A 2016 report by Transparency International Canada indicated nearly one-third of the 100 most valuable residential properties in Metro Vancouver were owned by shell companies.
That’s astonishing!
Island Voices
Island Voices features a collection of articles for seniors and their families by Vancouver Island authors and authorities on a wide range of subjects.
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Seniors try joints to soothe aching joints.
The group of white-haired folks — some pushing walkers, others using canes arrive right on time at the gates of Laguna Woods Village, an upscale retirement community in the picturesque hills that frame this Southern California suburb a few miles from Disneyland.
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Cowichan Tribes cannabis partnership aims high
Costa Canna plans to open first store in Cowichan Valley and expand beyond. A partnership led by Cowichan Tribes is planning to open the first legal cannabis store in the Cowichan Valley next month.
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Bayshore Home Health— Now Serving the Comox Valley!
At Bayshore, we believe in creating special moments for our clients each and every day, whether at the bedside, on the phone or in the clinic.
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Snack Guidelines for Adults
Healthy snacks can be key for fuelling your day. Get Kristen’s 2 Hour Snack Guideline to snack smart.
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Why are Victorians so intolerant?
The batteries in his 97-year-old grandmother’s hearing aids were failing, so Tristin Hopper had to raise his voice to be heard in the noisy Sunday morning Victoria restaurant.
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Investigative Update
Key recommendations aimed at improving quality of seniors care in BC still not implemented seven years after Ombudsperson’s sweeping investigation.
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The 2019 Canadian Food Guide.
The Food guide makes some recommendations specific to all life stages, including for seniors.
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What was Canada’s biggest business news story of 2018?
According to the pundits at the Canadian Press, it wasn’t the giveaway of Canadian oil to Americans for tens of billions of dollars below world prices, caused by a lack of pipelines from Alberta.
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Almost 1,000 former income assistance recipients still owed payments following Ombudsperson investigation highlighting unfair deductions
B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released an update of a May 2018 report today that found the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction failed to follow the law in relation to the calculation of income assistance benefits.
