Across the province, 2018 proved to be a year full of learning, action and connection. British Columbian communities continued to advocate for important matters in the places where they live, work and play. Issues such as healthy housing, disaster relief and First Nations reconciliation were top of ...
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Across BC this year, 37 communities are receiving grant funding to support age-friendly planning and projects. The grant awards, announced this month by the Ministry of Health, will assist communities in supporting older adults so they can live active, socially engaged and independent lives. ...
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John lives in South Surrey. Now in his late sixties, John has aged out of the disability payments he used to receive, and has been living without heat, plumbing or power in a trailer in a backyard. His rent for this space costs him more than two-thirds of his federal benefits, leaving only a few hun...
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Lin has lived in the village of Wells since she was a child. Now in her 80s, she knows the community inside and out—and has strong opinions on how to make it better for adults who are aging in place, like her. Wells knows the value of the opinions, experience and input its older population pr...
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Sarah is a woman in her late sixties living in Cranbrook, BC. After raising a family in the nearby village of Wardner, Sarah recently relocated to the city in order to be closer to medical services as she ages. Sarah is not alone: in the past few years, the town of Cranbrook has experienced consider...
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Hugh and his spouse love the Village of Lytton, a town of about 150 nestled next to a mountain, where two rivers intersect. A time will come when the couple, now in their 70s and living on an acreage, will need to move into town. They don’t want to leave the Village and the community groups an...
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Roger has lived his whole life in the mountain town of Rossland, BC. Now in his late 70s, he’s beginning to experience some mobility problems—it’s getting harder to get out and about in his community, and to shovel his driveway in the winter. In particular, Roger relies o...
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This grant stream has now closed. For follow-up information, please contact UBCM. Healthy communities support all stages of life. In partnership with the Union of BC Municipalities, the Province has announced $500,000 in funding to support local governments in age-friendly planning. F...
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Stream of Consciousness is a digital media company based in Victoria, BC. They help amplify the voices of some of the world’s most brilliant thinkers, teachers, innovators and community leaders by delivering professional livestream broadcasts, webinars and eCourses. Through their 2020 Vision ...
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Did you know that 7 out of the 10 Canadian municipalities with the largest portion of seniors are located in B.C.? As a result, more communities are exploring what it means to become age-friendly, supporting all stages, from childhood through to later years. BC's Local Government Management Ass...
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Building Safe and Inclusive Communities was the theme of the 2018 Public Health Association of BC (PHABC) Summer School, hosted on July 5th and 6th at five university sites and five other remote sites across BC and Saskatchewan. Presenters shared stories, experiences, and research related to various...
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Between 2011 and 2016, the number of people aged 85 and older grew by 19.4%—nearly four times the rate for the overall Canadian population.[i] Projections suggest that by 2036, one-quarter of our population will be 65 or older. As this demographic grows, so does the importance of access to tim...
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