THANK YOU!
We would like to send out the biggest Shout Out and Thank You to ARC Resources Ltd for once again making so many Seniors very happy by taking them to the Rodeo event at the Fall fair. ARC not only provides the transportation (Diversified Transport and the wonderful Step Up and Ride) to the event but also supply a lovely meal (Fixx Urban Grill), gift bags and loads of water. We cannot say enough about the attentiveness of the ARC personnel throughout the event.
ARC has been doing this for so many years and the people start signing up for the event well in advance. It is a joy to see the smiles on everyone’s faces throughout the event and well into the evening.
We would also like to thank Diversified Transport for supplying a very large bus and Step Up and Ride for supplying 2 busses for the day and being on call if someone needed a ride home early. Also, a big Thank you to The Fix for the great spread that they put on for everyone.
And of course, a huge Thank you to the Better at Home volunteers and the ARC staff for making the day so enjoyable for everyone.
The following was posted on the BC Seniors Advocate website on March 7 2022.
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.
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.
No. This payment will be non-taxable and non-reportable.
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.
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
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
Check back later for pics of Better at Home seniors at the races!
Below: Seniors receiving gift bags. Lots of great smiles.
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".
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.
In : Fund Raisers
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
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.
