SafetyAid: Crime prevention for older Manitobans. SafetyAid is a free program offered by a partnership between Age & Opportunity, the Winnipeg Police Service and the Province of Manitoba. Seniors 65 and up are eligible to have a safety audit of their home and property. Seniors whose income is under $25,000 (single) and $30,000 (couple), or who have been the victim of a break and enter, are eligible to have various safety devices installed in their home.

Falls prevention: A falls prevention component has recently been added to SafetyAid. Seniors 65 and up will also receive a falls prevention audit of their home. Seniors whose income is under $25,000 (single) and $30,000 (couple) are eligible to receive various falls-prevention supplies, such as extra-long bath mats, flashlights, night lights, ice-grip tips for canes, ice melt and more.

Vital Seniors, a non-profit organization based at St. Mary Magdalene Church, 3 St. Vital Rd., offers the following activities: line dancing on Friday (beginners at 9 a.m., intermediate at 10:30 a.m., Mondays mixed levels at 1:15 p.m.). Call Ray at 256-8660; scrabble, Mondays, call Renate at 254-0620; bridge, Thursdays, 1 p.m., call Gerry at 257-5027; carpet bowling, Tuesdays, 1 p.m., call Fran at 253-9456; luncheons, last Tuesday of the month, call Ray at 256-8660; bridge every Thursday from 1 to 4 p.m.. Call Gerry Brown at 257-5027.