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CANADA | Nov 20, 2024

[Article] Seniors for Climate Project Update

The collaboration of the SPEC & Suzuki Elders as the BC HUB for Seniors for Climate was a remarkable and energizing success. The national pan-Canadian campaign to motivate seniors to organize in their own locations and speak up for climate action achieved very positive results and the BC campaig

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Bridging the age gap, together

Thereā€™s an old saying that ā€˜age is just a numberā€™ yet, all too often, it needlessly drives a wedge between generations due to ageist pre-conceptions. The truth is that, when younger and older p

Canadian Donors Giving More to Charity

Article originally published at:Ā https://afpglobal.org/news/canadian-donors-giving-more-charity Ā Canadian donors gave almost $1000 to charity, on average, according to the 2021Ā What Canadian Donor

Share your thoughts: Creating a federal policy definition of ā€œsenior abuseā€

Opened on June 15, 2021 and will close on July 22, 2021. Senior abuse is an important human rights issue. It is also a social and public health issue that can undermine an older personā€™s: qualit

BC Seniors Week Profile: Muhammad, 90

In our fourth and final post of our first-ever Seniors of B.C. series, focusing on older adults who live, work and play in B.C., meet Muhammad, who is 90 years old and from Vancouver. Originally from

BC Seniors Week Profile: Brenda, 69

In our third post of our Seniors of B.C. series focusing on seniors who live, work and play in B.C., we would like to introduce Brenda. Brenda is 69 years old and resides with her husband in McLeese L

BC Seniors Week Profile: Brian, 72

In our second post of our Seniors of BC series focusing on seniors who live, work and play in B.C., we would like to introduce Brian, 72, of New Westminster. Brian has been an avid volunteer with the

BC Seniors Week Profile: Elizabeth, 71

In the first of our Seniors of B.C. series focusing on seniors who live, work and play in B.C., meet Elizabeth, she is 71 and lives in Downtown Vancouver. Elizabeth immigrated from Bogota, Colombia t

Celebrating Diversity During B.C. Seniorsā€™ Week ā€“ June 6 ā€“ 12, 2021

A message from Kahir Lalji, Provincial Director ā€“ United Way Healthy Aging June 6thĀ to 12thĀ is Seniors Week in BC ā€“ a time to celebrate seniors in all their diversity!Ā  What is the picture tha

United Way Healthy Aging connects B.C.ā€™s seniors through the Digital Learning Pilot Project

Burnaby, B.C. ā€“ United Way Healthy Aging launched the year-long Digital Learning Pilot Project that aims to increase digital literacy among seniors and older adults in British Columbia. When the pa

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