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CTV News
05-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Barrie celebrates Seniors' Month with free activities
City of Barrie celebrates Seniors' Month with free activities across the city. Thu., June 5, 2025. PHOTO: SUBMITTED. If you were a senior when Barrie started celebrating Seniors' Month 41 years ago, keep going, you're on a roll. For the rest of us, we're just 35-year-olds stuck in these old bodies, wondering what the heck happened. Barrie is celebrating June as Seniors' Month, by thanking older adults for the contributions they've made. 'Barrie's seniors helped build the beautiful city we're proud to call home,' said Mayor Alex Nuttall. 'Their impact is seen and felt in every corner of our community. They are the backbone of Barrie. 'Seniors' Month is our chance to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions seniors have made through many of the activities offered by the city to reflect how deeply Barrie values and appreciates the vital role seniors play in our community.' This year's Seniors' Month free activities include: • Monday, June 9, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Parkview Centre, 55+ Try It: Parkview Walking Group: Join a group and walk along the lakeshore trail leaving from Parkview Centre front doors. Wear comfortable clothing and good walking shoes. Walking poles are provided! • Tuesday, June 10, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Parkview Centre Parkview Nature Play: Join Parks & Rec staff in our nature-based program to connect children, parents, grandparents, and caregivers in shared hands-on outdoor experience (Inter-generational). • Saturday, June 14, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Parkview Centre, Parkview 55+ Trunk Sale: Stop by this large community outdoor garage sale, open to all. Proceeds go to Parkview 55+ Centre. Rain or shine. • Tuesday, June 17, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Allandale Recreation Centre: Bone Health 101: This workshop is led by an Osteoporosis Canada instructor and will include falls prevention, the risk of fracture and maintaining healthy bones. • Thursday, June 19, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Allandale Recreation Centre, 55+ Active Living Fair: Vendors, presentations, demos and a BBQ. At 11 a.m., the Honourable Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility, Barrie-Innisfil MPP Andrea Khanjin and Mayor Alex Nuttall attend the celebration. • Monday, June 23, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Parkview Centre 55+ Try It: Parkview Walking Group: Join a group and walk along the lakeshore trail leaving from Parkview Centre front doors. Wear comfortable clothing and good walking shoes. Walking poles are provided. • Tuesday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Parkview Centre Pollinators Week: Nature Play programming includes nature-based games, urban agriculture, and community-building activities (Intergenerational). • Tuesday, June 24, 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Allandale Recreation Centre 55+ Entertainment and Dance Sponsored by Aspira: A fun afternoon of live music and dancing, refreshments, prizes and more. Barrie encourages individuals 65 years and older to take advantage of free transit on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year. Valid photo ID must be presented upon boarding. Funding for 55+ Centre events, including events as part of Seniors Month, is provided in part by the Province of Ontario.
Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Parks & Recreation Fave Reveals 1 Reason They Avoid Rewatching The Hit Show
While many of us might tune into shows like Parks & Recreation for a pick-me-up when we're feeling blue, it turns out it has the adverse effect on one of its cast members. Speaking on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, former Parks & Rec star Adam Scott admitted he avoids watching the show, if possible, as revisiting it makes him too sad. 'It makes me sad to see the show, because I miss them and I miss all the actors,' the Severance star shared, pointing out that 'even though we're constantly in touch and stuff', he still massively misses his time making the award-winning sitcom. He recalled: 'It was a really joyful five years — for me, seven years for the show — getting to go work there every day with that group of people. 'We had so much fun and we're making something that meant something to people; it meant something to us. I miss everyone.' Adam began playing Ben Wyatt in the season two finale of Parks & Recreation, becoming a full-time cast member when its third run began. While Ben and Amy Poehler's character Leslie Knope initially got off to a tough start, they quickly became entangled in a romance, with their love story forming a major part of what made the show so great in its final years. The Emmy nominee also revealed that he and the rest of the cast are still in a group chat, which gets updated about once a week. Describing his former colleagues, including Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Rob Lowe and Nick Offerman, as 'the best', he insisted: 'No one took it for granted. We all had a blast. 'I know people say that about their shows. It's annoying, but it really was so fun, and everyone got that it was special, and no one was sick of going to work.' Adam's latest TV venture is at the complete other end of the spectrum to Parks & Rec, once again taking the lead in the second season of Apple's surreal and dystopian workplace drama Severance. Listen to his full interview on the Happy Sad Confused podcast here. Critics Are All Saying The Same Thing About Severance Season 2 Chris Pratt Nude Moment Caused 'A Big Old Stir' With Parks And Rec's Legal Team, Co-Star Claims The Real-Life Surgery Behind Severance's Dystopian Drama
