Avail at

The Seniors' Secretariat is the provincial government agency responsible for coordinating the planning and development of policies, programs and services for seniors.

The Nova Scotia Government Retired Employees Association

www.nsgrea.ca

This site offers a lot of information for seniors in Nova Scotia.

CARP, Canada's 50+ Organization

http://www.carp.ca

CARP is a wonderful organization offering a lot of useful advice.

Independent & Assisted Living

Northwood Senior Living, Halifax, NS

www.nwood.ns.ca

About Northwood:

For over 40 years, Northwood has responded to the needs of older adults with programs and services that help maintain an active and independent lifestyle while providing care and support to those in need. Under the umbrella of Northwoodcare Incorporated and Northwood Homecare Limited, Northwood is the largest and most innovative not-for-profit long term care, independent living, home care and community outreach centre for seniors in Eastern Canada.

Community Interests

Canada Post

http://www.canadapost.ca

Find postal codes, shipping rates, etc.

Voice Print Canada

http://www.voiceprintcanada.com/

VoicePrint is a registered charity, a division of The National Broadcast Reading Service, and serves all Canadians, but particularly the millions of us who can’t independently access printed materials

Education

Centre AlphaPlus Centre

http://www.alphaplus.ca/eng.asp

"AlphaPlus is Canada's largest provider of information and resources for adult literacy. Our goal is to provide information, resources, and support services to practitioners working in the Deaf, Native, Francophone, and Anglophone adult literacy streams." Located in Toronto.

Women in Business

http://www.msvu.ca/cwb/

WIB is a great resource for women starting out or expanding thier business.

Metro Council on Continuing Education MCCE

http://www.mcce.ca/

Nova Scotia based council committed to continuing education.

Computer Related

C@P - Community Access Program

http://centrecap.ednet.ns.ca/cap.html

C@P is a Federal Government program administered through Industry Canada. There are C@P sites across Canada, Libraries are often C@P sites. C@P's main initiatives include offering computer training and free internet access.

This is a link to the NS program, on it you can find a link to programs in your own province.

Glossary of Internet Terms

Matisse's Glossary

This is a comprehensive Glossary of Internet Terms

Webopedia

http://www.webopedia.com/

This is a comprehensive source for any computer related term.

This and That

Canada's 411

http://findaperson.canada411.ca/

Searching for someone? This is a good site to find address and phone numbers.

Home and Family Resource

http://www.whimsies-online.com/home-family-resource.htm

Heather Diodati (very talented cartoonist of the very much loved Whimsies characters) and her staff, have done the surfing for you. Here, you will find great links to many family and small business resources as well as lots of fun and useful free downloads. Great personalized gifts too!

"Sanity Saver, not another cookbook"

cankiwi1@acncanada.net

Beth Legault, from Cochrane Alberta, wrote this helpful little guide that I wish I have had in my kitchen for years, - It really would of saved some of my sanity along the way. If you know of a new cook starting out, this little book is just the thing for a housewarming gift!

Not a cookbook, but full of useful and relevant information, such as: weights & measures, subsitutes, equivalents. Useful information on Fruits, Veggies, Cheese, Chinese Ingredients, Grains, Freezing. Even info on meats. And so much more!

For a book, contact Beth through her email or mail a chq for $14.95 to Beth Legault, Box 31, Site 9, RR#1, Cochrane, AB, T4C 1A1