B.C. Seniors

• B.C.’s aging population a ‘wake-up call’ for health-care system, advocates say

  In B.C., the number of seniors surpassed one million for the first time, with people aged 65 and up making up 20.3 per cent of B.C.'s population.

  Canada

  Apr 27, 2022
  
• B.C. has the worst poverty rate among seniors in Canada: report

  The number of seniors living in poverty in B.C. more than doubled from 2000 to 2015.

  Economy

  Jun 12, 2018
  
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• B.C.’s Seniors Advocate urges people to check in on the elderly as temperatures rise

  B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is reminding people to check in on any elderly friends and family as the temperature is expected to rise this week.

  Environment

  Jul 31, 2017