A plea for help
On Friday I received an Email to Seniors 101 with a cry for help regarding the scenario below which is a variant on the desperate need for housing and understanding for far too many people in BC.
Island Voices – Island Talk
An amazing story of love and trust amid the brutality and chaos of war.
Judy, a purebred pointer, was the mascot of several ships in the Pacific,
A purrfect ending:
Kabul cat and NATO officer reunite in Vancouver. Abandoned, tear gassed, airlifted and very much loved: a cat rescued from Afghanistan finds a new home
Support Island Farmers
During 2021 we witnessed floods and fire of biblical proportions and a world plagued by Covid. One of many issues it exposed, yet again, is how fragile our food and power supply is.
Food for thought.
During 2021 we have witnessed floods and fire of biblical proportions and a world plagued by the ravages of Covid. This has brought home to me the reality that in this life all we are assured of is the now.
Great news
Think local. Love where you live.
B.C. Seniors Advocate Releases Updated Long-Term Care Directory
Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie has released the 2021 update of the Long-Term Care Directory
B.C. Seniors Advocate Calls for Increased Awareness and Better Co-ordination to Combat the Rising Prevalence of Seniors Abuse and Neglec.t
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.
Editorial: No easy solutions to the mental health crisis
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….
Seniors Advocate calls on B.C. seniors to get their booster or third dose as soon as they are eligible
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,…