Island Voices – Island Talk

Wilson Group, which operates much of Vancouver Island’s bus services through its companies Wilson’s Transportation and Tofino Bus, says passengers are now primarily being picked up at the curbside after closing five bus depots in 2019.

Killer whales native to the waters of northern B.C. and Alaska are selectively eating millions of large, nutritious chinook salmon long before the fish make their way to the feeding grounds frequented by our dwindling southern resident killer whales, according to new research.

The B.C. Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, today released the Monitoring Seniors Services 2019 (MSS 2019) report. The report, published annually, measures the performance of senior services across health care, housing, transportation, income supports, and personal supports.

Thank you for your e-mail of November 27, 2019, addressed to the Minister of Health, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, on your concerns with the health care system in British Columbia.

Dear Minister, in recent years I have noticed a deterioration in heath care services here in British Columbia notwithstanding the many capital projects of bricks and mortar. Wait times to see a specialist have increased and wait times for certain surgeries have not improved.

As of today, BC has a new law that gives current and former provincial government employees a way to bring forward concerns about wrongdoing in the workplace.

Gordon Denford, Founder of Berwick Retirement Communities today received the BC Seniors Living Association (BCSLA) Pioneer Award from BCSLA CEO Lee Coonfer at a special ceremony coinciding with the celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Berwick House.

Early in my tenure at the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce, I had a meeting with a couple of consultants who were doing work on the issue of homelessness for the Capital Regional District.