The following was posted on the BC Seniors Advocate website on March 7 2022.
One-Time GIS Payment for Seniors Affected by CERB
Many seniors who received the Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) in 2020 saw a loss or reduction in their federal Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) payments as a result.
The federal government will provide an automatic, one-time repayment to alleviate the financial hardship of seniors who saw a loss of GIS or Allowance by compensating them for the full, annualized loss amount. Seniors will not need to take any action to receive the one-time payment.
When will I receive the repayment?
Payment is scheduled for April 19, 2022 and will include repayment of GIS from July 2021 to June 2022. Regular GIS payments will resume July 2022.
Is this payment taxable?
No. This payment will be non-taxable and non-reportable.
Will this payment affect other benefits?
This payment will not affect eligibility for income support programs, such as the Old Age Security (OAS) or the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and will not impact the amount you receive through the provincial SAFER program or what you pay for provincially subsidized housing.
Will this happen again next year?
The federal government has introduced formal legislation to ensure that this issue does not reoccur in the future
Arleene Ann Thorpe
April 10, 1943 - February 11, 2022
It is with great sadness that we say a final goodbye to our friend and coworker, Arleene Thorpe.
Arleene was the Volunteer Coordinator for Dawson Creek Better at Home for many years. She was very active in our community and touched many lives. She will be greatly missed.
Many will remember the wonderful bus tours she organized to watch the rodeo, or to see the Christmas lights, and many others.
If you would like to extend your condolences to the family, please visit the link below.
Obituary of Arleene Anne Thorpe
December 17, 2021: The 2021 Seniors Gift Bags are being distributed, but cold weather has slowed us down a bit. Please be patient and we will get them all delivered eventually, preferably when there's not 'Frostbite Warning' in effect! Brrrrrrr
Sponsor a Senior CHALLENGE
Thank you to Dwayne Dilworth, Glacier Mobile Glass Ltd, for Sponsoring a Better at Home Senior. This $720 will provide housekeeping services for a senior for a year!
Dwayne CHALLENGES all Dawson Creek Car Dealerships to meet or beat his donation.
Call Better at Home to take up the challenge. 250-782-2341
Right:Dwayne Dilworth, Glacier Mobile Glass Ltd., presenting Linda Studley, Better at Home Coordinator, with his “Sponsor a Senior” donation
August 4 2021
The office door is open and it's lovely to see all the smiling faces again. So many things went on hold in the last year and a half. Our tours were all cancelled due to restrictions.
But we're back in business and the busses are full for our first event since December 2019!
On Wednesday August 11th, as ARC Resources is partnering with Better at Home to host over 70 seniors at the Rodeo Chuckwagon Races!
Check back later for pics of Better at Home seniors at the races!
Big Thanks going out to ARC Resources Ltd. for making this possible.
Welcome, Carmella Maga,
Better at Home's new Volunteer Coordinator
I asked Carmella to send me a picture that I could share. The photo on the left is what she sent me. However, after some coaxing, she agreed to take the happy face bucket off, thank goodness! Carmella comes to us with lots of experience in volunteer management and special event organization. She loves working with and for seniors. Carmella is an upbeat, friendly addition to our office. Please join me in welcoming her to our Better at Home Team. Carmella’s email address is vcbah@spcrs.ca
Or contact her by phone or text 250-784-7877
‘Dawson Creek Better at Home’ and ‘Square 1 for Seniors’ would like to thank everyone who generously donated and supported the Seniors’ Gift Bags initiative. 190 gift bags were delivered.
B&T
City of Dawson Creek
Dawson Co-op
Dawson Creek Fire Hall
Dollar Store with More
Faking Sanity
Happy on Main
Hub International
Northern Lights College
Northern Toybox
Peavey Mart
Pharmachoice
Rip's Cleats
Shell Canada—Fuelling Kindness
Simple Pleasures
Software Emporium
Square 1 for Seniors
Tiger Stationers
TL Coe Financial ltd.
UFA – Calgary
United Way of Northern BC
Hug a Mug's Coffee House & Eatery
South Peace Community Resources Society
BC Community Response Network
Community Printers & Stationers
Thank you to our Volunteers who helped assemble and deliver the gift bags.
packing 200 bags! Above - left to right: Linda Studley, Terry Dechief, Jeannie Lindgren
Below: Seniors receiving gift bags. Lots of great smiles.
Thank You Shell Canada Ltd.
A big thank you to the folks at Shell Canada Ltd. for their support for our 'Seniors' Gift Bags' initiative. Their donation of bags and items will go a long way towards helping us spread some happiness.
Below: Better at Home Coordinator, Linda Studley, with a representative from Shell Canada Ltd. with a small sampling of the many great items that they collected to help out with the Seniors' Gift Bags. Thanks also to the United Way of Northern BC for helping to arrange this through the "Day of Caring".
Better at Home Seniors' Gift Bags - So Many to Thank!
We are proud to list our many sponsors who are making our "Seniors' Gift Bags" a reality. 200 bags filled with both useful and fun items will be distributed to Seniors in Dawson Creek over the next few weeks.
Here are the generous donors: Rip's Cleats | Simple Pleasures | Northern Toy Box | Dawson Creek Co-op | Tiger Stationers | Pharmachoice | Your Dollar Store with More | City of Dawson Creek | Dawson Creek Fire Hall | UFA-Calgary | Northern Lights College | Peavey Mart | Hub International | Faking Sanity | B&T | Community Printers & Stationers | Hug a Mug's Coffee House & Eatery | Software Emporium | Happy on Main Street | Shell Canada Ltd. | BC Community Response Network | TL Coe Financial Ltd.
Focus Groups at the Library
Posted by Better at Home Dawson Creek on Wednesday, July 31, 2019,
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Partner Promotion
There will be TWO different meetings - 10 am for Seniors. 1pm for Senior Service Providers & Families
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Information Brochures on the Dawson Creek Better at Home Program:
General Brochure - prints double sided 8x11
Housekeeping Services - prints double sided 8x11
Sponsor a Senior - prints one sided 8x11 (card fold)
Leave a Legacy - prints double sided 8x11
Better at Home e-Newsletters
email pcbah@spcrs.ca to put your name on the Better at Home e-Newsletter emailing list
For more information about the Dawson Creek Better at Home program please go to the FAQs page.
