Peachland View January 20, 2023

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JOANNE LAYH

A country divided Council gets a first look at new Beach Ave zoning regulations

A project to create new zoning regulations for the Beach Ave neighbourhood got underway last week when planning staff presented council with some initial options for their consideration.

Last fall one of the first orders of business of the new council was to direct staff to prepare a report with options for new zoning regulations to address building height and siting regulations for properties that have frontage on Beach Ave and specifically to restrict building height to three storeys and clarify the future use and

location of the existing CR1 and CR2 zones.

Building heights on Beach Ave have been contentious in the community going back over a decade and became a prominent issue during the recent election.

In the first stage of the project, planning director Darin Schaal presented council with some options that address the area between 8th St and Todd Rd.

The planning department is expected to return to council on Feb. 7 with a mixed uses bylaw amendment for first, second and third readings. If that passes, the bylaw amendment will be brought back at the Feb. 21 council

meeting for adoption and after that the planning department can move on to drafting a bylaw amendment for the core commercial zone, or downtown area, at a later date.

In his initial report to council last week, Schaal proposed changing the existing CR1 and CR2 zoning by adding that these zones are not intended for properties with frontage on Beach Ave.

He also proposed a couple of options for mixed use properties, including the creation of a new CR3 zone, which could be a shelf-ready Continued on Page 3

DAN ALBAS MP

Recently Prime Minister Trudeau’s former star Finance Minister, the Honourable Bill Morneau, authored a book titled “Where To From Here, A Path to Canadian Prosperity”.

As is common when promoting a new book, Mr. Morneau has been done several media interviews.

What is less common, is that Morneau levied some heavy and serious criticism against Prime Minister Trudeau and his office known as the PMO.

Mr. Morneau makes several allegations along a theme suggesting PM Trudeau often ignores or rejects “carefully considered calculations” for announcements that sound good or are too focussed on the “news cycle and social media” dictating decision-making, arguing that “Trudeau lost sight of fiscal prudence and the goal of securing Canada’s long-term prosperity.”

The former Finance Minister summarizes PM Trudeau’s style of governance by stating:

“During the period when the largest government expenditures as a portion of GDP were made in the shortest time since the advent of World War II, calculations and recommendations from the Ministry of Finance were basically disregarded in

favour of winning a popularity contest.”

As a member of the official opposition, none of this comes as any surprise as these comments do tend to accurately reflect the governing style of PM Trudeau.

What does come as a surprise is PM Trudeau’s former Finance Minister now openly coming out and stating it so publicly.

My reason for sharing the comments of the former Finance Minister is not to focus on the style of governance by this Trudeau Liberal government but rather something else.

In his book, Mr. Morneau alleges that PM Trudeau “used vaccine mandates as a wedge issue during the 2021 election” and suggests that doing so “further polarized the debate in Canada.”

The question for this week’s report relates to this statement.

As we enter 2023 and have now been collectively dealing with the impacts and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic going on three years now, many people have experienced this period very differently.

So my question this week: Based on your own experiences in life, do you encounter more polarization today compared with what you experienced pre pandemic?

I can be reached at Dan. Albas@parl.gc.ca or call toll free 1-800-665-8711.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

is hosting their AGM on Saturday, Feb. 4th at 4:00 p.m. in the Banquet Room of the Community Centre, 4450 6TH Street.

Peachland Community Arts Council

Council debates Beach Avenue building heights

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mixed use zone available for property owners with frontage on Beach Ave.

A CR3 draft document identifies a minimum parcel area, minimum setbacks, as well as a maximum building height of 12 metres to a maximum of three storeys.

“Twelve metres is the minimum possible that might still work for a mixed use building,” he told council.

A typical mixed-use building would be comprised of some variation of one or two commercial/ office storeys and one or two residential storeys, states a report to council, adding that a commercial/ office storey should have a floorto-floor height of 3.65 metres and a residential storey should have a floor-to-floor height of 3.0 metres.

Alternatively, said Schaal, the community could take a more customized approach to each potential development site by creating a comprehensive development (CD) zone that’s crafted specifically for a development site/project.

He cited the Todd’s RV site as an example of a CD zone that was created to meet the needs of a specific property.

He noted that although the crafting of a CD zone consumes more time and resources—particularly at a time when the Planning and Development Services department is focusing its resources on housing and working to streamline approval processes—the significance of the Beach Ave streetscape to the community may still warrant a more customized approach.

He suggested they could also take a hybrid approach of offering both CR3 and CD zoning, as required.

But before they proceed, Schaal

cautioned council that there are potential implications of restricting the mixed-use development potential of the Beach Ave neighbourhood, which he noted is fully serviced with existing infrastructure and forms the core of the community.

“Densification in this area should be encouraged as it is more financially sustainable to focus development in core areas,” said Schaal. “The alternative to densification in the Beach Ave core is hillside development and sprawl into rural areas.”

He said over its lifecycle costs the provision of municipal services to hillside/suburban/rural areas does not pay for itself and taxpayers must subsidize these costs, which is not financially prudent.

“When we put excessive restrictions on Beach Avenue, we’re encouraging or directing development into the hillside areas,” said Schaal.

He referenced the City of Kelowna’s Model City Infrastructure tool, which assesses the true

costs of its asset management program to inform future land use decisions; its findings, he said, suggest that suburban and hillside units/lots only pay for about 50 per cent of their infrastructure cost and the general principles used there may be extrapolated to inform land use decisions in Peachland.

“Suburban sprawl, rural development, hillside development is revenue negative. The taxpayers pay more for that when we start sprawling into the hinterlands. Development in a downtown area is revenue positive so we generate more revenue when we have more intense dense development in our core area,” said Schaal, who cited the Gateway building as a really good example of a mixed use building.

He noted that previously it was four residential parcels that would currently generate approximately $17,000/year in revenue between parcel taxes and property taxes. As the Gateway, it now has about 20 units and generates approximately $51,000 in munic-

ipal revenue each year, and it also houses more people.

He also cautioned that the reduction in building height and potential increased setback requirements decreases the overall buildable area for a project.

Members of Peachland council had a range of responses to the information they were presented.

Coun. Terry Condon said the CR1 zone should be scrapped entirely as it was only created for the purpose of allowing the Residences on 6th to be constructed.

“Our mistake was leaving it on the books after that residence was complete because we left ourselves open to other people seeking similar sorts of concessions,” said Condon.

“I see the tradeoff of Beach Avenue versus the land beside it. To me, if you go too high on Beach Avenue you compromise the land value and development potential of the land behind Beach Avenue and I do think Beach Avenue is so valuable, one way or another in the next years it’s either going to get modest multi-family, if that’s

what we’re stipulating, or monster homes in that area north of the community centre,” said Coun. Dave Collins. “To me, the best potential is to keep Beach Avenue modest with varying streetscapes but with more densification behind Beach Avenue. I just think there’s more land available, it works better for transportation, the densification works better and then we kind of satisfy two birds, one stone.”

Collins said he has mixed thoughts about creating a new CR3 zone or creating CD zones.

“When it comes to Beach Avenue, and I see this in other cities, you want to look at corner lots slightly differently than you would infill lots,” said Collins. “Infill lots should be more modest because you don’t want the ‘elephant in the garden’ as we’ve heard it before; but corner lots like the Gateway, if you can get an assembly on a corner, you can get a bit higher because they’re simply not as intrusi

“I think we’d be slapping the residents of Peachland in the face if we decided to go the way of financial profit,” said Coun. Keith Thom.

Coun. Rick Ingram said retail needs to be next to retail and concentrated, not willy nilly throughout the whole area.

Coun. Randey Brophy said he’s against a CD zone approach, which he believes will “lead to chaos.”

“I have heard all my colleagues around the table and I am in agreement about a lot of things,” said Mayor Patrick Van Minsel. “The first thing is very clear, that the frontage of Beach Avenue needs to be a certain height.”

Van Minsel also said they need to differentiate between a residential building and a mixed use building and noted that 12 metres for a mixed use building is acceptable.

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Don’t be a 911 nuisance

LYONEL DOHERTY

It’s hard to imagine what the world would be like without the 911 emergency call system.

Remember what it was like before? You simply dialed the number of the police station or fire department and they came running. Similar to today, but not sure if the response is faster or slower.

The 911 system has an interesting history. The first known national emergency number (999) took root in the United Kingdom in 1937-38, and it is still in use today.

The push for a nationwide emergency number in the United States came in 1957 when the association of fire chiefs recommended it for the reporting of fires.

According to Wikipedia, the first North American city to use a central emergency number was Winnipeg, MB in 1959. Winnipeg reportedly used 999 but switched numbers when 911 was proposed by the United States.

It was reported that the murder of a New York City woman in 1964 gave much weight to the urgency of creating a central number for emergencies.

In 1968, AT&T chose the number 911 based on cost factors and the ease of which it could be remembered by most people.

The first 911 (test) call was made in Alabama that year. In Canada, the emergency number was adopted in 1972.

Today, the 911 system is much more streamlined and efficient, but not everyone knows its primary intent, judging from some of the “nuisance” calls that E-Comm receives every year.

Here are the top 10 nuisance calls in 2022 (with our

commentary).

• The fuel nozzle isn’t working at the gas station. (We’ll send an officer over with a jerry can right away.)

• I had a flat tire. (So did I a couple of years ago, but I didn’t call the police.)

• People are playing basketball on a public court at night. (Did anyone score a three-pointer?)

• Someone isn’t picking up after their dog. (The poop police only work on Saturdays.)

• Someone was using my garbage can. (Put in some mouldy yogurt next time.)

• Children are drawing with chalk in the playground. (A new “fuddy duddy” school just opened up for cranky people – it has one more seat available just for you.)

• My phone just got stuck in a bench.(Okay, put all of your fingers in another hole so that you can’t phone 911 again.)

• I’m looking for an update on a nationwide telecommunications outage. (There’s an outage, all right, and it’s happening with this call.)

• My window wiper just broke. (You’re in luck. Our recruit just graduated from that department; he’ll be right there.)

• Someone just cut in front of me at the car wash. (Well, go in there and hold him until we arrive. By then, everything will be forgotten.)

Arts council gearing up for HeARTS Festival return

PAULA MCLAUGHLIN

We are a few weeks past the excitement of the holiday season, and the local merchants have exchanged red and green decorations for red and pink - that means Valentine’s Day and February are the next celebration on our calendars.

The Peachland Arts Council is gearing up for their annual HeARTS Festival, which happens this year between Feb. 7 - 13. There will be a full week of celebrations around the community, with many interest groups participating.

This festival has been going since 2002, but of course, COVID stopped the in-person event for 2021 and 2022. We carried on with two years of virtual activities, and people showed off their creative skills in our online gallery. There were submissions of all kinds, from visual arts to wood and fabric, handicrafts, photog-

raphy, gardening, and even poetry. We were amazed at the variety and depth of talent in Peachland.

Now that we are back to a live event, the HeARTS Festival will return to the Peachland Community Centre over the weekend of Feb. 11 - 12, our showcase weekend. All kinds of art displays, demonstrations and workshops will take place there. Visitors will be treated to entertainment, a singalong, and refreshments and offered a chance to drop their name into a draw for a number of door prizes.

There will also be children’s art activities all through the weekend, so bring the whole family.

Throughout the week of the festival, there will be several other ways to enjoy the arts. At the Peachland Visitor Centre, our “wishing tree” will return to offer people the opportunity to decorate a little wooden heart with a personal wish

and hang it outside on the tree. The Peachland Variety Singers will present a concert of romantic music on Feb. 13, and members of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra will bring a concert to the Peachland Art Gallery followed by a dinner at Peachland Sushi, on Feb. 11.

The Peachland Art Group, Passion 4 Art Group, and Pincushion Quilters will host open houses during the week. Anyone interested is welcome to drop in and chat about what they do, and peruse their art and quilts. These groups will also have their works on display over the showcase weekend.

The Peachland Library will provide a fun “Take and Make” art project for anyone interested.

The Peachland Arts Council welcomes the community to the HeARTS festival 2023, “Hearts for Arts”, and hopes to see you at any or all of our weeklong activities.

Hearts mosaic.

PHOTO PAULA MCLAUGHLIN

PHOTO DEB LIVINGSTON

PHOTO DEB LIVINGSTON

Wayne Power and Denise Miller paint wooden hearts for the mosaic of 2020.

Local artist Daniel Dearborn demonstrates his painting techniques to a rapt audience.

LOCAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

A WINTER INDOOR MARKET hosted by the Peachland Hub will tke place at the 50 Plus Activity Centre on Sunday, Feb. 5 from 11 am – 3 pm.

HEARTS FESTIVAL takes place Feb 7-13 for a weeklong celebration of the arts. For more information visit peachlandarts.ca

ARTISTS OF THE OKANAGAN exhibition runs until Sunday, Jan 22. at the Peachland Art Gallery. The everpopular exhibition returns for its eighth year featuring 36

MONDAYS

FITNESS ROOM

5 am - 10 pm

Peachland Community Centre

INDOOR WALKING

8 am - 9 am

Peachland Community Centre

50+ FITNESS 8 am - 9 am ($5 Drop In)

50 Plus Activity Centre

ADULT DAY SERVICE

9 am - 3 pm

Residences on 6th

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 3.0-3.5 9:05 am - 11 am

Peachland Community Centre

FITNESS FUSION 9:30 am - 10:45 am

Peachland Community Centre

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 1.0-2.5 11 am - 1 pm

Peachland Community Centre

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 1.0-2.5 1 pm - 3 pm

Peachland Community Centre

BRIDGE

1 pm – 4 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

LADIES COFFEE

1 pm -2:30 pm

Peachland Wellness Centre

BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE

ACRYLIC WORKSHOP

1 pm – 4 pm

Peachland Little Schoolhouse CHAIR YOGA 2 pm - 3 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

artists presenting 78 works from photography to acrylics, mixed media, oils, watercolours, plaster, clay, encaustic, ink, alcohol ink, fibre art, glass, low fire clay and porcelain.

OPEN MIC CONCERT SERIES returns to the Peachland Art Gallery on Jan 19 at 7 pm. If you have a talent and would like to play an instrument, sing a song, read a poem or story, conjure up some magic, or entertain in some other fashion, contact Paula at peterpaula76@ gmail.com, or 250-767-7422. All ages are welcome!

SPIN, CORE & STRETCH

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Peachland Community Centre ZUMBA 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Peachland Community Centre WOODCARVERS

7 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

TUESDAYS

FITNESS ROOM

5 am - 10 pm

Peachland Community Centre YOGA 8:30 am - 9:30 am

50 Plus Activity Centre FLOW YOGA 9 am - 10 am

Peachland Community Centre CARPET BOWLING 10 am - 12 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre THERAPEUTIC YOGA 10:30 am – 11:45 am Peachland Community Centre AA 12 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 3.75+ 1 pm - 3 pm

Peachland Community Centre PASSION 4 ART 1 pm - 4 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre MAH JONG 1 pm – 4 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

MEN’S COFFEE & CARDS 1 pm PWC (downstairs)

YOGA FOR YOUR BACK

3:15pm - 4:30 pm

Peachland Community Centre PEACHLAND HUB NIGHT MARKET

4 pm – 9 pm

Cousins Park

LINE DANCING

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

POUND 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

COMPUTER LITERACY

By Appointment Call 250 767 0141

Peachland Wellness Centre

WEDNESDAYS

FITNESS ROOM

5 am - 10 pm

Peachland Community Centre

INDOOR WALKING 8 am - 9 am

Peachland Community Centre 50+ FITNESS 9 am - 10 am ($5 Drop In)

50 Plus Activity Centre

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 1.0-2.5 9:05 am - 11 am

Peachland Community Centre SPIN, SCULPT AND STRETCH 9:30 am - 10:45 am 1 pm - 3 pm

Peachland Community Centre PICKLEBALL - DROP-IN LEVEL 3.0 11 am - 1 pm

Peachland Community Centre

VALENTINE’S PARTY hosted by the Peachland Ambassadors at the community centre on Feb 18.. Call Linda at 778 479 2843 for more information.

FREE FAMILY DAY FILM & FUN is a NEW District of Peachland event that will take place Monday, Feb 20 from 1 pm - 3 pm at the community cenre and will feature a big screen movie, games, goodies, face painting and more. FREE!

VOLUNTEER BREAKFAST takes place at the Peachland

BARGAIN BIN

12 pm - 3 pm

Peachland United Church PICKLEBALL LEVEL 3.0-3.5 1 pm - 3 pm

Peachland Community Centre BRIDGE

1 pm – 4 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

SUNSHINE SINGERS

1 pm -2:30 pm

Peachland Wellness Centre

LEGION KARAOKE

3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Royal Canadian Legion #69

MINI KICKERS SOCCER

5 pm - 6 pm

Peachland Community Centre HATHA YOGA

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Peachland Community Centre

SPIN, CORE AND STRETCH

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Peachland Community Centre CENTRAL OKANAGAN MODEL RAILWAY CO.

Train modellers + visitors meet 7 pm

Peachland Musum

THURSDAYS

FITNESS ROOM

5 am - 10 pm

Peachland Community Centre YOGA

8:30 am - 9:30 am

50 Plus Activity Centre YOGA FOR YOUR BACK 9:30 am - 10:45 am

Peachland Community Centre BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT  10 am-11:45 am

Peachland Wellness Centre

Community Centre on Friday, Mar. 3 from 7 am - 9 am. Mayor and council will be donning aprons and hats to serve up breakfast to the valuable volunteers of Peachland. Organizations are encouraged to book a table or individuals are asked to RSVP by Feb. 24.

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 3.5

10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Peachland Community Centre

IRON AND SILK FIT

11 am - 12 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

BARGAIN BIN

12 pm - 3 pm

Peachland United Church

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 3.75+

1 pm - 3 pm

Peachland Community Centre

PASSION 4 ART

1 pm – 4 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

BEGINNER UKULELE

230 pm - 330 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

MEAT DRAW

3 pm-5 pm

Royal Canadian Legion #69

BINGO

5:30 pm (EOW)

50 Plus Activity Centre

FRIDAYS

FITNESS ROOM

5 am - 10 pm

Peachland Community Centre

INDOOR WALKING

8 am - 9 am

Peachland Community Centre

FLOW YOGA

9 am - 10 am

Peachland Community Centre

50+ FITNESS 9 am - 10 am ($5 Drop In)

50 Plus Activity Centre

WE ART HERE

12 pm - 4 pm

50 Plus Activity Centre

BARGAIN BIN

12 pm - 3 pm

Peachland United Church

THERAPEUTIC YOGA 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm

Peachland Community Centre

CANASTA 1 pm 50+ Activity Centre

LADIES COFFEE AND CARDS 1 pm -2:30 pm

Peachland Wellness Centre

PICKLEBALL LEVEL 3.0 -3.5 1 pm - 3 pm

Peachland Community Centre

SATURDAYS

FITNESS ROOM

5 am - 10 pm

Peachland Community Centre CARPET BOWLING

10 am - 12 pm 50 Plus Activity Centre

BARGAIN BIN  12 pm - 3 pm  Peachland United Church MEAT DRAW  3 pm-5 pm Royal Canadian Legion #69

SUNDAYS

FITNESS ROOM

5 am - 10 pm

Peachland Community Centre

PEACHLAND FARMERS & CRAFTERS MARKET 10 am - 2 pm Heritage Park

PICKLEBALL - LEVEL 2.5-3.5 12 pm - 2 pm

Peachland Community Centre

PICKLEBALL - LEVEL 3.75+ 2 pm - 4 pm Peachland Community Centre

B.C. announces new supports for internationally educated nurses

IZAIAH REYES

The Province of B.C. announced that it will cover fees costing more than $3,700 to remove financial barriers for internationally educated nurses (IENs) who want to work in B.C. The faster and more efficient assessment pathway looks to bring in more nurses to support the B.C. health-care system.

“Supporting nurses is key to our work to making health care accessible to all British Columbians. Still, the demand for nurses is outpacing the supply,” said Premier David Eby.

“There are talented and skilled nurses with the right experience who want to practice in B.C. and support high-quality care, but they are kept on the sidelines by an expensive and complicated registration process. Whether a nurse was trained in or out of the province, we are ready to welcome those who are ready to care for British Columbians.”

After the announcement of the $12 million investment by B.C. to provide bursaries for IENs in April 2022, 5,500 people have expressed interest in working in B.C., with 2,000 people actively working through the various stages of the registration and

assessment process. More than 90 per cent of nursing applications received in 2022 by the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) came following these changes.

In September 2022, the province also committed up to $1.3 million to set up a more efficient new pathway for IENs to obtain licensure in B.C. The f unding will support BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and the Nursing Community Assessment Service in creating a new streamlined

approach to assessment and registration, so that more IEN applications can be assessed by BCCNM each year. This is expected to reduce the waiting period for nurses looking to work in B.C., from three years to approximately four months to nine months.

This announcement is part of B.C.’s broader Health Human Resources Strategy, which was announced on Sept. 29, 2022.

T he strategy supports patients by ensuring they get the health services they need and are cared for by

a healthy workforce. It focuses on 70 key actions to retain, recruit and train health-care workers, while redesigning the health-care system to foster workplace satisfaction and innovation.

The province is also

providing new financial support to nurses returning to practice after a period of absence. Nurses looking to return to practice will no longer be required to pay a $300 application fee, and more than

$4,000 in financial support will be available to cover assessment and eligible t ravel costs for nurses taking assessments in order to re-enter the workforce.

Nurses returning to practice will also be eligible to access as much as $10,000 in bursaries for any additional education required for returning to practice.

“By removing the barriers for more nurses to join our health-care workforce, we are ensuring that people throughout the province have greater access to the health services they need, when they need them,” said Adrian Dix, Minister of Health.

“Our government will continue to take action to recruit and train more health-care workers to meet the health-care needs of British Columbians. In creating more accessible careers for nurses in B.C., we are delivering on our commitment to build a sustainable health system for many years to come.”

Kelowna General Hospital cardio tech supervisor, Heidi Walwyn, demonstrates applying a heart monitor on Interior Health cardiac manager Mack Cheyne.

PHOTO INTERIOR HEALTH

In memory of Herb Williams

October 3, 1937 - January 11, 2023

On Wednesday, January 11th, Herb Williams peacefully passed away at the age of 85.

He will be Lovingly Remembered by his two sons, three grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

He will also be deeply missed by his many friends and other family members.

A celebration of life will be held at a later date.

FOR SENIORS

Habits that affect cognnitive health

Various changes to appearance and health are associated with aging. Issues such as diminished vision, waning muscle strength and gray hairs are among the more common and noticeable side effects of aging. Cognitive decline is another symptom often associated with aging, even if that needn’t be the case.

Certain lifestyle choices can protect against cognitive decline and dementias. While there is no surefire way to prevent dementias, here are some good habits for maintaining cognitive function well into your golden years.

EXERCISE FREQUENTLY

many other benefits it provides, may help improve cognitive function in people who have already experienced memory issues. Exercise may be particularly advantageous to people who carry the APOE4 gene variant, which makes people more susceptible to Alzheimer’s. Speak with a doctor about how much exercise is needed and what is safe for your age.

ENJOY VIDEO GAMES

Playing a favourite video game may improve longterm cognitive function. Researchers at Cambridge Brain Sciences found study participants who played non-cognitive-training video games were associated with better

performance in several cognitive domains, but only for younger (age 18 to 64) participants. Cognitive training games, on the other hand, were not associated with any cognitive improvement.

STAY SOCIALLY ENGAGED

According to a study published in the journal Experimental Aging Research, seniors who have high levels of social engagement also have better cognitive function. Getting together with friends, participating in a club, attending religious studies, and any other activity that gets you out with other people can help with cognitive function.

EAT A HEALTHY DIET

Eating a diverse array of healthy foods is beneficial. Nutritious diets can help reduce the risk for illnesses that may affect cognitive ability. Eating well also helps keep the brain healthy. A Mediterranean diet appears to lower the risk or slow the progression of dementia in people who have the condition.

GET HELP FOR SLEEP DISORDERS

Lack of sleep can affect memory and learning. By getting help for sleep disorders, you may reduce your risk for cognitive issues.

While it is not possible to prevent or cure cognitive conditions like dementias with lifestyle changes, certain behaviors can lower the risk of developing these illnesses or reduce their severity.