Seniors

Edith Rose, who marked her 102nd birthday on December 30, 2023, came down to work a shift on the Cranbrook Health Care Auxiliary Information Desk at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital on Monday, Jan. 8. (Barry Coulter photo)

Groundbreaking B.C. chemist Edith Rose still working for your health at 102

Canada’s first female cereal chemist still volunteering at Cranbrook’s East Kootenay Regional Hospital

 

Joanne Thibault poses in front of Finest at Sea, where she works as a consultant after coming out of retirement. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

‘Horrible situation’: B.C. senior forced to unretire as costs skyrocket

Study finds more people facing uncertain retirement due to the cost of living

 

The B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate released its 2023 long-term care and assisted living directory report this week. (Black Press Media file photo)

Food standards, over-medication high on B.C. seniors’ care list of concerns

Office of B.C. Seniors Advocate releases long-term care and assisted-living directory

 

Cathy Bailey, Emily Pridham, and Tania Fritz wrap gifts for the Christmas program that ensures seniors in need receive something Christmas morning. (Courtesy Eldercare Foundation)

Seniors struggling to make ends meet on the rise in Greater Victoria

Program ensures older residents in long-term care find joy on Christmas

Cathy Bailey, Emily Pridham, and Tania Fritz wrap gifts for the Christmas program that ensures seniors in need receive something Christmas morning. (Courtesy Eldercare Foundation)
Barb Lavergne celebrated her 100th birthday Dec. 11 but it didn't stop her from taking up her regular duties on the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle at the Campbell River Walmart this week. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror

100-year-old volunteers with a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye

Vancouver Island woman celebrates 100th birthday serving at the Christmas Kettle

Barb Lavergne celebrated her 100th birthday Dec. 11 but it didn't stop her from taking up her regular duties on the Salvation Army Christmas Kettle at the Campbell River Walmart this week. Photo by Alistair Taylor/Campbell River Mirror
The Salmon Arm 55+ BC Games announces its lineup of sports and activities being held in the 2024 event, which includes slo-pitch like last year’s Games hosted by Abbotsford. (55+ BC Games photo)

Let the Games begin: lineup revealed for Salmon Arm 2024 55+ BC Games

Diverse activities announced for the anticipated 3,000 participants

The Salmon Arm 55+ BC Games announces its lineup of sports and activities being held in the 2024 event, which includes slo-pitch like last year’s Games hosted by Abbotsford. (55+ BC Games photo)
The Wes Craig rink from Duncan is representing B.C. in the men’s draw at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, and remains in the mix for a Saturday morning semifinal spot Dec. 9. (Contributed)

B.C. teams still in mix at Canadian senior curling finals in Vernon

Final draw at 6 p.m. Friday to determine final four placings in both women’s and men’s draws

The Wes Craig rink from Duncan is representing B.C. in the men’s draw at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships, and remains in the mix for a Saturday morning semifinal spot Dec. 9. (Contributed)
The Wes Craig rink from Duncan is representing B.C. in the men’s draw at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships at the Vernon Curling Club. The team has clinched a spot into the eight-team championship pool. (Contributed)

B.C. rinks into championship round at Canadian Sr. Curling Finals in Vernon

Wes Craig of Duncan, Diane Gushulak of New West will advance from round robin; Saskatchewan teams 6-0

The Wes Craig rink from Duncan is representing B.C. in the men’s draw at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships at the Vernon Curling Club. The team has clinched a spot into the eight-team championship pool. (Contributed)
Paul Zwingé is one of many Langley seniors facing a move – and potentially higher rents – soon because of redevelopment. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

B.C. seniors facing housing crunch, risk homelessness

Langley’s Paul Zwingé is one of many seniors facing an enforced move soon

Paul Zwingé is one of many Langley seniors facing a move – and potentially higher rents – soon because of redevelopment. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Team Diane Gushulak from New Westminster won their third straight game Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships at the Vernon Curling Club. (Contributed)

B.C. women’s rink rocking at Canadian senior curling finals in Vernon

Diane Gushulak of New Westminster has won three in a row; B.C. men from Duncan suffer first loss

Team Diane Gushulak from New Westminster won their third straight game Tuesday, Dec. 5, at the 2023 Everest Canadian Senior Men’s and Women’s Curling Championships at the Vernon Curling Club. (Contributed)
Sicamous RCMP are seeking the suspect involved in an assault and robbery involving a 90-year-old Good Samaritan that occurred Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (File photo)

90-year-old Salmon Arm man assaulted, robbed after giving stranger ride

Police say suspect hit victim in the head before pushing him out of the vehicle

Sicamous RCMP are seeking the suspect involved in an assault and robbery involving a 90-year-old Good Samaritan that occurred Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (File photo)
Sicamous RCMP are seeking the suspect involved in an assault and robbery involving a 90-year-old Good Samaritan that occurred Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (File photo)

90-year-old Salmon Arm man assaulted, robbed after giving stranger ride

Police say suspect hit victim in the head before pushing him out of the vehicle

Sicamous RCMP are seeking the suspect involved in an assault and robbery involving a 90-year-old Good Samaritan that occurred Friday, Dec. 1, 2023. (File photo)
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

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)
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

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

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

The report comes from the United Way BC

(File photo)
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)