Host : Dawn Hemingway

1-1:30pm: Anjali Marshall, Northwest & Northern Interior BC Mentor, BC Community Response Networks, a province-wide organization focused on addressing adult abuse, shares information about the Smithers-based “Buddy-Up” initiative, a project funded by the Council to Reduce Elder Abuse (CREA). Contact info: [email protected] ; www.bccrns.ca or call 778-320-2713.

1:30-2pm: Christos Vardacostas, Executive Director, Carefree Society, and Terry Pipkey, Treasurer, Carefree Society Board, share information about the Society and new initiatives including destinations-based, socially inclusive transportation. Contact info: www.carefreesociety.org; [email protected]; [email protected] or call: 250-562-1397.