COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Century House

620 Eighth Street
New Westminster, B.C.
Tel: 604-519-1066
Website:   www.newwestpcr.ca/recreation/recreation_centres/century_house.php 

Century House provides social, educational, and leisure activities for seniors and retired adults living in New Westminster, in cooperation with the Century House Association and the New Westminster Parks, Culture and Recreation Department. Also provides legal advice, podiatry clinics, housing information, and income tax clinics. Some seniors support groups also meet at the centre.
Peer Counselling for Seniors offers peer counselling to older adults experiencing difficulty with life transitions. Senior peer counsellors are trained volunteers who are supervised by a professional counsellor. No fees for this service (a non-profit society).
Lunch is served Monday to Friday.
The Clarion is a monthly newsletter describing all the activities at Century House, and is also available at:
www.newwestpcr.ca/database/rte/files/Century%20House%20Clarion%20March%202011.pdf 

Hours are 9am to 9pm weekdays, 9am to 4pm Saturdays, and noon to 4pm Sundays. (shorter hours in July and August)

Community Centered College for the Retired

Alan Emmott Centre
6650 Southoaks Crescent
Burnaby, B.C.  V5E 4M7
Tel: 604-517-8732

Webpage: www.cccrBurnaby.org
Email:

• To study the needs of senior people - those over 55 years of age - within a community and the services available to them.
• To provide educational opportunities for seniors to achieve and maintain full personal potential.
• To give senior people an organization through which they may help one another and the community according to their concern and experience.
• To sustain and improve mental, physical and social health of members through participation, in learning.
• Fee for membership and registration for courses.

Legal Services Society of BC

Services of the LSS (including Legal Aid) are described in their website:
www.lss.bc.ca

Legal Aid Services are available at
Tel: 604-408-2172

The Legal Services Society of BC has produced a pamphlet "Benefits and Services for Seniors"
which is available at:
www.lss.bc.ca/assets/pubs/benefitsAndServicesForSeniors_eng.pdf

Seniors Services Society Housing Counsellor Training Certificate

209-800 McBride Blvd.
New Westminster, B.C.  V3L 2B8
Tel: 604-520-6621
Email:
Website: www.seniorsservicessociety.ca
 
Training for Housing Counsellors is a 36 hour certificate course offered to volunteers and staff who work with older adults and want to provide more detailed information on housing and resources available in their communities.
Details at: www.seniorsservicessociety.ca/cehct.htm 

New Westminster School Board Community Education

835 Eighth Street
New Westminster, B.C.  V3M 3S9
Tel: 604-517-6240
Website: www.sd40.bc.ca 

Academic and non academic courses are offered by the New Westminster School Board, but no discount is given to seniors. Their general interest programs, and fees, are available at
www.district.sd40.bc.ca/programs-services/continuing-education-general-interest-programs