October 2024
We will be conducting our Branch Annual General Meeting
- Tuesday, October 8th, at 1:30 pm. Doors open at 1pm.
- at Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Avenue
- Our Guest Speaker is Joan Wallace of Joan Wallace Driving School- she will be providing us tips so that we can drive with confidence.
After we elect a new Board of Directors for 2024-2025, Joan’s presentation will follow.
This will both be an in-person and hybrid zoom meeting. Zoom meeting details will be sent out in early October.
For those wishing to run for a Board of Director position, please complete this form:
https://bcgrea.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/BCGREA-Branch-1200-Nomination-Form_Version-2024-1.pdf
September 2024
The start of Autumn and a new meeting location for us! We are happy to announce that we will be meeting on:
- Tuesday, September 10, at 1:30pm
- at Monterey Recreation Centre, 1442 Monterey Avenue
- Our Guest Speaker is Guy Dauncey who will be speaking as the co-founder of the West Coast Climate Action Network.
Guy is the founder of the BC Sustainable Energy Association and also co-founder of the Victoria Car Share Cooperative. He is a climate activist, organizer and the co-author and author of numerous books.
RSVP details for this must-see presentation will be available in the upcoming e-Bulletin in August!
April 2024
We welcome Jane Dewing of Changing Places, a certified Professional Consultant on Aging, who can help seniors declutter their personal space or assist them to downsize with care and thoughtfulness.
This in-person meeting will be on Tuesday, April 16th at 2:00pm, at Trafalgar/Pro Patria Legion:
- 411 Gorge Road East, Victoria B.C.
- Doors open at 1:30pm, please carpool as spaces are limited!
- RSVP details in the next e-blast!
For those who couldn’t attend, please see the attachments that Jane shared with us:
https://bcgrea.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Downsizing-Info.pdf
See you there!
March 2024
It’s time to prepare for filing our 2023 personal income tax returns, and helping us answer our questions is Lance Vaillancourt, Benefits Outreach Officer of Canada Revenue Agency.
This presentation will be zoom only on Tuesday, March 12th at 1:30 pm. Zoom meeting details will be sent out in early March.
The attached links have been provided to us:
https://bcgrea.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/CRA-presentation-links.pdf
See you there!
February 2024
We started 2024 off with a presentation from Constable Berle Zwaan, Liaison Officer of the Saanich Police’s Community Engagement Division. She will be speaking on Fraud Prevention, how to protect ourselves and our loved ones by staying ahead of would-be scammers and fraudsters.
This in-person only talk was held on:
- Tuesday, February 6th at 2PM
- Trafalgar/Pro Patria Legion
The slides provided by Cst. Berle Zwaan are attached:
In addition, a shorter version of her presentation can be found on the Saanich Police website:
