September 2, 2026
Calgary Signal Hill's first 55+ Expo is October 3 at Ambrose, and everything about it is free
The invitation arrived on House of Commons letterhead and got to the point by the third line: admission is free, parking is free, and lunch is free for the first 250 people through the door.
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, from 10 AM to 2 PM, MP David McKenzie is hosting Calgary Signal Hill's first-ever 55+ Expo at Ambrose University, 150 Ambrose Circle SW. It is an exhibitor hall plus a run of short talks, built for older adults, for seniors, and for the adult children doing the research on someone else's behalf.
This is not a Signal Hill Community Association event. We are passing it along because it is a ten minute drive from most of the community, it costs nothing, and the thing it is actually solving is a problem we hear about constantly: the programs exist, but nobody can find them.
The details
- When: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Where: Ambrose University, 150 Ambrose Circle SW
- Cost: Free, no registration mentioned
- Lunch: Complimentary soup and sandwich for the first 250 attendees
- Parking: Free, on the west side of campus, behind the gym
Who is exhibiting
The confirmed list so far runs across federal services, health, housing and money:
- Service Canada
- Canadian Bankers Association
- Canadian Snowbird Association
- Bow Cliff Centre
- Deaf & Hear Alberta
- Destination Seniors Downsizing
Learning Lounge
Four informal 30-minute sessions run through the day, with more speakers still being added:
Service Canada on the federal programs, benefits and services available to older Canadians. This is the one to sit in on if anything about CPP, OAS, GIS or a Service Canada file has ever gone sideways on you.
Canadian Bankers Association on recognizing and protecting yourself from scams and fraud. Worth the trip on its own. The grandparent scam and the bank investigator scam are both still working in Calgary, and both are built to bypass exactly the instincts that normally keep people safe.
Canadian Snowbird Association on resources and support for travelling seniors, including the out-of-province and out-of-country coverage questions that catch people every winter.
MP David McKenzie on a parliamentary update and what the constituency office can actually do for you. That office handles CRA, IRCC and Service Canada files, arranges Parliament Hill visits, provides free notary services and certificates for special occasions, and will point you at the right level of government when you are not sure who owns your problem.
If you are going on someone else's behalf
A fair number of people at an event like this are not there for themselves. They are there for a parent who is still driving but shouldn't be doing stairs, or for a neighbour who has stopped opening the mail.
Two things make that trip more useful. Bring the specific question rather than the general worry, because the exhibitors can answer "how do I apply for this" far better than they can answer "what should we do." And take the business cards, because the value of a day like this usually shows up three months later, when you need the name of someone who already knows the file.
If you want somewhere to start before October, Signal Hill resident Roxanne Wheaton wrote a room-by-room piece for this site on fall-proofing a home before the ice arrives. Most of what prevents a fall costs nothing.
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Questions: MP David McKenzie's constituency office, 403-292-6666.