Saturday, December 23 was our scheduled pool event but due to a number of people deciding that they would not attend as planned we asked the city to cancel that date and they did so. As a result, Tuesday the 19th was our final session of 2023. Our next pool session will be March 5, 2024. Hope to see many of you there!
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year!!!
Our Tuesday swim schedule has been changed. The city had planned on closing the pool on Tuesday, December 19 but have now changed this.
THE POOL WILL BE OPEN FOR OUR REGULAR TUESDAY MEET ON DECEMBER 19.
However, the scheduled closure will now occur on December 30.
We will have access on the 19th and the 23 of December. The pool will then be closed until Tuesday, March 5, 2024. Note that the small, warmer, teach pool will continue to be closed through the end of March.
If you have any questions you can call the WPSS office at 780-458-7840
GOOD NEWS!!
The Reimbursement Program monetary claim limits have been adjusted to reflect our current financial situation. The claim limits which had been set at $1000.00 per polio survivor member per year have now been raised to $1500.00, effective November 1, 2023!
Please take advantage of this great program and DO make sure that you read the rules which must be adhered to for each claim you submit. The January Polio News will once again give a rundown on what you must do to have successful claims.
The date of the upcoming AGM has been set for Friday, April 19, 2024. Times are tentatively set for 11:30 AM – 3:00 PM. Location will again be at the St. Albert legion. Full details will follow as they become available.
For those of you utilizing the Swim Program, please note that the ACT Pool will be closed on Tuesday, December 19, 2023
The pool complex will also be closed for an extended period from Dec 30, 2023 until March 5, 2023. The main pool will re-open at this time. The small teaching pool will remain closed until the end of March 5, 2023.
WPSS will be offering reimbursement for fees incurred at alternative pool facilities during the time of complete closure. This payment will not be counted against your $1500.00 reimbursement limit. You may use the same reimbursement claim form as you use for regular reimbursement claims.
Our final Board Meeting of 2023 is happening on Monday, November 13. Make sure you give Pat a call if you have anything you would like brought up.
Remember that your membership is due January 1 for the 2024 calendar year. You must be paid up to receive WPSS benefits!
Just take those old records off the shelf! That’s what Michael Edwards is doing. You see, when he decides it’s time to clean out the attic, he stumbles upon his stash of old records that have been collecting dust for decades. Let the nostalgia trip begin! Come and jump back in time with Michael to that bygone age when TVs were a huge piece of furniture that sat on the floor, and phones were olive green and hung on the wall! All the greatest records, containing all the greatest songs, are in that attic just waiting for us to let them spin again. Jubilations Dinner Theatre presents Old Time Rock ‘N Roll… through the wonder years!
DATE: Wednesday, October 18, 2023
TIME: 6:30 to 10:00 PM
ADDRESS: 2061, 8882 170 Street, West Edmonton Mall Level Two, Phase 1
Click here to access the QR Code which you can scan with your phone camera to link you to the Jubilations web site. Here you find more details about this show and the Jubilations experience.
The link below takes you to google maps for directions to WEM and the Jubilations Dinner Theater
We are very pleased to welcome Sandra Mooney to the WPSS Board of Directors. Sandra was nominated to stand for election at the past AGM and was elected by acclamation.
She becomes our 9th board member, leaving just one chair open. If there is anyone in our membership, a polio survivor, spouse or caregiver who would like to help shape board policy and be instrumental in moving WPSS forward please get in touch with the WPSS office at 780-428-8842. Our last vacant chair awaits you!!
The June Social has been approved for Friday, June 2, 2023. Click for details
June 2nd, just prior to the start of SENIORS’ WEEK, will be the date of our next WPSS social event. This lunch meeting will be centered around a talk by a representative of the Alzheimer’s Society! Seeing we are all getting a wee bit up in years this should be very interesting for us all.
Nothing has been confirmed as of April 14 but I thought I’d give you a heads up as to where we are going with our social events. The next Board meeting will be April 24th and more details will be forthcoming after that. There will be another notice on this page and full details under Future Events!
Please, feel free to comment on this tentative event
Our annual Picnic in the Park event has been officially booked! We will be meeting at Emily Murphy Park, Picnic Site #1, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM on Friday, August 11!
I’ll be posting these details along with a park map in the Events section in the next little while. Keep checking for updates.
SWIM PROGRAM
Our great water based exercise program has finally started up again after the multi-year Covid shut down and lengthy renovations at the ACT Center. We gather every Tuesday at 5:00 PM and spend an hour in the water with a certified exercise therapist from Equality Fitness. These trainers are qualified to work with people dealing with disabilities and they go out of their way to tailor programs to individual needs! This program is worth the effort of getting there and goes a long way to keep us active and moving! WPSS has private time at the pool every Tuesday from 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM and every Saturday from 4:00 PM through 6:00 PM. At the moment we have a coach for every Tuesday session. If attendance warrants it we may bring the coaches in for Saturday sessions too.
Come on out and join the fun!! KEEP MOVING!!
Bernd Schwanke
