The Government of Canada is now accepting applications to its Enabling Accessibility Fund: The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) supports community-based projects across Canada that improve accessibility, remove barriers, and enable Canadians with disabilities to participate in and contribute to their communities. The Government of Canada is building on the success of this program for people [...]

GANS is pleased and excited to announce that our application to the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors Positive Aging Fund was successful! The GANS proposal involves development of an online forum section to this website. We aim to create an online forum that is a discussion place for Seniors in Nova Scotia, and anyone who [...]

The Nova Scotia Department of Seniors has made the 2010 Programs for Positive Ageing Guide available for download a their website. The guide is a comprehensive publication of everything from useful phone numbers to seniors-serving organizations and events  in Nova Scotia. You can get your copy here.

The Nova Scotia Departments of Seniors and Justice have teamed up to offer grants for programs that enhance safety in communities, promote communications between seniors and police, and encourage more contact between seniors and young people to promote respect and positive relationships between generations. From the Department of Seniors website: “The Senior Safety Grant will [...]

Recent studies from Tufts University have shown that the traditional Chinese martial art Tai Chi, known in western countries for its soft, flowing movements,  is not only a good exercise option for older adults and the frail, but can benefit heart health and osteoarthritis.  A report from the Tufts University Program in Evidence-Based Complimentary and [...]

The internet is vast and the volume of information available to us is simply staggering.  In the face of ever-growing resources for news on virtually any topic, how can we effectively filter this to find the news that is of interest to us? The key to surviving the information overload that is the internet is [...]

The trial of Anthony Marshall, the son of the late socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor, is wrapping up in New York. While it is not clear yet what the verdict will be, this event has brought elder abuse into the spotlight. the New York Times blog “The New Old Age” notes: ‘Meryl Gordon, author of [...]

Writing in the New York Times blog New Old Age, Anne C Roark talks about the request her father made of her: “…my father told me not to do for them what they had done for their parents: become their caregiver when they were old”  and the difficulties of caring for elderly parents, even when [...]

Launched by the Nova Scotia department of Health in early August, 2009, the Caregiver Allowance is a province-wide program  designed to recognize the important role of caregivers in the health and well being of many Nova Scotians. From their site: “Both the caregiver and the person she/he provides care to must meet the program’s eligibility [...]

Halifax Public Libraries have a range of services and programs for seniors. Click on the links below to check them out: Free computer instruction An online directory of local community/groups and clubs Home delivery service for those unable to reach a library For more information about library services for seniors, click here and for a [...]