NANAIMO HOSPICE IS ASKING YOU TO GET OUT AND HUSTLE FOR HOSPICE!
With changes to all fundraising events this year, Nanaimo Community Hospice Society was not able to hold it’s signature event,
Island Voices – Island Talk
I think all sports fans and most everybody else will get a kick out of this letter written to the Chicago Tribune.
No matter which side you are on in the matter of renaming the Washington Redskins, this is funny.
The grim reality of Long Term Care for Seniors in Canada.
Canada has failed in its duty to protect vulnerable elders in long-term care, according to a highly critical report that examines the issue in light of the COVID-19 crisis.
Seniors Advocate Reminds Seniors of the Option for Property Tax Deferral
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.
Ombudsperson investigation finds two pandemic emergency orders not authorized by Emergency Program Act
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.
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
B.C.’s Seniors Advocate Statement on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2020
Elder Financial Abuse
Isolated adults are vulnerable to elder financial abuse but conversation can help drive change.
A spotlight on a welcome leader and police officer.
To my American Friends and Family
An Australian Definition of a Canadian
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.
Why Wool For Your Footwear?
In recent years wool has enjoyed a great surge in popularity.