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Just Business Magazine
Independent Lifestyles is featured in the June 2009 issue of Just Business Magazine. Read about us in the "Just Business People" . Download the June issue online or as a pdf. |
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Read about the Active is Getting Out Campaign in the Coast Reporter. An article about Independent Lifestyles' campaign to help seniors and their caregivers to be more active is in the Friday, October 16, 2009 Coast Reporter newspaper on page A19. | |
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- The CIW measures how Canadiansare doing in: health, standard of living, quality of the environment, time use, education and skills, community vitality, civic engagement, and arts, culture & recreation. The CIW highlights how these important areas are interconnected.
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Independent Lifestyles in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Business Retention and Expansion Society has received funding from BC Recreation and Parks Association in order to build active lifestyles. Active is Getting Out is a walking campaign that will encourage individuals and Baby Boomers who are providing care for senior citizens and others to get out of the house and to increase their level of daily activity. The campaign beginsin September during the "Fall into Fitness"with a survey. Possible walking opportunities and ideas on how to go beyond current levels of daily activity and to get more active will be constructed. A social network will be established as part of the Independent Lifestyles website, swag, posters,submissions to printed media and e-newsletters are just some of the media elements that make up the campaign|August 28, 2009|
Age Friendly Community Planning Grant. Independent Lifestyles has been chosen to coordinate the project. A survey of seniors and near seniors in concert with a range of stakeholders will support a more concerted approach to address aging and age friendly planning in the community of Sechelt. Analysis and reporting on the outcomes will provide relevant data to inform policy and bylaw development by the District of Sechelt and project partners in the areas of: housing, transportation, health, community services and other aspects of daily living. |August 2009|
The Sechelt Residents 50+ Survey 2009 report to the community will be posted the third week of April, 2010. Click on the link below to read the results. |http://www.secheltseniors.ca|
Workplace Training For Innovation Program. Independent Lifestyles has received funding from the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development for employee training to improve productivity, work processes and to improve competitiveness. It is in our mandate to provide our staff with access to professional development opportunities. Vanessa Knox believes that staff will maintain a high level of professionalism by utilising these training opportunities while supporting job satisfaction and employee retention rates. |April 18, 2010|
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