This webpage includes helpful information and links to various resources for older adults and seniors.
Directories
Click here for the City of Fredericton Contact Directory page.
Click here to view the "Let’s Get Connected Fredericton - A Community for All Ages 2024 Seniors' Directory."
Click hereto view "Aging in New Brunswick: A User's Guide".
The City of Fredericton Recreation and Culture Division has created a sport and leisure directory. The directory is intended to give residents a one-stop-shop of local sports and recreation groups/club/resources and to help them find activities that interest them.
Click here to visit the Sports & Leisure Directory.
Helpful Resources
About 211
This website is the public online version of the database used by information and referral specialists for the 211 telephone/email service. This up-to-date, accessible, searchable database provides comprehensive access to information about social, community, health and government services in New Brunswick. This website complements our 211 telephone service, which was launched in 2020. By dialling 211, residents of New Brunswick can obtain information on a wide range of community programs and services. Key features of 211:
Easy to remember, non-emergency phone number that provides quick access to information and referral to community, social, health and government services
Always answered by a person
Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by phone or online
Offers multilingual phone services
Available to people who are deaf, deafened or hard of hearing via TTY
Click here to visit 211 New Brunswick and to find out more.
The City of Fredericton is committed to following the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) as a recognized standard for public engagement. IAP2’s levels of engagement are outlined in this chart.
We think it’s vital that residents be involved in the City’s decision-making process and that you have a voice on municipal issues that affect you. Public engagement encourages participation, actions and personal responsibility, with the goal of more informed and, therefore, better decision-making.
Engage Fredericton, as part of our overall commitment to public engagement, is one way of ensuring residents are aware of engagement opportunities and that you’re able to contribute to our City’s growth.
Fredericton Transit provides a public transit service offering fixed routes throughout the city as well as a para transit service for riders with disabilities. These services operate Monday to Saturday, except on holidays and carry more than one million passengers each year.
At Fredericton Transit we want to encourage residents and visitors alike to use city buses. Not only will this connect customers to all corners of New Brunswick's capital city, but it will create a healthier planet for all of us.
Fredericton Transit has many features that make it easier and safer to move around the city. All buses are accessible and offer a barrier-free transportation option.
Click here to learn more about Fredericton Transit.
Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that focuses on health promotion and the prevention and treatment of disease and disability of older adults.
Horizon’s Geriatric Assessment Services involve geriatricians and are specialized services for seniors who are at risk of losing the ability to function independently. Health issues may include:
chronic disease (dementia, depression, etc.)
risk of falls, or history of falls
difficulty managing medications or living independently
Geriatricians are medical doctors who are specially trained to prevent and manage the unique and, often, multiple health concerns of older adults.
Older persons may react to illness and disease differently than younger adults. Geriatricians are able to treat older patients, manage multiple disease symptoms, and develop care plans that address the special health care needs of older adults.
Social isolation and loneliness have been identified as a worldwide issue, and it’s happening right here in Fredericton! The sense of abandonment some seniors in our city are experiencing is heartbreaking. They often go days without seeing or talking to anyone, though they have a desire to feel connected and valued within our community.
Click here to learn more about Meals on Wheels Fredericton.
Greater Fredericton Social Innovation works to strengthen our community by focusing collective efforts & resources on community defined goals.
The value of Greater Fredericton Social Innovation is our ability to unite like-minded organizations engaging in powerful community work to address community issues.
Explore the interconnectedness of GFSI’s projects and partnerships with our Community Connection Network by clicking on any bubble or connecting line or using the search bar to learn more about the collaboration we’re fostering.
The Fredericton Senior Centre is located on the Northside at 112 Johnston Ave. This facility is owned and operated by the City of Fredericton as a community rental space for activities and events focusing on the older adult (50+) population.
Click here to see the current programming available at the Johnston Ave Senior Centre or find out more about booking a room at the Senior Centre.
Located at 15 Saunders Street in Fredericton NB, the Stepping Stone Senior Centre is home to affordable, accessible and inclusive Programming for the 50+ Community.
Click here to visit the Stepping Stone Senior Centre website.
Click here to see the Stepping Stone Senior Centre Calendar.
Strollers, with clean wheels, are permitted on the ice, except during Adult Skate.
Public Skates are open to all age groups. Adult Skates are open to age 18+. Senior Skates are open to age 65+. Preschool Skates are open to children under 5 and their parents/guardians.
More than 120 km of non-motorized multi-use trails accessible to pedestrians, non-emission mobility assisted devices (i.e., motorized wheelchairs), and cyclists. During the winter paved sections are plowed, while trails in Odell and Killarney Lake Parks are groomed for cross-country skiers, snowshoers and walkers.
Click here to find out more about Trails in Fredericton and to see the Trail Guide and Interactive Trail Map.
The Grant Harvey Centre Walking/Running Track
Open 6am - 9pm Monday to Friday and 8am - 9pm on Saturday and Sunday from October to March. Open 8am - 9pm seven days a week from April to September. Free of charge (during paid ice events track users may be required to pay the event admission fee).
Strollers are permitted.
5 laps = 1km / 8 laps = 1 mile
Willie O'Ree Place Walking Track
Open 6am - 9pm Monday to Friday and 8am - 9pm on Saturday and Sunday from October to March. Open 8am - 9pm seven days a week from April to September. Free of charge (during paid ice events track users may be required to pay the event admission fee). Strollers are permitted. No running.
5 laps = 1km / 8 laps = 1 mile
Registries
Fredericton High Priority Disaster Response Registry for vulnerable seniors and persons with disabilities and who do not have family, friends, or caregivers to help them during an approaching disaster.
Authorized release will only occur during an emergency to enable delivery of aid to the registered party, or to verify registration.
Click here to sign up for the High Priority Disaster Response Registry.
The Vulnerable Person Registry is a voluntary program which allows citizens to record vital information pertaining to vulnerable family members or other persons in their care or a Vulnerable Person themselves.
This information will be used by police officers and other support personnel in order to best assist the person, in the event of an incident or interaction.
The Age-Friendly Community Advisory Committee is dedicated to working towards the betterment of life for seniors in our community.
As a sub-committee of City Council, the committee is comprised of a cross-section of individual seniors, representatives of seniors groups, a city councillor, and relevant agency representatives.
This committee’s duties include:
advising Council, through its standing committees, on matters under consideration by city staff and council that could impact the quality of life of seniors in Fredericton
working with council through the Livable Community Committee and municipal departments by providing advice on the city’s policies, programs, and service delivery that affect seniors
encouraging and facilitating dialogue throughout the community regarding municipal matters that directly impact seniors
acting as a forum for feedback from seniors on municipal matters that directly impact their daily lives
taking guidance from the World Health Organization’s framework for age-friendly cities
Click here to find out more about the Age-Friendly Community Advisory Committee.
Seniors Advisory Committee
The Seniors Advisory Committee will strengthen the development and delivery of services, by the Fredericton Police Force, to seniors in the greater Fredericton area.
GOALS OF THE SAC:
Provide advice and guidance on the development and delivery of initiatives for seniors.
Support the Fredericton Police Force in delivering services to seniors.
Act as a sounding board for new ideas.
Relate to other stakeholder organizations with an interest in seniors.
Participate in training sessions for stakeholder organizations.
Serve as a forum to identify and discuss barriers to effective involvement by seniors in ownership of their own safety and security.
Serve as a forum to identify and celebrate successes.
Take a proactive role in identifying Fredericton’s seniors' safety and security needs.
Bring forward ideas for improvement of existing initiatives.
Promote the importance of a safe and secure environment for seniors.
Click here to find out more about the Fredericton Police Force.
Social Media Feeds
Click here to visit the Fredericton Capital Region Tourism Facebook page.
Click here to visit the Fredericton Capital Region Tourism website.
Click here to visit the Fredericton Transit Facebook page.
Click here to visit the City of Fredericton Facebook page.
Click here to visit the City of Fredericton YouTube Channel.
Click here to visit the City of Fredericton LinkedIn page.
