Ensure safety of seniors ahead of the upcoming heat in B.C.
High temperatures are expected this weekend into next week across the province, with some regions reaching the high 30s. With seniors (65+) being one of the most at-risk demographics, everyone is urged to prepare for the upcoming heat and monitor the seniors in their communities. BC Care Providers Association and EngAge BC particularly encourages the […]
Opinion: Climate change and aging demographic are our country’s twin existential threats
By Terry Lake Canada’s straining health-care system is like the proverbial frog in the pot of water as it gradually heats up. Statisticians and policy experts have warned us for decades that our aging demographic would reach its own boiling point where demand for services would outpace supply without corrective action. The warning was not […]
