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ADULT & SENIOR | GENERAL INTEREST Stay active and engaged with enrichment classes, social clubs, and wellness workshops.

General Interest

ALL-NATURAL HAIR CARE Age: 16+

Whether your hair is oily, dry, colour treated or dealing with dandruff or hair loss, this fun and informative “All Hair Care” class is for you! Using an array of herbal botanicals, aromatherapy oils and moisturizing shampoo bars, make your own nourishing hair products. Make and take a black Jamaican castor oil scalp soother, dry shampoo, hibiscus ‘n’ honey hair mask, and an herbal shampoo. Recipes on deep

conditioner, a detangler and hair rinses. ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED IN COURSE FEE.

Instructor: Cheryl Theilade ALBION COMMUNITY CENTRE FEE: $49 | SESSIONS: 1 W 6:30–9PM

NOV 20

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SOAP MAKING & AROMATHERAPY BATH PRODUCTS Age: 16+ The perfect combo for Christmas Gift Giving! Make soap with nourishing ingredients from scratch. In this hands-on class, make and take home two different kinds of soaps, plus a finished soap bar. Plus make six different tub fizzers and bath salts with a variety of aromatherapy scents, plus an aromatherapy bath ‘n’ body oil. Recipes for pet soap, laundry soap and herbal shampoo. Please bring a hand towel & shoebox to class. ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED IN COURSE FEE.

SUPERNATURAL BRITISH COLUMBIA SASQUATCH WALK Age: 14+ Join Gina and Victoria from Haunted History BC , on a Pitt Lake walking excursion to experience the spookier side of this peaceful and tranquil environment that is shrouded in mystery! Explore three easy walking trails along the lake while narrators Gina and Victoria, share stories of Sasquatch sightings, sample recordings of Bigfoot vocalizations and documents relating the hairy creature with possible connections to unidentified flying objects frequently seen in the area. Then dive into the lore of the cursed gold mine and sightings of Slumach’s ghost. Dare to find out what lurks in this region. Meet at the Pitt Lake parking lot, Grant Narrows Boat Launch. Instructor: Haunted BC PITT LAKE FEE: $24 | SESSIONS: 1 SU 1–2:30PM SEPT 22 #71474 PHANTOMS OF THE FRASER – HISTORY, HERITAGE & HAUNTINGS Age: 14 + Peer into the window of Maple Ridge’s early days on this walking tour steeped in historic and haunting stories of the past. Gina & Victoria of Haunted History BC take you on a spooky stroll past heritage landmarks like the Haney House, St. Andrew’s Church, Port Haney’s Fraser River, the train tracks, and the beloved local Billy Miner Pub. As we celebrate 150 years of Maple Ridge, the haunted history of the location adds a unique chapter to the stories of early pioneers. Learn how history and modern day are inseparably intertwined as the chilling stories uncover which spectral residents still linger here. Instructor: Haunted BC MEET OUTSIDE OF HANEY HOUSE FEE: $24 | SESSIONS: 1 SU 2–3:30PM OCT 6 #71475

MAPLE RIDGE CEMETERY – THEIR STORIES ARE TOLD IN BRANCHES AND BONES Age: 14+ Experience the Maple Ridge Cemetery like you’ve never seen it before. Cemeteries hold great historical and natural value, not to be overlooked by those who enjoy a good graveyard. Among the backdrop of an innately haunting landscape, enjoy a unique experience where human history and natural history meet. Join Gina & Victoria of Haunted History BC as they share richly enchanting narratives of cemetery history. Learn why specific trees and shrubs became part of the cemetery landscape, hear stories of headstone symbols, spooky burial rituals, cemetery superstitions, and eerie graveyard folklore. Instructor: Haunted BC MAIN ENTRANCE OF MAPLE RIDGE CEMETERY FEE: $24 | SESSIONS: 1 F 6–7:30PM OCT 18 #71476 HISTORY & LEGENDS OF CANADIAN PARKS Age: 14 + Woven together from multitudes of intricately complex origin stories, Canadian parks, forests and waterways have their share of mysterious stories. From the echoes of unknown creatures, to reports of lake monsters, fearsome hauntings, and bizarre disappearances, our forests and regional parks have their own unique, supernatural occurrences. Gina and Victoria of Haunted History BC will take you on an easy walking trail through the Kanaka Creek Regional Park along the Fraser River, recounting not only local history, but sharing legends which span the far-reaching Canadian horizon from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Instructor: Haunted BC KANAKA CREEK REGIONAL PARK

Instructor: Cheryl Theilade ALBION COMMUNITY CENTRE FEE: $70 | SESSIONS: 1 SU 10AM–3PM

OCT 20

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STOCKING STUFFER SKINCARE Age: 15+

Fill up someone’s stocking this Christmas! Create luxurious and high-quality products using nourishing butters, organic oils, and botanical extracts without the high cost! In this class, gift-giving is easy! Make an orange sugar body scrub, giving gentle exfoliation and leaving your skin feeling silky smooth, an exotic body butter taking care of dry skin, a bath ‘n’ body oil, and almond oatmeal soap for the sensitive skin type. Plus, a purse size aromatherapy roll-on from Santa! Also receive recipes on body sprays and tub treats! ALL SUPPLIES INCLUDED IN COURSE FEE.

Instructor: Cheryl Theilade ALBION COMMUNITY CENTRE FEE: $58 | SESSIONS: 1 TU 6:30–9:30PM DEC 4

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Meet at the Kanaka Creek Regional Park – River Road Entrance at Haney Bypass. FEE: $24 | SESSIONS: 1 SA 1–2:30PM NOV 2

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