Your Guide to the products & services available on Vancouver Island for Seniors and their families.
Today, Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie released the results of a systemic review of seniors’ abuse and neglect in British Columbia in a report titled Hidden and Invisible.
Can we face the challenges, both moral and practical, of resuming in-patient care in the form of a psychiatric hospital? In the decade since the last patient was discharged from Riverview Psychiatric hospital in Coquitlam, it’s become apparent that the promise of alternate, community-based care has not been met. The evidence is all around us….
B.C. Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, is reminding seniors aged 70 or older of the need for a booster, or third dose, of the COVID-19 vaccine. “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all British Columbians, and our seniors and older adults are among the most vulnerable. The waning protection of the vaccine is based on age,…
Project Rise gives hope for the future through lifeskills, pre-employment training and work placements for people who have experienced homelessnes
A commentary by a Haida journalist, writer, and University of Victoria graduate.
How will those who want content warnings on works of fiction face the realities of everyday life?
A commentary by the former leader of the Green Party, originally published in the Toronto Star.
Unusual challenges need unusual solutions.
There is no doubt that volunteering contributes to the health and well-being of our communities.
I want to remind us, as we struggle to stay relevant in today’s fast paced world, where we have come from.