or those unable to
Prepare nutritious meais for
themselves. Info: 922-
3414.

Hearts in Motion Walking
Club. Monday, Wednesday,
Friday at) 8:45 a.m.,
Capilano Mall, food court.
Into: 983-8492.

Alanon Family Groups
meet daily offering supper:
ive, conadential sessions tor
tamilics and friends of aleo-
holies. Information: @S3&-
1716.

Music and Motion easy
fitness class. 10 aim. Silver
Harbour Centre. Into: 980-
2474,

Table tennis. Into: Silver
Harbour Centre, 980-2474.

Bingo. 5
Volunteers | are
Silver Harbour
North Vancouver.
980-2474.

pem
needed.
Centre,

Info:

Sunday. June 21, 1998 — North Shore News — 23

Seniors’ One-Stop Line.
Call tor astormation about
health. housing, transporra-
tion, support groups. mea!
programs, financial and
legal issues. Weekdays 9
am.3 pam. Info: 963
3303.

Hostess volunteers needed
daily oat Silver Harbour
Centre. Info: call 980-2474.

Stamp Club. Second and
fourth Monday of cach
month. 1-3 p.m. Silver
Harbour Centre. Donations
to city Hibrary juniors. For
info, call Faith Sayar, 985-
3580.

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

FIFTY-FIVE Seycove area seniors and youth took part in the second annual Parkgate
Walkabout June 13. Participants walked to support programming for seniors and
ycuth through Parkgate Community Centre, currently uncer construction.

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Seniors’ Evening Meal
Program. — Three-course
dinner, four evenings per
week in the company of
others. Info: North Shore
Home Support Services,
983-6002.

~~ Compiled by

Sharon Cocomile

Daryl Wing

Pharmacist

COMMENTS

Body Mass Index (BMI) tells ne rela-

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H weight or “the degree of faines”. Isa A
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above 27 could mean increased nist: of
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