Service Directory

A comprehensive service directory for seniors, families, care takers and service providers in the region.

NorthLife Soup Kitchen Fellowship Baptist Church

Contact: Debbie Scott Work 141 Alberta Drive Fort McMurray, AB T9H 1R2 Home Phone: 780-743-3747 Website: www.facebook.com/NLSoupKitchen

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The NorthLife Soup Kitchen provides a hot lunch to residents in need.

The Soup Kitchen is open Monday to Friday from September until the end of June.

During July and August, a BBQ program will be offered

Volunteers are always needed, contact Debbie to become a volunteer.

Nunee Health Authority

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Work 120 Fleet Street Fort Chipewyan, Alberta T0P 1B0 Work Phone: 780-697-3900 Website: www.nunee.org

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All health needs for Elders goes through Nunee Health Authority. Services that are provided to Elders include counselling, medication dispensing and delivery, and home care (assessment is first required).

Access to a mental wellness worker who assists with any Elder Abuse concerns.

Oil Sands Discovery Centre

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Work 515 MacKenzie Boulevard Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 4X3 Work Phone: 780-743-7167 Website: www.history.alberta.ca/oilsands/default.aspx
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Rates for Seniors (Ages 65+)
Daily Admission: $8.00
Annual Pass: $40.00

An educational facility with interactive exhibits to increase awareness and knowledge about the oil sands.

The Experience Alberta Annual Pass allows for daily admission to all provincial historic sites, interpretive centres and museums.

 

Hours of Operation:

 

Wednesday – Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Monday + Tuesday: Closed

Holiday Closures:
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Remembrance Day and Easter Monday

Paddy McSwiggins

Work 320 Thickwood Boulevard Fort McMurray, AB T9K 1Y1 Work Phone: 780-750-0488
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Hours of Operation

 

Monday/Tuesday: 4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Wednesday/Thursday: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Saturday/Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

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15% discount for seniors. Please ask.

Parkinson Association of Alberta

Work Phone: Toll-Free: 1-800-561-1911 Website: parkinsonassociation.ca
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Hours of Operation

 

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays: Closed

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Offers information, support, education, and community referrals to those who call the toll-free phone number.

Online support is offered to those with Parkinson’s or their caregivers by clicking on the tab “get answers” and the “ask the experts”.

Pet Valu

Work Thickwood: 101 Signal Road Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4N6 Work Downtown: 9531 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, AB T9H 3Z7 Work Phone: Thickwood: 587-539-3365 Work Phone: Downtown: 780-743-3313 Website: www.petvalu.com
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Hours of Operation

 

Thickwood:

Monday – Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

 

Downtown:

Monday – Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Sunday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

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On the last Thursday of each month seniors 60+ receive a 10% discount on regular priced merchandise.

Philips Lifeline

Work 95 Barber Greene Road North York, ON M3C 3E9 Work Phone: Response Center and Customer Support: 1-800-387-1215 Work Phone: Sales and Information: 1-866-315-8222 Website: www.lifeline.ca
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Hours of Operation (Sales and Information)

 

Monday to Friday: 6:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 7:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

 

Response Centre is open 24/7 365 days a year

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Philips Lifeline is an easy-to-use personal response service that lets you summon help anytime of the day or night – even if you cannot speak. All you have to do is press your Personal Help Button, worn on the wrist band or pendant, and a trained Personal Response Associate will ensure you get help fast.

Poison and Drug Information Service (PADIS)

Work Phone: 1-800-332-1414 Website: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/topics/page11975.aspx
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Open for callers 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Offers confidential advice about poisons, chemicals, medicines, and herbel products.

If you are experiencing an emergency call 911.

Primary Care Network Wood Buffalo Programs & Services

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Home Stoneycreek Village 108 Riverstone Ridge, Unit 301 Fort McMurray, AB T9K 1S6 Work Phone: 780-788-1765 Work Fax: 780-788-1764 Website: www.wbpcn.ca

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Geriatric Care Services: Provides access to a telehealth geriatric physician. A nurse will meet with you to complete an assessment to determine areas of need. Then you meet with the geriatric physician by tele-health to create a plan of action which shared with the individual’s family and family physician. To access the Geriatric Care Program a referral must be made by your family physician.

Diabetes Program: With direct access to a team of health care professionals you will receive training on how to monitor and manage your chronic health disease. This could include training on how to monitor glucose, manage medications including insulin, follow-up care, access to educational workshops, and learning ways to reduce the risk and prevent complications from diabetes. A Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Clinic is offered to prevent the onset of kidney disease caused by diabetes. Referral from your family physician is required to access the Diabetes Program.

Stroke Program: A program for people recovering from a stroke or who are at risk of a stroke. The program is an 8-week joint program between Primary Care Network and the Heart and Stroke Foundation. A team of health care professionals will work together with you and your physician. Workshops offered in this program include: High Blood Pressure, Success Over Stress, Stanford Chronic Disease Self-Management, and Cholesterol. To access the Stroke Program a referral must be made by a physician.

Lung Wellness: An 8-week program that provides clinically-supervised exercise sessions and telehealth group education to those dealing with asthma, COPD, and other respiratory ailments. A referral from your family physician is required. You may self-refer to the Primary Care Network for the Smoking Cessation Program.

Vascular Health: A bi-monthly Health Check Class that provides primary prevention education for at-risk patients. A 12-week Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Program for patients who have experienced a cardiac event. Secondary Stroke Prevention care is provided to patients who have been diagnosed with a stroke. A referral to any of the Vascular Health clinics require a referral from a physician.

Property Taxes – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Anzac)

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Work 3rd Floor, Jubilee Centre 9909 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4 Work 309 Powder Drive Fort McMurray, AB T9K 0P5 Work Phone: 780-743-7000 Work Fax: 780-743-7050 Work Phone: 780-743-7900 (For Assessments press 1, Taxation press 2) Website: http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Assessment-and-Taxation-Department/Property-Taxes.htm
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Hours of Operation

Due to COVID-19 the main office located in the 3rd Floor of the Jubilee Centre at 9909 Franklin Avenue is closed.

The Timberlea Landing Municipal Building at 309 Powder Drive is open and accepting tax payments. The reduced hours are as follows:

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

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Property tax payments are due on June 30th. The chart below outlines the penalties for late payment.

  July 1 September 1 October 1 January 1
Current 0% 0% 3%  
Arrears 0% 0% 2% 9%

Property Taxes – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Conklin)

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Work 3rd Floor, Jubilee Centre 9909 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4 Work 309 Powder Drive Fort McMurray, AB T9K 0P5 Work Phone: 780-743-7000 Work Fax: 780-743-7050 Work Phone: 780-743-7900 (For Assessments press 1, Taxation press 2) Website: http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Assessment-and-Taxation-Department/Property-Taxes.htm
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Hours of Operation

Due to COVID-19 the main office located in the 3rd Floor of the Jubilee Centre at 9909 Franklin Avenue is closed.

The Timberlea Landing Municipal Building at 309 Powder Drive is open and accepting tax payments. The reduced hours are as follows:

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

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Property tax payments are due on June 30th. The chart below outlines the penalties for late payment.

July 1 September 1 October 1 January 1
Current 0% 0% 3%
Arrears 0% 0% 2% 9%

Property Taxes – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Fort Chipewyan)

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Work 3rd Floor, Jubilee Centre 9909 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4 Home 309 Powder Drive Fort McMurray, AB T9K 0P5 Work Phone: 780-743-7000 Work Fax: 780-743-7050 Work Phone: 780-743-7900 (For Assessments press 1, Taxation press 2) Website: http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Assessment-and-Taxation-Department/Property-Taxes.htm
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Hours of Operation

Due to COVID-19 the main office located in the 3rd Floor of the Jubilee Centre at 9909 Franklin Avenue is closed.

The Timberlea Landing Municipal Building at 309 Powder Drive is open and accepting tax payments. The reduced hours are as follows:

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

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Property tax payments are due on June 30th. The chart below outlines the penalties for late payment.

July 1 September 1 October 1 January 1
Current 0% 0% 3%
Arrears 0% 0% 2% 9%

Property Taxes – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Fort McKay)

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Home 3rd Floor, Jubilee Centre 9909 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4 Home 309 Powder Drive Fort McMurray, AB T9K 0P5 Work Phone: 780-743-7000 Work Fax: 780-743-7050 Work Phone: 780-743-7900 (For Assessments press 1, Taxation press 2) Website: http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Assessment-and-Taxation-Department/Property-Taxes.htm
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Hours of Operation

Due to COVID-19 the main office located in the 3rd Floor of the Jubilee Centre at 9909 Franklin Avenue is closed.

The Timberlea Landing Municipal Building at 309 Powder Drive is open and accepting tax payments. The reduced hours are as follows:

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

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Property tax payments are due on June 30th. The chart below outlines the penalties for late payment.

July 1 September 1 October 1 January 1
Current 0% 0% 3%
Arrears 0% 0% 2% 9%

Property Taxes – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Fort McMurray)

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Work 3rd Floor, Jubilee Centre 9909 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4 Work 309 Powder Drive Fort McMurray, AB T9K 0P5 Work Phone: 780-743-7000 Work Fax: 780-743-7050 Work Phone: 780-743-7900 (For Assessments press 1, Taxation press 2) Website: http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/…
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Hours of Operation

Due to COVID-19 the main office located in the 3rd Floor of the Jubilee Centre at 9909 Franklin Avenue is closed.

The Timberlea Landing Municipal Building at 309 Powder Drive is open and accepting tax payments. The reduced hours are as follows:

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

 

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Property tax payments are due on June 30th. The chart below outlines the penalties for late payment.

  July 1 September 1 October 1 January 1
Current 0% 0% 3%  
Arrears 0% 0% 2% 9%

Property Taxes – Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (Janvier)

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Work 3rd Floor, Jubilee Centre 9909 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, Alberta T9H 2K4 Work 309 Powder Drive Fort McMurray, AB T9K 0P5 Work Phone: 780-743-7000 Work Fax: 780-743-7050 Work Phone: 780-743-7900 (For Assessments press 1, Taxation press 2) Website: http://www.rmwb.ca/Municipal-Government/municipal_departments/Assessment-and-Taxation-Department/Property-Taxes.htm
Biography

Hours of Operation

Due to COVID-19 the main office located in the 3rd Floor of the Jubilee Centre at 9909 Franklin Avenue is closed.

The Timberlea Landing Municipal Building at 309 Powder Drive is open and accepting tax payments. The reduced hours are as follows:

8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

2:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. (Mon-Fri)

Notes

Property tax payments are due on June 30th. The chart below outlines the penalties for late payment.

July 1 September 1 October 1 January 1
Current 0% 0% 3%
Arrears 0% 0% 2% 9%

Protection for Persons in Care (PPC)

Work Phone: 1-888-357-9339 Website: https://www.alberta.ca/about-protection-for-persons-in-care.aspx

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Responds to reports of abuse or any form of neglect of care involving adults receiving government-funded care or support service in settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, seniors’ lodges, group homes, shelters, assisted living facilities, and other settings.

If a Senior is in any immediate danger contact the police.

Razor’s Edge Hair Studio

Work 37-101 Signal Road Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4N6 Work Phone: 780-791-3344
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Hours of Operation

 

Monday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday -Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Sunday: Closed

 

Seniors age 65+ will receive a 10% discount off Services provided – no discount on in-store product.

Mention your discount eligibility to your stylist.

Red Arrow

Work Current Location: 8217 Franklin Avenue Fort McMurray, AB T9H 4P4 Work Future Location (Opening Date around January 2021) 10013 MacDonald Avenue Fort McMurray, AB T9H 1S9 Work Phone: Depot: 780-791-2990 Work Phone: Booking Number: 1-800-232-1958 Website: http://www.redarrow.ca
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Hours of Operation

 

Depot (Only open for departures):

Monday: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday: 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.
Wednesday: 8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Thursday: 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday/Sunday: Closed

Call Centre:

Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday: 7:45 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 7:45 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 7:45 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

 

Red Arrow offers discount packages to Seniors 60+

Call the booking telephone number to check your fare discount.

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB)

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Snow Angels Contact: Nicole Martyn-Dickinson Work Phone: 780-743-7917 Website: www.rmwb.ca/living/Seniors-Program-Development/Snow-Angels-Program.htm

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Available to seniors in the community aged 65+.
Student and community volunteers will shovel personal driveways and sidewalks. Priority will be given to seniors with less social supports and resources available to them.

A service request can be filled out online or by contacting Nicole directly.

Processing times typically take two to three weeks.

To volunteer to become a Snow Angel an online application is available at: http://www.rmwb.ca/living/Seniors-Program-Development/Snow-Angels-Program.htm

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Project Lead

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Age Friendly Communities Contact: Steve Andrejiw Work Phone: 780-799-8673 Work Phone: 780-743-7937 Website: www.rmwb.ca/living/Seniors-Program-Development

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Steve is the lead person on bringing the RMWB into World health Organization compliance as Age Friendly Community. He is also Chairperson for the Wood Buffalo Senior Resource Committee, administrative support for the Council appointed Advisory Committee on Aging and is the Northeast representative for the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network.

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