Your Guide to the products & services available on Vancouver Island for Seniors and their families.
Victoria, B.C.— B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie is reminding seniors they can defer paying their property tax through the provincial Property Tax Deferment (PTD) Program.
Two ministerial orders made during the COVID-19 pandemic by BC’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General went beyond the authority assigned to him under the Emergency Program Act and thus are contrary to law, an Ombudsperson investigation released today finds.
B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020
Isolated adults are vulnerable to elder financial abuse but conversation can help drive change.
To my American Friends and Family
In case anyone asks you who a Canadian is . . . You probably missed it in the local news, but there was a report that someone in Pakistan had advertised in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed a Canadian – any Canadian.
In recent years wool has enjoyed a great surge in popularity.
The Mid-Island organization Haven Society has seen an uptick in calls to its crisis line.
“Each year, the first week of June in British Columbia is declared Seniors’ Week.
Exploitation and abuse of seniors and vulnerable adults is a big concern – not just in BC but worldwide.