** ON SUMMER BREAK ** Mondays from October to May, 7-8 PM. Check the calendar for exceptions!
Join Denise Stieben and come dancing for fun and fitness for all bodies and abilities!
Join us for Swimming from October to April at the Dr. Duncan Murray Recreation Centre from October to March. (See our calendar below.) Contact Alphia to register and for more info!
Enjoy a walk in the neighbourhood or in nature, in a group or one-on-one. Get some light exercise or take some nature photos while making meaningful connections with others in our community to help support your mental wellness! Check out our calendar below.
Cribbage: Thursdays 7:00 PM and
with The Hinton Good Companions. Also, explore our collection of puzzles and card and board games, available any time during service hours (Weekdays 9am - 2pm). What a great way to break the ice and make new friends - invite them to a friendly board game! Watch our calendar for open invitation events for D&D!
SEE CALENDAR FOR EVENTS
Gamespace Project was our 2024 social gaming, peer support and mental health capacity building project for 2SLGBTQ+ youths+ and allies. WATCH OUR CALENDAR AND FACEBOOK FOR 2026 EVENTS: TREK NIGHTS, celebrating "infinite diversity in infinite combinations" with Star Trek viewing parties, games and activities! BRIDGES aims to create safer spaces and supports for queer and trans folks of all ages in Hinton.
Gardening from March to October: Participants tend a community plot and can also register for personal plots through the Growing Gardener program, with the Hinton Food Bank. Register today by emailing Alphia: activities@bridgeshinton.org.
In the summer, we like to get outside as much as possible. Join us for Yard Yahtzee (or Yardzee) or Bocci ball in the park! For more info, call Alphia at 780-865-4464.
One the 2nd Friday of each month, enjoy our sober/family-friendly Karaoke Lounge events. Bring your singing voice and your besties. The song list is pretty much endless! Entry is free, but you can support BRIDGES by making a donation for refreshments. Many thanks to our volunteer Kara-hosts, Eric Rosendahl and Moe Prudhomme!
The Hinton Ukulele Group meets Wednesdays at 7:00 PM to learn to play new songs for fun and fellowship! There are ukuleles available for loan, to those without. All skill levels are welcome! Performing is not required.
Explore creative self expression in activities like Art Journaling for Mental Wellness, rock painting, holiday crafts, making dreamcatchers, medicine bags and more. Check our calendar for this month's activities!
** ON SUMMER BREAK** BRIDGES Community Jam: Monthly on the last Friday (depending on facility availability), BRIDGES hosts a community Jam Session at 7pm. Bring your instruments and come play and sing along, or simply sit back and enjoy the music!
Knit Night with The Hinton Yarnbags takes place Alternate Tuesdays (opposite Peer Support Group Nights) at 7:00 PM for yarn crafting and peer support. Learn to knit or crochet, get help with a project, or help others.
Would you like to see this program return?
Mentor new learners or learn to play guitar in our Guitar Mentorship Program, coming soon, select weekday afternoons!
The Rural Mental Health Network is a partnership between the Canadian Mental Health Association and rural communities. Community Animators mobilize volunteer participants in an Action Team to develop community engagement initiatives that are designed for their unique community needs. We use a strengths-based model to leverage existing community resources along with RMHN Grant funding to improve community mental wellness through events, programs and initiatives that suit our community.
BRIDGES is a proud participant in our local Action Team; our Executive Director is also a Community Animator, maximizing our local community partnerships and the amazing training and resources offered by the RMHN to improve community mental wellness in Hinton. Our participation in this network is an integral part of our Outreach program.
Our 2025 project aims to rejuvenate neighbour culture. Learn about the impact of healthy neighbour relationships on the 8 domains of wellness, meet your neighbours and build a more connected community!
Our Action Team values diverse voices. Join the team today to help shape our projects and improve community mental health!
Tuesdays and Thursdays are Hot Lunch Days at BRIDGES. This program offers social meals for those living with food scarcity as well as people who want to share a family meal experience, for relief of isolation and loneliness often experienced by retired and senior people, newcomers and people living with physical or mental illness.
The first Tuesday of each month, brought to you by the Hinton FCSS Family Life Coordinator, in cooperation with the Alzheimer's Society of Alberta & Northwest Territories, this is a peer support group for caregivers. Please call Charlene at 780-223-8009 to register.
Part of our Peer Supports program, it's always Coffee Time at BRIDGES. Come and meet new people and old friends for coffee and conversation in a safe and caring environment with physical distancing. Reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and support each other with open conversations and acceptance. Feeling shy? That's okay, we respect your personal space, all are welcome.
The Connecting Roots: Jasper-Hinton Peer Support Group meets Monthly on the 2nd Tuesday evening at 7pm. Jasper residents displaced by the 2024 wildfire and living in Hinton are coming together with BRIDGES to reduce isolation and build a sense of community and belonging in Hinton, to support each other through the recovery process, and stay up to date about recovery/rebuild supports. Supported by the Canadian Red Cross and partners in Jasper Social Recovery from the Municipality of Jasper. Check our Calendar for ongoing event dates. (Tentatively the 2nd Tuesday Evening and third Thursday afternoon monthly. No meet Dec,. 18.)
Healthy Relationships and "Open Talk Drop-In"
The 3rd Tuesday evenings of each month (see our calendar.) facilitated by Tannis Arsenault, Family Violence Prevention worker from the Yellowhead Emergency Shelter. For more information about this group, please contact YES at 780-865-4359.
Join us for BBQ every Friday in July!
Our 2025 partners were Freson Bros, M&M Food Market, Mondi Group Hinton, West Fraser Mills and Cummins.