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Viewmont Apartments
CRD Housing Building
8 Residents, 1 staff
Do you take part in any activities outside of your building?
- Don’t go out much, have been to Commonwealth Place but it takes too long by bus
- Knees are bad so can’t walk to Commonwealth, bus doesn’t go directly to centre
- Used to be a walk route around Royal Oak but not maintained anymore
- Just started to test the gym out at Commonwealth, it is new to me, little nervous
- Used to go to Commonwealth but now have health issues
- When I go to weightroom there are circuit classes going on and many tripping hazards
(people leave weights on the floor) Could circuit class be moved to back of gym so I
don’t have to walk through the class.
- Would be nice to have a larger mat area/stretch area
- Have taken classes at Commonwealth in past
- We used to have exercise bikes in the building but they weren’t maintained and are
now gone
- Would be nice if something was in building
- IDEA: like the idea of a “roving” community centre that take programs to different
buildings
- Have interests outside, make bookmarks
- Go to gym and fitness classes in other places
- Goes to physio for legs
- Exercise and swim at Crystal pool
- Esquimalt is warmer and is better for osteoarthritis
- Walk a lot, love gardening
- Like cooking, arts X 2
- Enjoy Music In The Park , would like to see more variety in styles of music (Classical,
country)
- Would like to see more Arts & Culture events; poetry event, live music, dances, event
like Moss St Paint In
- Finances are a problem, programs are too expensive X 7
- Getting to Commonwealth is hard
- Could every Saanich rec centres have a Handidart type of service (shuttle) like in
Langford
What would encourage you to participate in a program?
- Programs offered in the building
- Free programs
- Pilot project for 6 weeks
- Could afford $20-40 depending on program
- Transportation provided X 6
- Consistency of staff
- Programs that gain trust and relationship with instructor
- People could sign a waiver to participate off site of a rec center
- Need programs to describe what ability level, intensity and function is required (went to
a class and hurt myself, instructor didn’t give alternatives)
What kinds of programs would you participate in?
-Salsa, samba
-Exercise bikes
-Darts
-Would like to see libraries used more/ home delivery service
-Cooking
-Garden Tour
-Book Club/Discussion groups
-Use neighbourhood parks for fitness programs (like Bootcamps that I see)
-Have someone come to the building to inform residents of upcoming programs
Where do you look for information on events and programs?
- Online – only 2 used online (monthly fees of internet can be prohibitive)
- Local newspaper – Saanich News X 3
- Building bulletin board
- Active Living Guide
- Building social committee
- Email – if you get an e-newsletter (most are unaware of it)
CRD Housing Building
8 Residents, 1 staff
Do you take part in any activities outside of your building?
- Don’t go out much, have been to Commonwealth Place but it takes too long by bus
- Knees are bad so can’t walk to Commonwealth, bus doesn’t go directly to centre
- Used to be a walk route around Royal Oak but not maintained anymore
- Just started to test the gym out at Commonwealth, it is new to me, little nervous
- Used to go to Commonwealth but now have health issues
- When I go to weightroom there are circuit classes going on and many tripping hazards
(people leave weights on the floor) Could circuit class be moved to back of gym so I
don’t have to walk through the class.
- Would be nice to have a larger mat area/stretch area
- Have taken classes at Commonwealth in past
- We used to have exercise bikes in the building but they weren’t maintained and are
now gone
- Would be nice if something was in building
- IDEA: like the idea of a “roving” community centre that take programs to different
buildings
- Have interests outside, make bookmarks
- Go to gym and fitness classes in other places
- Goes to physio for legs
- Exercise and swim at Crystal pool
- Esquimalt is warmer and is better for osteoarthritis
- Walk a lot, love gardening
- Like cooking, arts X 2
- Enjoy Music In The Park , would like to see more variety in styles of music (Classical,
country)
- Would like to see more Arts & Culture events; poetry event, live music, dances, event
like Moss St Paint In
- Finances are a problem, programs are too expensive X 7
- Getting to Commonwealth is hard
- Could every Saanich rec centres have a Handidart type of service (shuttle) like in
Langford
What would encourage you to participate in a program?
- Programs offered in the building
- Free programs
- Pilot project for 6 weeks
- Could afford $20-40 depending on program
- Transportation provided X 6
- Consistency of staff
- Programs that gain trust and relationship with instructor
- People could sign a waiver to participate off site of a rec center
- Need programs to describe what ability level, intensity and function is required (went to
a class and hurt myself, instructor didn’t give alternatives)
What kinds of programs would you participate in?
-Salsa, samba
-Exercise bikes
-Darts
-Would like to see libraries used more/ home delivery service
-Cooking
-Garden Tour
-Book Club/Discussion groups
-Use neighbourhood parks for fitness programs (like Bootcamps that I see)
-Have someone come to the building to inform residents of upcoming programs
Where do you look for information on events and programs?
- Online – only 2 used online (monthly fees of internet can be prohibitive)
- Local newspaper – Saanich News X 3
- Building bulletin board
- Active Living Guide
- Building social committee
- Email – if you get an e-newsletter (most are unaware of it)