Live Well Showcase packed with info, activity for seniors

By Lethbridge Herald on June 6, 2025.

Joe Manio
Lethbridge Herald
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization (LSCO) is hosting Day 2 of the 12th Annual Live Well Showcase as part of Seniors Week today. 

With an anticipated attendance of 2,000 participants, the two-day event features 70 vendors and includes presentations designed to educate and empower Lethbridge senior on the journey of active aging.

“It’s absolutely incredible the energy levels are so high and it’s great to see so many smiling faces,” said LSCO executive director Kaitlyn Webber, who has been at the helm for three months. “The vendors are highly knowledgeable and very helpful. This is my first showcase as CEO and everything staff told me about how great previous showcases turned out to be true.”

Coinciding with the 50th Anniversary of the LSCO, the Live Well Showcase is a vibrant gathering of more than 70 vendors offering a diverse range of products and services tailored to meet the unique needs and desires of seniors, including groceries, dentures, electric bicycles and support services. Presenters will deliver insights on topics integral to the aging community, through informative discussions and interactive sessions.

“It’s amazing to see the participation here and everybody coming in, the sponsors, the volunteers, the board here to help things run so smoothly,” said Lethbridge Mayor Blayne Hyggen, who helped cut to ribbon opening this year’s showcase. “It’s just it’s amazing to see. It’s such an exciting event each and every year.”

Rob Miyashiro, Lethbridge West MLA and former LSCO executive director, stopped by to visit the 12th version of the showcase.

“The good thing about this kind of venture was that it brings people from the community to LCSO,” said Miyashiro. “It brings services and supports and things that that seniors need all in one place.

He said that the inspiration for the Live Well Showcase came from a group of seniors who had been to a trade show at the Calgary Kirby Centre 14 years ago. They said the LSCO needed to do one of those here in Lethbridge. The LSCO gave the green light, and then the idea developed and into what the showcase is today.

“It’s become a real tradition over the last 14 years. We (only) missed a couple because of COVID.”

New for 2025 is a “passport” game, where attendees visit vendors to get their passports stamped to win various door prizes. Also new was an exhibitor mix-and-mingle at the conclusion of the first day.