Last week was Seniors’ Week in Alberta. Maybe everywhere, and it was nice to see the effort being made to appreciate the older members of our community. A couple of them may even be working at this newspaper.

Pancake breakfasts, barbecue lunches, crib tournaments, musical performances and so on.

Someone commented at the Rotary Club’s barbecue last week that the best part of it was seeing the people sticking around and socializing. It’s important stuff, no doubt. The more opportunities for getting together and creating a sense of community, the better. Too much isolation is not good, for most people, most of the time, probably.

So thank you and congratulations to all those involved in helping seniors – and others! – feel connected. It’s far too easy to stay on the couch and let the TV do all the work, but it’s not healthy.