Summary of what people told us... |
- Cedar Hill Walk A Little, Learn A Lot Event
- Saturday, May 14th
- Tent with display, sounding board and information on the Older Adult Strategy was available at the walking event.
- What is working well for Older Adults in Recreation?
- Flo at Cedar Hill Rec Ctre does excellent assessments and programs for frail seniors
- Chip trails & walking X 3
- Golf Course very well managed
- - Rec Centre is great!
- Great idea to maintain chips on the trail X 2
- Keep languages and other courses
- Cedar Hill Rec is a great place
- Connection with nature and local beauty
- Lots of options
- Walk & Talk Thursday and Sunday are both good
- So many options for volunteering
- Cedar Hill is so central and multi-use
- Amazing parks and green space X 2
- Most classes affordable
What would you like to see in the future?
- Please preserve the natural environment of the park X 2
- More clubs or drop-ins for people to learn new skills, meet others, be active
- Opportunities for engagement at whatever level is appropriate – not age defined
- Some seniors are lonely and need place to socialize, another seniors centre
- safe cycling routes to rec centres
- I don’t choose a group because everybody is an old fogey. I love a mixture of ages
who have some other interest in common. I also like to learn how to do new things –
dance, garden, cook and crafts
- Bike paths that connect safely
- More bike lanes
- Interested in walking trails info in Saanich and guided walking trails
- Interpretive signs on trails indicating plants and other vegetation found in parks X 2
- Encourage/incentives/opportunities for people to join in who do not usually join in
- Distance markers on trails
- Manage wildlife in the Elk/Beaver Lake area and ensure clean water in lakes
- Redefine older/elder to reflect evolution of aging;
- Constructive
- Appropriate
- Respectful
- Exercise stations on trails
- I want to see this (park land) kept and maintained in perpetuity. This is so rare to see –
keep it please!
- I don’t want to be labelled
- A washroom at Kings Pond X 3
- Kiddies playground at Kings Pond
- I don’t participate in older adult programs but I’m active
- Drinking fountain somewhere on the trail
- As an older adult that still works days, I wish I could find an evening aqua fit.
- Like the term Active Elder
- Keep it green, keep it natural!