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Our Services (9)
Olde Forge provides a wide range of community support services for seniors in Ottawa. The services include Footcare, Day and Luncheon Programs, Home Help and Home Maintenance and Home Visits.
Please Note: To help support the city of Ottawa's physical distancing restrictions, the Olde Forge has modified and enhanced some of it's programs and services at this time.
Volunteer Stories (2)
Volunteer Stories
People just like you have found meaningful ways to give back at the Olde Forge. Read their stories and discover how you can make a difference and feed your passions through volunteering.
Fitness & Social Programs (7)
The Olde Forge Programs provides barrier-free, low cost recreational and physical fitness activities, social and educational programming to local seniors 60+ and adults with disabilities who want to maintain their independence in the community by keeping socially connected and/or keeping physically active.
There are a wide range of activities offered during the week at a variety of locations.
Contact Ray
Phone: 613-829-9777 ext 231
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Fee: $30/hr (minimum 1 hour increment and 30 minutes there after)
Contact Laura
Phone: 613-829-9777 ext 232
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Fee: $30/hr (minimum 2 hour increments)
Contact Laura
Phone: 613-829-9777 ext 232
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Fee: $50.00 for the first appointment — $34.00 for subsequent appointments
Costs are covered by user fees and Ontario Ministry of Health subsidies.
Contact Jacinthe
Phone: 613-829-9777 ext 251
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On how to participate in live sessions, or to find out how you can access pre-recorded sessions.
Contact Vanessa
Phone: 613-829-9777 ext 223
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Contact Azra
Phone: 613-829-9777 ext 228
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Meet Janice
Janice started teaching fitness to seniors when she retired. She loves being able to offer a variety of exercises each week that focus on improving cardio, coordination, strength and balance. She is committed to helping seniors improve their fitness no matter what level they are starting from. Janice is a certified instructor through YMCA Older Adult training program.
Meet Vinh
Vihn became passionate about Tai Chi while working at Nortel Networks as an Engineer. He experienced the tremendous health benefits first-hand, so decided to enroll in a training program to perfect his moves. He now has over 25 years of Tai Chi experience to share with his class.
Meet Isabel
Isabel believes that fitness is about feeling good through physical movement and having more energy to enjoy life. She is certified in Canfitpro, Zumba and Zumba Gold (for seniors).
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Meet Felicity
Felicity has been teaching yoga for the past 19 years. Her yoga class is a beginner/intermediate gentle flow class that combines strength, balance and flexibility for the body and mind. Felicity is a certified Heart-wise instructor
Thank-you so much for all you do for the seniors! My dad enjoys going to the Alzheimer's group activities with Old Forge and my mom really appreciates the support.
So grateful to the Olde Forge for offering these wonderful services throughout the week to carry me through the COVID-19 pandemic. I so look forward to waking up in the morning to get a phone call from the staff telling me about stories and poems, social chats, and special guest speakers.
I really have appreciated all the work and care that the Olde Forge has done to help the seniors in our community deal with the challenges of the COVID-19, especially during the winter months. I am an 85-year-old living alone, and I look forward to the calls from the Mercuri phone program Monday through Friday.
Contact Us
Olde Forge
Community Resource Centre
2730 Carling Avenue,
Ottawa, ON, K2B 7J1
P: 613-829-9777
F: 613-829-9318
Email: info@oldeforge.ca
