Seniors Project
45 School Street
Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia Canada B0J 2E0
seniors project@eastlink.ca
The Seniors Project is a part of the Mahone Bay Centre Society dedicated to giving seniors in the Mahone Bay area the best quality of life. Its mission is three fold:
- Offer seniors a range of social, recreational, cultural and lifelong learning activities
- Provide volunteer assistance with simple household tasks
- Present needed information on important subjects like health care, long term care, transportation, housing, et cetera
Through their efforts, the Seniors Project, with support from community groups, businesses, the Town of Mahone Bay and both federal and provincial grants, hopes to keep local seniors healthy, happy and safe in their own homes for as long as possible.
Programs: the Seniors Project is proud to offer a variety of programs, including dances, pot luck, card parties, movies, spring/winter walking clubs, softball, badminton, and more. The Seniors Project is especially proud of their lifelong learning programs, which include:
- Conversations with… – a monthly series of talks on a variety of subjects, as presented by local experts
- Nova Scotia Community College – the Project is currently co-ordinating with the Seniors Project to offer educational and practical lectures and demonstrations
- Acadia Lifelong Learning (Acadia University) – the Project is in talks with the Seniors Project in hopes of offering classes for seniors to audit. all of the education, none of the tests!
- Community Groups – including South Shore Health, South Shore Public Libraries, the Victorian Order of Nurses, just to name a few, offer presentations and lectures on a variety of subjects
