Community Resources

CORRECTIONS and UPDATE The following is based on information that we have been given. If you represent a listed organization and wish to change the detail please email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (last updated 2004 MARCH 15) ALERTLINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SOCIETY ALERTLINE EMERGENCY RESPONSE SOCIETY help is available 24 hours a day - ALERTLINE is a local non-profit program that enables you to instantly signal for help from anywhere in your home or yard 102-3140 Lakeshore Rd, Kelowna, BC V1W 3T1 860-7271 CENTRAL OKANAGAN SEARCH AND RESCUE SOCIETY Search & Rescue is a community service made up of un-paid professional volunteers, under the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP). Suite 260 101-1865 Dilworth Drive Kelowna, BC V1Y 9T1 EMERGENCY SERVICES - after-hours professional/community agencies and caregivers contact: Toll Free 1-800-663-9122 - emergency services as required in times of personal or family crisis - includes short-term financial assistance. ENQUIRY BC - provides referrals regarding provincial government program & services. Toll Free 1-800-663-7867 REFERENCE CANADA - telephone information and referral to Federal programs and services Toll Free 1-800-667-3355 Hearing Impaired (TTY) Toll Free 1-800-465-7735 HOSPITALS & HEALTH CENTRES Kelowna General Hospital 2268 Pandosy Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 1T2 Direct Dialing 862-4000 Penticton Regional Hospital 550 Carmi Avenue, Penticton, BC V2A 3G6 492-4000 South Okanagan General Hospital 7139-362nd Avenue, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0 498-5000 Vernon Jubilee Hospital 2101 - 32nd Street, Vernon, BC V1T 5L2 545-2211 Royal Inland Hospital 311 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2T1 374-5111 Merritt Health Site 3451 Voght Street, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8 378-2242 Ashcroft Health Site 700 Ash-Cache Creek Hwy, BC V0K 1A0 453-2211 Barriere Community Health Centre 537 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 672-9731 Chase & District Health Centre 825 Thompson, Chase, BC V0E 1M0 679-3312 Logan Lake Health Centre 5 Beryl, Logan Lake, BC V0K 1W0 523-9414 FOOD BANKS KELOWNA FOOD BANK Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm - Closed Friday 8:30am - 11:00am Mon. - Thurs. - Families 11:30am - 1:00pm Mon. - Thurs. - Singles & Couples 1141 Lawson Avenue, Kelowna V1Y 6T8 763-7161 WESTBANK FOOD BANK Wednesday evening 6:15 - 8:00pm 1-2375 Pamela, Westbank, BC V4T 2H9 David & Faith Lanthier 768-1559 PEACHLAND FOOD BANK 2nd Saturday of every month 10:00 - 11:30am Contact: Judy 767-3312 OLIVER FOOD BANK Wednesday 9:00am - 11:00am except last Wednesday of the month - located on 93rd Street, behind drugstore Contact: 498-2170 OSOYOOS FOOD BANK 2nd last Friday of month except December & January (different dates). Cactus Centre - Chickadee Place Contact: Terry Jarosch 495-2475 PENTICTON FOOD BANK 1:00pm - 3:00pm Monday to Friday Phone between 8:30am-4:00pm to make an appointment for the following day. 1550 Main Street, Penticton, BC V2A 5G6 492-5624 or 492-4788 SUMMERLAND FOOD BANK 3:30pm - Tuesday & Friday Basement of United Church 494-8326 LUMBY FOOD BANK 2:00pm - 4:00pm - Wednesday 547-2225 VERNON FOOD BANK 9:30am - 12:00noon Monday - Friday 2801-45th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 3N5 549-4111 KAMLOOPS FOOD BANK & Outreach Society 171 Wilson Street, Kamloops, BC 376-2252 KELOWNA COMMUNITY RESOURCES - provide information on and referral to community and social services, publish directory of community services, deliver volunteer based services, 24 hour crisis intervention services, family and children volunteer services, income assistance advocacy, and lay counseling. 120-1735 Dolphin Avenue, Kelowna, BC V1Y 8A6 763-8008 255 Lawrence Avenue, Kelowna, BC 763-8058 KELOWNA & DISTRICT SAFETY COUNCIL - Holds Senior Driver Refresher courses the second Saturday of each month. - Learn to build a safety cushion around your car. PO Box 2416, Stn R, Kelowna, BC V1X 6A5 765-3163 SENIORS’ INFORMATION CENTRE Mission Statement: “To Provide Information, Referral, & Resources to Seniors in our Community & District. To establish and maintain an Information and Referral Network to Seniors, Service Providers, Government & the General Public. To create community Awareness of Information Services. To Advocate on Behalf of all Seniors in our Community.” 25-700 Tranquille Road (North Hills Mall) Kamloops, BC V2B 3H9 554-4145 SENIORS OUTREACH SERVICES SOCIETY Non-profit society providing services & programs for seniors - volunteer visiting program for lonely and isolated seniors - telephone assurance program - seniors’ peer counseling program - resource and referral centre - advocacy - education/prevention on elder abuse - other supports and services - Hours - Monday - Friday 9:00am-4:00pm 100-2141 Springfield Road, Kelowna, BC V1Y 7X1 861-6180 3402-27th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 1S1 545-3717 103-540 Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2G9 828-0600 SENIORS RESOURCE & INFORMATION CTR. - resource, information and referral centre for Salmon Arm and surrounding areas. 51-6th Street, NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1H1 832-7000 OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARIES KELOWNA 1380 Ellis Street 762-2800 RUTLAND Plaza 33 765-8165 MISSION 5 - 3818 Gordon Drive 868-3391 OYAMA BRANCH Community Centre 548-3377 PEACHLAND 4450 - 6th Street, Community Centre 767-9111 WESTBANK 31-2484 Main Street 768-4369 WINFIELD 107-9685 Hwy 97 N 766-3141 KEREMEOS - Municipal Office Bldg., Victory Hall 427 - 7th Avenue 499-2313 NARAMATA - Community Hall 3580 Third Street 496-5679 OKANAGAN FALLS 1109 Willow Street 497-5886 OLIVER 35641 - 93rd Street 498-2242 OSOYOOS 8709 Main Street 495-7637 SUMMERLAND 9525 Wharton Street 494-5591 PENTICTON PUBLIC LIBRARY 785 Main Street 492-0024 ARMSTRONG Smith Drive 546-8311 ENDERBY Box 226, Hwy 97 838-6488 LUMBY 2250 Shields Avenue 547-9528 SALMON ARM #285-1151 10th Avenue, SW 832-6161 SORRENTO 1250 Trans-Canada Hwy 675-4818 VERNON 3001 - 32nd Avenue 542-7610 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LIBRARY 7000 College Way, Vernon, BC 545-7291 LAW LIBRARY 3001 - 27th Street, Vernon, BC 549-5432 THOMPSON NICOLA Regional District Library System KAMLOOPS (Main Branch) 465 Victoria Street 372-5145 NORTH KAMLOOPS 795 Tranquille Road 554-1124 Kamloops library & shut-in service 372-5145 Ashcroft 453-9042 Barriere 672-5811 Logan Lake 523-6745 Blue River 673-8235 Lytton 455-2521 Cache Creek 457-9953 Merritt 378-4737 Chase 679-3331 Clearwater 674-2543 Savona 373-2666 Clinton 459-7752 RECREATION CENTRES KELOWNA PARKINSON RECREATION CENTRE 1800 Parkinson Way, Kelowna, BC V1Y 49P 860-3938 RUTLAND ATHENS AQUATIC CENTRE 375 Hartman Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 4P9 765-4191 KELOWNA WESTSIDE MT. BOUCHERIE RECREATION CENTRE 2751 Cameron Road, Kelowna, BC V1Z 2M9 Community Hall - Arena 769-5421 Programs 769-6100 PEACHLAND PEACHLAND COMMUNITY HALL 4444-6th Street, Peachland, BC V0H 1X0 769-6100 WESTBANK JOHNSON BENTLEY MEMORIAL AQUATIC 3737 Old OK Hwy Westbank, BC V4T 1V2 768-5100 LAKE COUNTRY WINFIELD RECREATION CENTRE 9830 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Winfield, BC Arena 766-3030 Curling Club 766-3318 OLIVER & DIST. COMMUNITY CENTRE 36003-79th Street, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0 498-4985 PENTICTON COMMUNITY CENTRE 325 Power Street, Penticton, BC V2A 7K9 490-2426 ARMSTRONG Pleasant Valley Road, Box 88, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0 546-9456 ENDERBY Enderby Lions Pool (summer only) 838-9256 Arena 838-7557 Curling Club 838-6702 VERNON 3301-37th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 2Y5 545-6035 SENIORS ACTIVITY CENTRES WATER STREET SENIORS’ CENTRE Drop-In Hours: Mon. - Sat. - 9:00am - 4:30pm Activities: - table tennis - fitness to music - carpet bowling - papertole - bingo - duplicate bridge - chess - cribbage - euchre - dance - keep fit - shuffleboard - whist - Tai Chi 1360 Water Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9P4 762-4108 Community Recreation Coordinator: Greg Murphy MISSION SENIORS’ CENTRE Hours: 9:30am - 5:00pm Activities: - quilting - men’s bridge - painting - bingo - mixed bridge - cribbage 4398 Hobson Road, Kelowna, BC V1W 1Y3 764-7642 RUTLAND SENIORS’ CENTRE Hours: Varied, phone ahead. Activities: - bowling - bingo - table tennis - cribbage - bridge - whist - duplicate bridge - line dancing 765 Dodd Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 5H1 765-3723 BRANCH 17 SENIORS’ CENTRE (BCSCA) Activities: - bridge - whist - bingo - Scandinavian folk dancing - dance - carpet bowling - duplicate bridge 1353 Richter Street, Kelowna, BC V1Y 2L5 762-5505 PEACHLAND SENIORS’ CENTRE Activities: - Tai Chi - cribbage - carpet bowling - bingo - ballroom dancing 5672 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC V0H 1X0 767-9133 WESTSIDE SENIORS’ CENTRE Activities: - tap dancing - duplicate bridge - pool - choir - crib - line dancing - bingo - contract bridge 3661 Old OK Hwy, Westbank, BC V4T 1P6 768-4004 WINFIELD SENIORS’ CENTRE Drop-In Time: Monday -Tuesday -Friday Activities: - Tai Chi - line dancing - square dance - lawn bowling - garden club - cribbage 9832 Bottom Wood Lake Road, Winfield, BC 766-4220 KEREMEOS SENIORS’ CENTRE BR#65 Open: Monday - Saturday Activities: - walking - exercise - crafts - cards - music - pool - shuffleboard Main Street, Keremeos, BC V0X 1N0 499-2977 OKANAGAN FALLS SENIORS’ CENTRE BR#52 Open: Monday - Saturday Activities: - pool every day - cribbage - bingo - music - bowling - crafts - Tai Chi - exercise - chess - painting - whist 1128 Willow, Okanagan Falls, BC V0H 1R0 497-8199 OLIVER SENIORS’ CENTRE Hours: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm Activities: - floor games - keep fit - Tai Chi - pattern dance - line dancing - skat - bridge - line dancing - hobbies & craft - whist - fun card games - dance - bingo - dance 34453-95th Street, Oliver, BC V0H 1T0 498-6142 OSOYOOS SENIORS’ CENTRE BR#54 Open: Sunday - Saturday Activities: - floor curling - line dancing - hobbies - paper tole - euchre - mini bingo - bridge - whist - table tennis - pool every day 8103 Lakeshore Drive, Osoyoos, BC V0H 1V0 495-6921 PENTICTON SENIORS’ DROP-IN CENTRE Open: Sunday - Saturday Activities: - line dancing - whist - euchre - duplicate bridge - cribbage - crafts - social bridge - card games - canasta - tile rummy 2965 South Main Street, Penticton, BC V0H 1Z0 493-2111 PENTICTON SENIORS’ RECREATION & WELLNESS CENTRE Has been in existance for over 30 years Open: Sunday - Saturday Activities: - EZ pacers - cribbage - floor curling - drama club - Tune-Agers chorus and orchestra - over 60 members - World Famous - mixed bridge - short mat bowling - whist - Tai Chi - line dancing - arts & crafts - dancercise - bingo - Computer Club - has large computer lab 439 Winnipeg Street, Penticton, BC V2A 6P5 487-7455 - see website at www4.vip.net/seniors/ SUMMERLAND DROP-IN CENTRE Open: Sun. - Sat. Activities: - carpet bowling - bingo - floor shuffleboard - whist - 5-pin bowling - Tai Chi - bridge - EZ pacers - co-ed exercise 9710 Brown, Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0 494-9377 ARMSTRONG SENIORS’ ACTIVITY CENTRE Activities: - dance - band - carpet bowling - friendship club - snooker 2520 Patterson Avenue, Armstrong, BC V0E 1B0 CANOE SENIORS’ ACTIVITY CENTRE Open: Monday - Friday Activities: - bingo - carpet bowling - cribbage - dancing - sewing 7330 - 49th Street NE, Canoe, BC V0E 1K0 LUMBY SADDLE MOUNTAIN PLACE SENIORS DROP-IN - Open Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00am - 2:00pm Activities: - warm lunches - cribbage - crafts - reminiscing program - Wellness session - field trips 1751 Glencaird Box 661 Lumby, BC V0E 2G0 547-8866 SALMON ARM SENIORS ASSOC Br#109 Open: Sunday - Friday Activities: - keep fit - crib - social bridge - hand crafts - chess - duplicate bridge - whist - sing along 531 Okanagan Avenue NE, Salmon Arm, BC 832-1065 SALMON ARM SENIORS’ RESOURCE CENTRE Open: Sunday - Saturday Activities: - bingo - beginner yoga - AA back to basics - handiwork & chat group 51-6th St. NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 1H1 832-7000 SHUSWAP LAKE SENIOR CITIZENS Activities: - pool - crib - whist - bridge 31 Hudson Avenue, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P6 832-3015 HALINA SENIORS’ CENTRE Open: Sunday to Friday Activities: - pool - crib - woodworking - carpet bowling - bridge - choir - canasta - arts & crafts - dancing 3310 - 37th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 2Y6 542-2877 SCHUBERT CENTRE Open: Sunday to Saturday Activities: - bingo - tai chi - bridge - line dance - whist - scrabble - shuffleboard - pinochle 3505 - 30th Avenue, Vernon, BC V1T 2E4 549-4201 DESERT GARDENS COMMUNITY CENTRE Activities: - square dancing - tai chi - ladies crafts - carpet bowling - cribbage - line dancing 540 Seymour Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2G9 372-5110 NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE Activities: - carpet bowling - karate - tai chi - whist - carpet bowling - cribbage #452-730 Cottonwood Avenue, Kamloops, BC V2B 8M6 376-4777 CLEARWATER FRIENDLY CLUB OAPO #137 Activities: - carpet bowling - friendly club Evergreen Acres, Clearwater, BC 674-3365 ASHCROFT-CACHE CREEK OAPO #111 Activities: - bridge - carpet bowling - tai chi - whist - cribbage - bingo 601 Bancroft, Ashcroft, BC 453-9762 BARRIERE & DISTRICT SENIORS SOCIETY Activities: - whist - carpet bowling - cards - bingo 433 Barriere Town Road, Box 791, Barriere, BC V0E 1E0 672-0017 CHASE SENIORS CENTRE OAPO #53 Activities: - wood carving - carpet bowling - bingo - line dancing - crafts - cribbage - exercise 542 Shuswap Avenue, Chase, BC 679-8522 LOGAN LAKE SENIORS DROP-IN CENTRE Activities: - carpet bowling - bingo Village Centre Mall, Logan Lake, BC 523-2759 MERRITT SENIOR CENTRE OAPO #168 Activities: - crafts - whist - crib - bingo - bridge - line dancing - carpet bowling - court whist - floor curling - rummoli - billiards 2202 Jackson Avenue, Merritt, BC V0K 2B0 378-2536 SAVONA OAPO #129 Activities: - crafts - crib 6605 Buie Road/Savona Access Road, Savona, BC 373-2611 SENIOR CITIZEN COUNSELORS Trained volunteer workers, appointed by provincial government to aid senior citizens with concerns - chief role is to put you in touch with agencies or persons who can meet your special needs - your confidence is respected - turn to someone in own age group for information - assistance with variety of government forms, including simple income tax forms. KELOWNA Erwin Sommerfeld (North) 763-4354 Marilyn Szita (South) 860-5593 PEACHLAND - Marg Bayntun 767-2620 Edward McConnell 767-9677 WESTSIDE Kenneth Ford 768-4311 Wayne Houde 769-7640 WINFIELD - Erma Halldorson 766-3917 OKANAGAN FALLS - Audrey Steeves 497-5358 KEREMEOS - Irene Gawley 499-5387 PENTICTON Peter Egglestone 493-5744 ARMSTRONG - Cecile Marie Houle 546-8249 ENDERBY - Garnie Strahl 838-2258 SALMON ARM Joyce Statsman 832-6277 VERNON - Jack Watters 542-7583 ASHCROFT - Gordon Berdan 453-9691 BARRIERE - Ted Weddell 672-0120 CHASE - Yvonne Chantry 679-3969 KAMLOOPS Robert Perry 376-9691

 

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