Active Living Centre

SMART Gentle Exercise Program

This FREE exercise program is designed for the practice of daily tasks from reaching to the top shelf to bending down to tie your shoes for stretching, lifting and reaching, and helps maintain balance and coordination.

Offered Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and from 10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

This course is run by training staff from Community Care Concepts. 

Drop in throughout the week for billiards on one or both of our tables at no charge. 

• Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
• Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

Crokinole

Remember Crokinole? Join us for an afternoon of tough Crokinole competition where you can play with your fingers or the cues provided! Check the monthly calendar for chances to play. 

Drop In for Coffee, Tea and treats weekday morning at no charge. This program can occur during other morning programs (e.g. Billiards). 

Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9:00am - 12:00pm

Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays: 11:00am-12:00pm

Congregate Dining Program: 

Cost: $14.00

Runs on the third Wednesday of each month by Community Care Concepts. Registration is required by the Friday at noon the week before the lunch occurs; by calling 1-855-664-1900.

Please check the ALC Calendar for monthly meal menu.

Monday Movies

Join us as we screen blockbuster films and indulge in delicious popcorn. Stick around after the movie to chat! 

November 4: Opportunity KNocks

November 11: Memoirs of a Geisha

November 18: To Kill a Mockingbird

November 25: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 

Murder Mysteries and Escape Rooms

Work together to engage in the intriguing and challenging world of solving mysteries and trying to escape (virtual) rooms. Depending on group size, this may be done as a whole group or smaller teams. Program offered from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

• November 8
• November 22 

Music Bingo

Join us for two music bingo bi-weekly on Tuesday afternoons as we revisit some old favourites and discover some new songs. 

• November 12: Canadian Tunes
• November 26: Powerhouse Women 

Puzzle Club

Calling all puzzle enthusiasts! Join us for our social puzzle time as we work through different puzzles together.

• November 7, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Puzzle Competition: November 28

Let's race the clock and each other to assemble 99 piece puzzles!

 Book Club Discussion

Join us on the third Thursday of the month from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. as we discuss our current reads. Book sets are provided through the Region of Waterloo Library and are distributed to members every month. Drop by the Active Living Centre for a more information and to register for upcoming books! 

November 21: Consider the difficult life and themes featured in our November book, The Home of Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman and receive our next book for December. 

Brain Games

Brainteasers, puzzles, word games, and trivia quizzes will provide a cognitive workout for all of us. 

November 28 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Creation Circle

Calling all creatives! This is time for you to work on your knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or any craft you love.

Falls Prevention - Fall 2024 return

A free 12-week series led by Community Support Connections Kinesiologist in partnership with Community Care Concepts. Sessions are approximately 1 hour in length.

Get crafty with us as we create a variety of different projects. All materials are provided, must register in advance. Program runs from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

Embroidered Bookmarks, November 1

• Looking for a gift for the book lovers in your life? Join us as we embroider custom bookmarks. No prior experience embroidering required. 

Step-by-Step Painting, November 15

• Join us as we paint together step by step. Example flyers available in the Active Living Centre. 

Intro to Quilling, November 29

• Come and experience this unique form of crafting with paper known as quilling. Together we will learn some techniques to the art and work to create a simple design. See flyer in the Active Living Centre for example. 

Hey Green Thumbs, black thumbs and everyone in between! Join us Tuesdays and Thursdays for some indoor gardening. Grow houseplants, herbs, microgreens and vegetables that you can enjoy at home. View the schedule overview for the month for upcoming dates. 

Holiday Workshops

'Tis the season! Join us as we create little gifts and crafts to give our family during "the most wonderful time of the year". Please pre-register as you would for regular crafts to ensure we have enough supplies. 

1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

• November 6: Clay Ring Holders
• November 20: Hot Chocolate Ornaments 

Learn Together Workshops

This series gives us the opportunity to learn new skills and think deeper about different topics we may not have delved into before. Offered from If you have a skill or topic you'd like to teach or learn, email us at alc@communtiycareconcepts.ca. 

November Topics:

• November 5: The History and Monuments Behind Remembrance Day
• November 12: Scammer and Fraud Prevention
• November 19: The History of Black Friday

Tech-KNOW

Sign Up for guidance with your technological troubles! Register in advance in the ALC  on the clipboard for a timeslot with a general description of assistance needed in one of the three 45-minute timeslots twice a month on Wednesday. 

Join us once a month after lunch for some mindful meditation, where we will all take a moment to step away from the hustle and bustle of daily life. Following guided meditations from popular applications in a voice recorded format.