Seniors
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Cycling Without Age offers the great outdoors to those with mobility challengesCycling Without Age, North Shore offers free rides in specialty-made bikes to those who many not otherwise be able to cycle themselves.LifestyleAug 29
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August cold spell leaves seniors shivering in B.C. apartment without heatWhen temperatures dropped last week many of the building's other residents were left finding their own methods to keep warm.HealthAug 26
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Help pours in for B.C. seniors trapped by broken elevator, but no quick fix comingThe only elevator in the nine-storey Gordon Fahrni House broke down on June 22, and likely won't be repaired for weeks as management waits for a replacement part.ConsumerJul 10
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B.C. families battle retirement home over security deposits: ‘It’s just not right’Greg Stewart is one of several people who allege a Langford independent living facility has wrongly withheld their family members' damage deposits when they moved out.ConsumerJul 9
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‘I can’t get out’: West End seniors left stranded by broken elevatorMany of the residents of the nine-storey Gordon Fahrni House have mobility challenges, and some say they've essentially been confined to their units.PoliticsJul 3
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90-plus and serving up spirit: Ping pong tournament unites B.C. care homesDozens of seniors from four care homes, many over the age of 90, gathered Tuesday for a ping pong tournament, proving age is just a number.CanadaJul 2
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Okanagan seniors protest for better pensions‘Pensioners sit at home, worried sick all month long to see if they will make it to the end of the month,’ said Carole Fawcett.CanadaJun 28
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Canada’s 85-and-over population set to triple over next 40 years: StatCanStatistics Canada projects the country's population could reach a medium-growth forecast of 63 million by 2073 and at least 3.3 million will be over 85.CanadaJun 24
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Heat wave: Power outage at Quebec seniors home happening despite pleas for delayStaff and families are upset and worried ahead of a planned power outage affecting some 1,600 residents, including a seniors home, despite pleas to delay amid the extreme heat.CanadaJun 18
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More Fredericton seniors relying on homeless shelters: ‘Numbers will continue to rise’Fredericton Homeless Shelters is seeing a rise of seniors needing the shelters, and its executive director believes that number will only increase in the next decade.CanadaJun 10
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