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Seniors Advocacy Service can help find the answers

Seniors' advocate Marion Gillard visited the SAS office and filed this report

On February 21, I spoke with

Renee McDonald, one of four

volunteers at the Quesnel Seniors

Advocacy office.

This is mainly a referral office

and they work with the City of

Quesnel, Better at Home and

through Government web sites.

This office has jurisdiction in

the following areas: The Accessibility

Parking Permit; Vital

information program; Health

promotion workshops; Handyman

services, snow removal

etc. and touchscreen computer

training to prepare for the

Drive-Able testing.

For the latter service Lyle

Orchison can help you with

familiarization of what will be

expected during the test.

Susan MacNeill has been the

coordinator of this organization

for many years. She is very

experienced in helping local

seniors with support, advice

and finding solutions. While I

was there Renee looked up the

Government Home Renovation

Grant Program.

The City of Quesnel Accessibility

Committee has worked

alongside Seniors Advocacy by

encouraging vehicle owners to

watch where they park.

If you don’t have a parking

permit and you park on a

blue line or one marked with

the blue wheelchair sign you

may be fined. If you are eligible,

your doctor needs to sign

your application; you may purchase

the sign at the office for

an administrative fee of $23

and you will receive the permit

immediately.

As you see in the photo the

times the office is open are

Tuesday and Thursday from 11

a.m. – 1 p.m. The office is located

in West Park Mall opposite

Lensmasters. Susan is always

open to more volunteers willing

to commit to 4 hours a month.

Donations are always welcome

so come and visit anytime even

if it’s just to chat about a challenge

you are facing in your life.

Their website is: www.

quesnelseniors.ca, or Phone

250 992 9330.

Marian Gillard is a seniors

advocate and regular Observer

contributor.