BC Seniors

• ‘It’s silly’: B.C. seniors protest poverty-causing conditions in their golden years

  Carrying signs reading "Fair Pensions of Seniors Now" dozens of Vernon seniors heeded the call of the Tin Cup organization to protest poverty causing conditions.

  Canada

  Mar 21
  
• Ottawa, B.C. commit $733M to seniors’ health care

  The B.C. government will report on its progress annually against established performance targets as a condition of the $733-million deal.

  Health

  Feb 12
  
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• B.C. seniors face poverty in ‘dramatic reversal’

  Keith Light, 77, is still living in a recreational vehicle outside a Walmart in East Vancouver. He's been on BC Housing's waiting list for subsidized housing for two years.

  Canada

  Jan 27
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• Simon Fraser University professor, gerontologist is B.C.’s new seniors advocate

  Dan Levitt says he's "deeply honoured" to be appointed the province's second seniors advocate, and thanked current advocate Isobel Mackenzie, who is retiring in April.

  Jan 26
• ‘Brutal for everybody’: Abbotsford apartment building without heat for over a month

  'Our heat is included with our rent. Now who is going to reimburse us for our hydro?' asked longtime tenant Dennis Yurick.

  Canada

  Jan 23
• Vancouver police provides free cell phones for low-income seniors to call 911

  The initiative is the brainchild of a patrol officer who noticed many older adults live alone, don't have cellphones, and are less likely to lean on someone in times of need. 

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2023
• ‘There’s no words’: Thousands raised to help beloved Vancouver advocate retire

  "We were very luck to have women, straight and gay, that really stepped up and were there for us. Easter was that woman," said friend and fundraiser organizer Edgar Sandulo.

  Economy

  Sep 19, 2023
• B.C. woman on a mission to ensure air conditioning to vulnerable seniors

  When Willy Marten put up a Facebook post asking for volunteers to help donate or deliver units, one of her neighbours didn't hesitate.

  Weather

  May 28, 2023
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• As B.C. waitlist continues to grow, 240-bed long-term care home confirmed for Vancouver

  The 13-storey St. Vincent's Heather home in Vancouver is now in the procurement phase with construction expected to be completed by fall of 2028.

  Politics

  Mar 22, 2023
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• Meet the Nanaimo senior who’s warmed hearts and heads with more than 10K toques

  In the 30 years since she moved to B.C. from Winnipeg, Kathleen Rempel has crocheted more than 10,500 toques for people in need, from premature babies to professional mariners.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2022