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Cariboo Express returns
Barney Bentall’s collection of musicians comes back to Saanichton this month, page 12 Black Press C O M M U N I T Y
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Peninsula speed skaters busy
Local small group of speed skaters is getting ready for the BC Winter Games, page 17
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Living safely Remember with dementia them Dementia Friendly Initiative gets going with big turnout at Sidney event Carlie Connolly
everyone can be as helpful as possible. “We’re all affected by it and they The Alzheimer’s Society of B.C, want people to become more aware Sidney All Care and Bayshore Home of symptoms and how people are Health have been working towards with this and so the initiative is to getting Sidney dementia-friendly, have communities become more promoting initiatives within the aware and know how to deal with situations that might arise,” said town. The Dementia Friendly Initiative Colleen Frampton, client service cocame about through the Alzheim- ordinator at Bayshore. She said a woman went into a er’s Society of B.C. It’s looking to have towns and cities become bank in Sidney recently, thinking more dementia friendly because of it was her pharmacy. In that situation, the community the stigma related to helped out, but that “They’re part of those with dementia. always the case, “Sixty per cent of our community either isn’t which is why the inipeople who live with dementia are still liv- shopping, banking, you tiative is in place. In terms of reaching in the community, know, using community ing out in Sidney, people are going into Terra Munro, comcare a lot later in the facilities.” munity relations development of their – Stasia Hartley, manager with Sidney dementia,” said Jon Bayshore Home Health All Care Residence Yurechko, marketing and Stasia Hartley, and communications area director for Bayco-ordinator with shore Home Health, have been conther Alzheimer’s Society of B.C. “There’s more and more people tacting businesses. “We kind of canvassed all of Sidwho live with dementia but are still living semi-independently or partici- ney or most all of it, just speaking pating in the broader community as about the dementia friendly initiaopposed to in a care home or a more tive, trying to encourage businesses medicalized context,” he continued. to send a representative to come out “So what we’re trying to do is reach to either Nov. 5 or our November 18 out to as many people as possible training,” said Munro. Hartley said in terms of Sidney’s because then, that way, the community is much more dementia friendly population affected by dementia, it’s because it’s much more educated about the demographics. “So, they’re part of our commuabout language and being helpful in nity either shopping, banking, you different ways…” He said with the amount of peo- know, using community facilities.” ple in the community with demenPLEASE SEE: tia, the society wants to make sure Training for businesses, page 10
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The Saanich Peninsula takes time to honour Canada’s servicemen and women on Nov. 11. Sidney’s Parade of Veterans begins at 10:30 a.m. at the Mary Winspear Centre. Veterans march to the cenotaph in front of Town Hall on Sidney Avenue for a wreath-laying ceremony. ■ Central Saanich: Wreath-laying ceremony at the municipal hall Peacekeeping Cenotaph under the flags. 11 a.m.
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