Thanks to our members who attended the special general meeting on January 13, 2021, to ratify a special resolution that will assist the MSA obtain charitable status. A charitable status designation will allow MSA to issue tax receipts for donations, and to be eligible for grants where charitable status is a requirement. In order to…
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Important Message to Metchosin Seniors’ Association Members As you are likely aware, a couple of years ago, the BC Ministry of Health changed the protocol regarding response (call-out) to emergencies and, depending upon the acuity of emergency, municipal fire departments were no longer asked to respond. For rural communities such as Metchosin, this is an…
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The Metchosin Seniors’ Association board, and the volunteers and staff of the Seniors’ Resource Centre, wish our seniors all a happy and healthy holiday, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, or the winter solstice! The office is closed from December 23 to January 3. We hope to hear from you when it reopens on Monday, January…
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MSA board member Helen Fletcher with Karen Kirby selecting the winner We are happy to announce that the winner of the Gourmet Dinner raffle is Metchosin resident Todd Corwin! He said he rarely wins anything and was thrilled that his losing streak has been broken! Todd loves good food, has worked in the hospitality industry…
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November 3, 2020 / The Metchosin Flu Clinic was our most successful and well attended clinic to date! Together we accomplished the vaccination of over 700 people, nearly double what we did last year. 60% were 65 years of age and older (10% increase from 2019) 20% between the ages of 51 – 64 10% between ages 36…
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Shopping with a Thrifty Smile Card Helps to Support Local Seniors.Call the SRC at 250-478-5150 to order your Thrifty’s Smile card. We can arrange to deliver it to you. All you need to do is load your card at Thrifty’s and use it to pay for your groceries. Five percent of your total purchase goes…
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Notice: AGM for Metchosin Seniors’ Association (MSA)When: Tuesday, June 16, 2020Time: 2:00 PM Where: Online ZOOM Meeting – Click LINK here to ACCESS and/or follow further instructions below. Join Zoom Meeting – Copy and Paste the following web address: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81234814544?pwd=b2JDMVhjNFR1WTJlaWROWmViMmV5QT09When prompted type Meeting ID: 812 3481 4544 and Password: 030136Or via telephone +1-647-374-4685 Dear Members,…
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We write with news of the steps we are taking at the Seniors’ Resource Centre ~ Metchosin, regarding Covid 19. All MSA/SRC events and gatherings (including our AGM) have been postponed or cancelled until further notice. Effective Thursday, March 19 the Resource Centre will be closed to all visitors and to the general public. Phone…
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In response to the developing news of COVID19, all regular activities and planned group outings at the Seniors’ Resource Centre – Metchosin have been cancelled until further notice. *NOTE: The Centre will remain OPEN Monday through Thursday from noon-4:00 pm, to ensure delivery of essential services and support to our local seniors. Please call us at 250-478-5150…
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These 2019 documents are being made available to MSA Membership prior to the Annual General Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, June 16th at 2:00pm online. 2019 Financial Statements