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CANADA | Sep 05, 2024
[News] Seniors group meeting slated for Sept. 11 in Sidney
B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt will attend as guest speaker The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) will have their annual general and chapter meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Sidney. CARP is a non-partisan, non-profit association of hundreds of t
READ MORELetter: Courtenay-Comox MLA says senior support initiative is receiving rave reviews
MLA of Courenay-Comox, Ronna-Rae Leonard, writes about the challenges of COVID-19 for seniors and the success of the BC211 program in supporting seniors during this time.
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B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020
See the attached website link for Isobel Mackenzie's (Seniors Advocate) media statement released on June 15, 2020 regarding World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. This statement outlines some of the curr
Fraudsters are exploiting the COVID crisis to facilitate fraud and cyber crime.
As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, watch out for associated scams. Fraudsters want to profit from consumers' fears, uncertainties and misinformation. Fraudsters are exploiting the crisis to fac
Intergenerational programs: Reduce stigma associated with aging, and more.
In this blog post, 'Intergenerational programs: It takes a village to age optimally', on the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal, three main points are outlined:
Intergenerational programs can have a p
COVID-19 and the extended care crisis: two-thirds support government takeovers of long-term care facilities
May 25, 2020 – The horror and sorrow arising from the disproportionate number of deaths in long-term care facilities as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed grim realitie
Eligible seniors can receive additional $500 from federal government as support during COVID-19 pandemic
The federal government is promising additional support for seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 21, they pledged to give a one-time, tax-free payment of $300 to eligible seniors through the Old
New program to begin in Surrey: Storytelling for seniors
Surrey Shares, is an initiative of the Surrey Intercultural Seniors Social Inclusion Partnership Network, starting new free program Over the course of 16 weeks, participants will engage in goal-setti
Multilingual COVID-19 Resources
The Government of B.C. has announced a new website where you can find all government information on COVID-19 that is made available in eight languages. This includes: Traditional Chinese, Simplified C
Safe Seniors, Strong Communities Announcement
BC Minister of Healthy Adrian Dix and Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.'s Senior's Advocate announce the expansion of bc211 and the Better at Home Program to provide additional community supports for seniors dur
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