NL Pensioners Association

Healthy Living with Menopause
2023-01-11 18:30 - 20:00 (America/St_Johns) | Virtual Meeting
Healthy Living with Menopause – Wednesday January 11, 6:30pm – Register: https://fb.me/e/3RkMm7Xai
Join us online with Dr. Charlotte Roy to continue our talk about menopause. We will discuss tips on aging well before during and after menopause, as well as other ​general health topics.

Board Meeting
2023-01-06 09:30 - 16:30 | NLPSPA Board Room, 446 Newfoundland Drive, Suite 206 – 208, St. John’s, NL, A1A 4G7, Canada
The Board Meeting will be held in the Board Room at the NLPSPA office beginning at 9:30 am.
That evening a Christmas Party is planned to be held at the Knights of Columbus Club opening at 6:00pm for dinner at 7:00pm.

NLPSPA Christmas Dinner
2023-01-06 06:30 - 23:59 | Knights of Columbus, 49 St Clare Ave, St. John's, NL, A1C2J9, Canada
Dinner will be held at the Knights of Columbus. It is scheduled to open at 6:30 pm with Dinner beginning at 7:00pm. More details will be added as they become available.

THE ST. JOHN`S CHOIR
2022-12-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Meeting
THE ST. JOHN`S CHOIR of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador is a true adult community choir whose members represent a broad section of St. John’s and its surrounding communities. The choir’s age group ranges from early twenties to seniors and its members are from all walks of life and educational levels. While some members have music degrees, many others do not read music. Some have little or no choral experience, but then, many have experience in multiple choirs and groups.
Twenty-five years ago, the St. John’s Choir rose from the ashes of the defunct Extension Choir of Memorial University of Newfoundland when several of the extension choir groups persevered to keep their own choirs singing. Choir members have fond memories of their first director, Dr. Ignatius Rumbolt. After the Choir’s first year, Mrs. Patricia Young became a long-term director and “Musical Mother”.
Over the years, the Choir has been guided by several well-known directors. Currently, Stephen Candow is the director and Phil Roberts is the accompanist. The Choir performs two main concerts a year, Christmas and spring. It has participated in Festival 500 events, the Kiwanis Music Festival, at numerous national conventions, local fund raisers, and telethons.
The Choir is completely self-sufficient financially, raising all of their own funds. The Choir has a professional Director and Accompanist, sings in four-part harmony and has a large and varied repertoire of songs ranging from Broadway show tunes to Classical pieces, gospel to Newfoundland folk songs; and, spirituals to popular music.
When: Dec 20, 2022 07:00 PM Newfoundland and Labrador
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrde6vqD0jEta-3ZpW99RGMCJRuqsrgSKh
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Christmas Classics with the Cloudberries Choir
2022-12-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Meeting
Join us for an evening of classic music and song to celebrate the Christmas season.
On Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at 7:00 PM, NLPSPA and C.A.R.P. NL will co-present:
Directed by Sherry Crowley, Accompanied by Judy Parsons Kirby
The Cloudberries Choir will present a program of classic Christmas music and songs that will set the atmosphere for you as we enter the season of joy, love, and celebration. The Choir will present a diversified program of traditional music and song that will lift your spirits, bring you back to days of olde, and recall memories for you of Christmases long past.
The Cloudberries Choir is a community choir based in Holyrood. They perform two concerts each year, one at Christmas time and one in the spring. They have performed almost all genres, including show tunes, movie themes, rock, country-western, songs of the 50’s-60’s and, their most loved, Gospel tunes, to name a few. They have performed at seniors’ homes, churches and other venues in various towns and communities around the Avalon, to spread the joy of music and song, as these opportunities arise.
To register for this evening event of wonderful music and song, please click on the registration link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtcO6grzMrHdExwvQ6B1Jvj4pis-xkPWsX

Board Meeting
2022-12-13 10:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Meeting
This is scheduled to be a Virtual Meeting on Zoom beginning at 9:30am.

What You Should Know About Flu & Covid Vaccines
2022-12-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Virtual Meeting
CARP Atlantic Chapters Zoom Webinar
What You Should Know About Flu & Covid Vaccines
Presented by Dr. Shelly McNeil, MD, FRCPC, Senior Medical Director, COVID Planning and Implementation; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Nova Scotia Health Authority.
Monday, December 12th, 7:30 pm- 9:00pm NT on Zoom. (7:00-8:30pm in the Maritimes)
Learn:
– what is new with both flu and covid vaccines
– why a flu shot is especially necessary this fall
– how influenza and Covid interact
– the need for the NACI recommended high dose vaccine for most persons 65+
This webinar aimed at older Atlantic Canadians is open to CARP members and their friends in all 4 Atlantic Provinces
To register go to
A link to the event will be sent to you when you register and a reminder email with the link will be sent on the day of the webinar.

Public Engagement with Seniors' Advocate
2022-12-05 09:30 - 11:30 | Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre, 106 Airport Road, St. John's, NL, Canada
NLPSPA, in partnership with the member organizations of the Seniors’ Coalition, is pleased to host a public engagement session with the Seniors’ Advocate on Monday, December 5, 2022, at 9:30 AM at the Comfort Hotel, 106 Airport Road, St. John’s. This consultation will engage seniors and their families on issues of health care, transportation, cost-of-living, long-term care, and other important topics. Registration is required. This is a free event and light refreshments will be served.

Public Engagement with Seniors’ Advocate
Sponsored by NLPSPA
Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre, 106 Airport Road
Monday, December 5, 2022, 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

All members, family and friends are welcome.

Click here to Register

Invitation to an Evening of Music and Song
2022-11-29 19:30 - 20:30
You are invited to meet and join our performers for a delightful hour of music and song.
Filliday is a vocal quartet singing for 15 years. They sang a number together with the St. John’s Choir and enjoyed it so much, they continued on as “Filliday”.
The name comes from the Dictionary of Newfoundland English as a description, by Capt. Whitbourne in 1623, of the local small singing birds. The quartet is based in St. John’s and includes Judy Gibbons, Gary Jeffrey, Kathy Ann Mahoney (Holyrood), and Rick Turner (Paradise).
They have performed at The Rooms, Commissariat House, and are regular Christmas Carolers at the MUN Botanical Garden’s Merry and Bright Festival of Lights.
They entertained at the dinner show at the Random Passage setting in New Bonaventure, the National RCMP Convention in St. John’s, as well as various fund-raisers, and benefits for charitable and community groups.
They enjoy all types of music and have performed at the Crypt, Anglican Cathedral, for seniors in the area, and they are looking forward to their first Zoom concert for folks across Newfoundland and Labrador. C.A.R.P. Nl is delighted to host the Filliday Quartet as they perform pop, gospel, and traditional Newfoundland and Labrador and Irish songs.
Join Us on Tuesday November 29th
7:00pm to 8:00pm Labrador
7:30pm to 8:30pm Newfoundland
Please click the following link to register. You will receive a confirmation of your registration.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kd-qrrT0rEtM1GLigOETwCCmwcVyQKFSK

Have Your Say…with the Seniors’ Advocate on Zoom!
2022-11-22 09:30 - 11:00
The Office of the Seniors’ Advocate in undertaking a Public Engagement process and the Seniors’ Advocate, Susan Walsh, want to hear directly from you to help identify systemic issues that impact seniors in our province.
The Advocate would also appreciate your suggestions for solutions that would inform any recommendations she makes.
There is a Discussion Guide available online (https://www.seniorsadvocatenl.ca/pdfs/DiscussionGuide.pdf) that has been created to help focus the discussion. Highlighted in the guide are the most common areas of concern: Health Care, Costs of Living, Housing, Long-Term Care, and Transportation.
And attached are a FAQ document and a one pager on Zoom participation.
Everyone is welcome. The Seniors’ Advocate is eager to hear directly from seniors, as well as family members, friends, caregivers, and service providers.
Tuesday November 22, 2022
9:30-11:00 AM (Island time), 9:00-10:30 AM (Labrador time)
Register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItc–oqD8rGNXCqtCri2fezVnENpNyR6R5

ASL Interpretation will be provided.
You are welcome to ask a question when you register, and it will be shared with the Seniors’ Advocate. You are also encouraged to ask questions and share your thoughts during the session.
This session will be captioned.
This session will be recorded.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We ask that you do not share your confirmation as the ID number in the confirmation is yours alone and should not be shared.
You can feel free, however, to share this Zoom meeting invitation as others may like to register as well.

Nov 22 – FAQ
Office of Seniors Advocate One Pager Zoom – DRAFT

An Evening with the Flummies
2022-11-09 07:30 - 20:30 | Virtual Meeting
Flummies (flum`-meez`) n. – traditional Labrador trappers’ bread using a mixture of flour, salt and baking powder.
ABOUT THE ARTISTs:
The Flummies are a five piece Inuit music group home-based in the Central Labrador community of Happy Valley-Goose Bay NL.
The band is prominently known for recording and preserving
contemporary historical, cultural and traditional songs of Labrador but have several of their own self-penned hits being played on radio.
The Flummies continue to please audiences with their hometown mixture of good heartwarming, toe-tapping music. The style is a blend of traditional accordion mixed with overtones of classic rock and roll and country music.
The group has performed at many festivals and conferences around Atlantic Canada, across the eastern Canadian Arctic, Ontario, and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Included in their touring was a five show performance in Germany in 1989 and twenty-eight shows at the base of the CN
Tower in June of 1999. Original Flummie member Richard Dyson (accordion) hometown Batteau Labrador, is joined by Sim Asivak (bass) hometown Happy Valley, Leander Baikie (acoustic guitar and vocals) hometown North West River, and Tunker Campbell (acoustic & amp; electric lead guitar, and vocals) from The Valley.
Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award MusicNL – December 2021
Aboriginal Recording Artists of the Year ECMA – February 2009
Aboriginal Artists /Group of the Year MIANL – November 2002
Aboriginal Album of the Year ECMA – February 2003
Hospitality Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism Ambassadors 2003
Please Invite family and friends to join us for a wonderful evening of music, song and toe-tapping!!
Wednesday, November 9th for an hour
7:00pm to 8:00pm Labrador
7:30pm to 8:30pm Newfoundland
To register, please click below.
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMscuyqqj0pGtCCSziSmI0nOV3vqt363Hak
You will receive confirmation of your registration.

Dale Jarvis Storytime Hour
2022-11-01 19:30 - 20:30 | Virtual Meeting
C.A.R.P. NL invites members, families, and friends to join us for a delightful evening with storyteller extraordinaire, Dale Jarvis.
Dale Jarvis is the Executive Director of Heritage NL, helping communities across Newfoundland and Labrador safeguard traditional culture and historic architecture.
Dale’s discussions of Newfoundland and Labrador Folklore and our traditions are captivating. The Feast of All Hallows is November 1st. He will tell a story or two about Jacky Lanterns, bobbing for apples, tricks and treats.
You are invited to a performance on Zoom.
Register Here: Meeting Registration – Zoom

Seniors & Science - Johnson Geo Centre
2022-11-01 | Johnson Geo Centre, 175 Signal Hill Road, St. John's
C.A.R.P. NL Is once again pleased to partner with MUN Botanical Gardens and the Johnson Geo Centre to offer a day of special events particularly designed for seniors.
This free event is open to all seniors and will offer information booths, wellness activities, access to the Geo Centre exhibits, presentations by our science interpreters, and more. Lunch is included for the first 100 registrants.
Join us for a morning or afternoon of learning and socializing whether you get a free lunch or not – you are welcome. Stay Curious!
Please register and choose either the morning OR afternoon. The morning event starts at 10 am and ends at 12:30 pm. The afternoon event starts at 12:30 pm and runs to 3 pm.
To Register follow the Link. Seniors & Science — Johnson Geo Centre in St. John’s

CRA: Be Scam Smart Webinar
2022-10-19 13:00 - 13:30
The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) is hosting an interactive webinar to share information on:

how to identify fake CRA calls, texts, emails, or mail
how to recognize legitimate communications from the CRA
steps you can take to protect yourself from scams
what to do if you’re a victim of fraud
helpful services and tools

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the webinar, and we will be providing responses live.
Register Here: Be Scam Smart | Évitez les arnaques (collaboratevideo.net)

2022 Convention and 32ND AGM
2022-10-12 14:30 - 2022-10-13 13:30
The 2022 NLPSPA Convention on will provide a variety of opportunities to support recovery from isolation, to
renew friendships, and to reconnect with community. It will take place at the Comfort Hotel and Conference Centre on 106 Airport Road in St. John’s.
Convention fee, including dinner on 12th, continental breakfast and luncheon on 13th, and resource
materials, is $50.00 with a 50% reduction for NLPSPA fee paying members.
To register please call our office at 709-754-5730 or toll-free 1-800-563-4188
Payment must be received by September 30th, 2022, for registration to be confirmed.
