Seniors

Shawn Carbonell, family service planner, seen here in the waiting room at Bakerview Memorial Cemetery in Aldergrove, says when people get past their anxiety about pre-planning their funeral, they always feel better. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

B.C. funerals: ‘Everyone is going to die, and they need to plan for that’

Most people don’t make funeral pre-arrangements, and they should, B.C. funeral directors say

 

From left: Jane Johnson, Sandi Reed and Diane Sharp. (Photo courtesy Judy Richardson)

‘Seniors who Shred’ documentary highlights PQB mountain bikers

Film features eight riders, ranging from 74 to 92 years old

 

(File photo)

Almost 1 in 5 B.C. seniors at risk of homelessness: Report

The report comes from the United Way BC

 

Health-care workers talk with a man in a COVID-19 infected ward at Idola Saint-Jean long-term care home in Laval, Que., Friday, February 25, 2022. B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie released the results Nov. 16, 2023 from her office’s second provincewide survey of thousands of long-term care residents and their family members – and it shows little progress since the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Better home support needed in order to delay long-term care: Seniors advocate

Report shows lack of progress since the pandemic, but COVID is not the root cause

Health-care workers talk with a man in a COVID-19 infected ward at Idola Saint-Jean long-term care home in Laval, Que., Friday, February 25, 2022. B.C. seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie released the results Nov. 16, 2023 from her office’s second provincewide survey of thousands of long-term care residents and their family members – and it shows little progress since the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says that although seniors tend to consider downsizing as they age, a large proportion are instead choosing to age in their home rather than put it on the market. Houses are seen on Squamish Nation land in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

More seniors electing to stay in their home instead of downsizing

Canada Mortgage and Housing says rental rates for older cohorts less pronounced than before

A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation says that although seniors tend to consider downsizing as they age, a large proportion are instead choosing to age in their home rather than put it on the market. Houses are seen on Squamish Nation land in North Vancouver, B.C., Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Walter Decker, 99, of Hamilton, Ont., climbed 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower over the weekend for the third time in support of charity. Decker is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-United Way of Greater Toronto, Daria Perevezentsev

99-year-old climbs 1,776 steps to conquer the CN Tower for charity

Walter Decker first started stair climbing a decade ago

Walter Decker, 99, of Hamilton, Ont., climbed 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower over the weekend for the third time in support of charity. Decker is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-United Way of Greater Toronto, Daria Perevezentsev
Adrian Dix, B.C. health minister, and Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo MLA, at an announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, of a 306-bed long-term care facility that will be built on the Lantzville-Nanaimo border. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

300-bed long-term care facility announced for Mid-Island

Facility near Lantzville’s May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park includes ‘specialized population’ unit

Adrian Dix, B.C. health minister, and Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo MLA, at an announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, of a 306-bed long-term care facility that will be built on the Lantzville-Nanaimo border. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Hospital Employee’s Union members at two Good Samaritan Canada facilities in B.C., including Pioneer Lodge in Salmon Arm, will be taking part in a six-hour walkout on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The job action is in response to contract negotiations that the union says have been ongoing for the past two years. (Health Care Workers of Good Samaritan/Facebook photo)

One-day walkout planned for Salmon Arm, Delta long-term care facilities

Good Samaritan Canada says it will ensure essential care, services are delivered during strike

  • Oct 20, 2023
Hospital Employee’s Union members at two Good Samaritan Canada facilities in B.C., including Pioneer Lodge in Salmon Arm, will be taking part in a six-hour walkout on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. The job action is in response to contract negotiations that the union says have been ongoing for the past two years. (Health Care Workers of Good Samaritan/Facebook photo)
Ed Bain, popular morning man at 100.3 The Q radio and CHEK TV weatherman, on the streets of Crofton. (Photo by Don Bodger)

Radio host Ed Bain is Victoria’s morning smile

Humour and imagination are at the root of the Morning Show’s success

  • Oct 9, 2023
Ed Bain, popular morning man at 100.3 The Q radio and CHEK TV weatherman, on the streets of Crofton. (Photo by Don Bodger)
With passenger numbers on the rise, many airlines are looking to add more routes to their offerings. (Black Press Media file photo)

Tips to help stretch seniors’ travel budgets

Travel numbers on the rise

With passenger numbers on the rise, many airlines are looking to add more routes to their offerings. (Black Press Media file photo)
Roy Evans is 95 and still fixing watches. (Tim Collins/News Photo)

At age 95, Langford watchmaker is still ticking after a life lived well

A love of watches has been a constant in Roy Evans’ life

  • Oct 7, 2023
Roy Evans is 95 and still fixing watches. (Tim Collins/News Photo)
Kelowna’s Laura Draycott is in the running for Ms. Senior World 50. (Instagram/@laurainkelowna)

B.C. woman only Canadian in the running for Ms Senior World

Laura Draycott currently holds the Ms. Canada 50 title

  • Sep 27, 2023
Kelowna’s Laura Draycott is in the running for Ms. Senior World 50. (Instagram/@laurainkelowna)
B.C.’s seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie is critical of the current funding model for long-term care beds in B.C. (Black Press Media file photo)

Long-term care rewards those not spending on care: B.C. seniors advocate

Isobel Mackenzie calls for fundamental reform of long-term care funding system

B.C.’s seniors advocate Isobel Mackenzie is critical of the current funding model for long-term care beds in B.C. (Black Press Media file photo)
The Vancouver Police Department is providing free, 911-only cellphones for seniors on low or fixed incomes. (VPD)

B.C. police department to provide free, 911-only cellphones for seniors

It can be used to dial 911 in emergencies at no upfront cost or monthly payment plan

The Vancouver Police Department is providing free, 911-only cellphones for seniors on low or fixed incomes. (VPD)
Diana is among seniors whose photo will be in a soon-to-be-released pin-up calendar. (Pelays Photography photo)

PHOTOS: B.C. seniors’ pin-up project captures ‘unbelievable’ transformation

Calendar to raise funds for continuation of Surrey Shares storytelling project

Diana is among seniors whose photo will be in a soon-to-be-released pin-up calendar. (Pelays Photography photo)
Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Masters athletes compete in national track and field championships in Langley

Athletes from their 30s to their 90s participated

Myrtle Acton of Sooke set new world records for women 90-94 in the shot put and hammer throw at the Canadian Masters Track and Field Championships in Langley on Friday, Aug. 11. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Ruth Goertzen, 84, enjoyed her second skydive, landing at Arbutus Meadows on July 29. (Submitted photo)

Skydiving Parksville octogenarians raise $4,000 for hospice society

Three Berwick Parksville residents and two staff jumped July 29

Ruth Goertzen, 84, enjoyed her second skydive, landing at Arbutus Meadows on July 29. (Submitted photo)
Ruth Goertzen, Ken Greenwell and Colleen Bonner will tick an item off their ‘bucket lists’ when they skydive on July 29. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Parksville octogenarians set to cross skydiving off bucket list

Berwick residents, staff raise funds for Oceanside Hospice Society

Ruth Goertzen, Ken Greenwell and Colleen Bonner will tick an item off their ‘bucket lists’ when they skydive on July 29. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
BC Health Minister Adrian Dix (left) and Premier David Eby announce the plan to build a three-storey long term care facility on the west side of the North Island Hospital, Campbell River campus that will accomodate 153 long-term care beds. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

New long-term care facility for northern Vancouver Island announced

New 153-bed long-term care facility will be built at Campbell River Hospital

BC Health Minister Adrian Dix (left) and Premier David Eby announce the plan to build a three-storey long term care facility on the west side of the North Island Hospital, Campbell River campus that will accomodate 153 long-term care beds. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
Pat Patterson is a beloved volunteer at Saanich Volunteer Services Society. (Courtesy of Saanich Volunteer Services Society)

Saanich volunteer changes lives from behind the wheel

Pat Patterson finds happiness as a Saanich Volunteer Services Society volunteer for 18 years

Pat Patterson is a beloved volunteer at Saanich Volunteer Services Society. (Courtesy of Saanich Volunteer Services Society)