Healthy Living

Citizens are living longer, healthier lives. Healthy Living and age-friendly planning aims to ensure people of all ages and abilities have opportunities to thrive in the City of Brantford. There are a number of healthy living and age-friendly programming that the City offers, including:

Seniors Art Series

Please note that all of the Seniors Art Series programs are now full.

A series of free art programs designed by local artists for seniors ages 55+. 

February 18 - Creative Collaging with Kay Hughes - REGISTRATION FULL
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Location: Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St

Participants will create one-of-a-kind personal collages using a variety of materials. This will be a judgement-free, low-stakes opportunity to release your inner creativity using imagery that brings you joy.
February 27 – Creating a Masterpiece with Alicia-Lynn Morin - REGISTRATION FULL
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.  

Location: Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St

Come and create your own masterpiece with Alicia-Lynn Morin as she explains what woodlands woman paintings are and their meaning. Then you will create your one-of-a-kind statement piece of art. Come relax, have fun and let the palette and brush speak to you. All materials supplied – no experience is required.
March 3 – Watercolour Bookmarks with Patti Giroux - REGISTRATION FULL

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Location: Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St

Come explore the world of watercolour painting with local artist, Patti Giroux. You will get the opportunity to create watercolour bookmarks, with all materials supplied – no experience is required. Let’s create beautiful, laminated bookmarks together! 
March 5 – CROONERcize with Joan Minnery - REGISTRATION FULL
Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Location: T.B. Costain-SC Johnson Community Centre, 16 Morrell St

Join us for CROONERcize™ -- a fitness class where you sing and dance! Learn gentle fitness routines, line dancing, and test out your movement skills while singing along to hits from Elvis, Dolly Parton, Neil Diamond, the Beatles and Creedence Clearwater Revival, along with movie show tunes and popular hits. 

Senior’s Toolkit

The Senior's Toolkit, A Practical Handbook for Seniors provides information about various agencies and service providers that help senior residents in the City of Brantford and County of Brant. Physical copies of the Seniors' Toolkit are now available at the following locations:

  • Beckett Adult Leisure Centre, 219 Colborne St.
  • Brantford Public Library – Main Branch, 173 Colborne St.
  • City Hall, Customer Service Desk, 58 Dalhousie St.
  • Doug Snooks Eagle Place Community Centre, 333 Erie Ave
  • T.B. Costain - SC Johnson Community Centre, 16 Morrell St.
  • Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre – Pool Desk, 254 North Park St.
  • Woodman Park Community Centre, 491 Grey St.
  • Grand River Community Health Centre, 363 Colborne St.
  • Seniors Resource Centre, 783 Colborne St.
  • YMCA Brantford, Brant, Haldimand, Hamilton, 723 Colborne St.
  • Brant County Health Unit, 194 Terrace Hill St.

Age-Friendly Plan

Healthy Aging: The City of Brantford's Age-Friendly Plan outlines a roadmap to build an age-friendly community. The strategy included an audit of the City's Age-friendly policies and programs and identified best practices with input from older adults, caregivers, community agencies and municipal staff. As a result of the Age-Friendly planning process and significant milestones our community has achieved, the City of Brantford as internationally recognized by the World Health Organization as an Age-Friendly community. Additionally, the Ministry of Seniors Affairs recognized the City with the Ontario Age-Friendly Community Recognition Award. 

The City of Brantford recognizes the benefits of collaboration and consultation with community partners –such as Brant Skills Centre, Grand River Community Health Centre (GRCHC), the Grand River Council on Aging (GRCOA), the Laurier Hub for Community Solutions (LHCS) and Victim Services of Brant – to capture the perspectives of older adults and guide ongoing age-friendly planning.