BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.35.1//EN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bccare.ca/ X-WR-CALNAME:BC Care Providers Association X-WR-CALDESC:The Voice for BC Seniors Care Since 1977 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Vancouver BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T030000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=03;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20261101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VEVENT CLASS:PUBLIC UID:MEC-2810533f3e8335c1e5842e38a66e2d41@bccare.ca DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261016T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20261016T103000 DTSTAMP:20260810T150814Z CREATED:20260810 LAST-MODIFIED:20260813 PRIORITY:5 SEQUENCE:3 TRANSP:OPAQUE SUMMARY:Care to Chat: #HomesNotHospitals DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first Care to Chat of the 2026–2027 season as we host our first member event in support of our advocacy campaign, #HomesNotHospitals.\nThis session will provide the geo-political context driving the campaign, outline its key priorities, and highlight our upcoming advocacy efforts.\nMembers will learn how they can support the campaign through grassroot advocacy efforts and help champion the message that the right care, in the right place, leads to better outcomes for seniors and the healthcare system.\nCare to Chat is presented by Savaria whose products are designed for safe patient movement and positive outcomes for long-term care, hospital settings, and homecare environments.\nThis session is sponsored by CareRx who are building better pharmacy services for seniors in Canada, and supported by Surge Learning whose mission is to help caregivers guide the training and development of their most valuable assets, their staff.\nEvent details:\nDate: Friday, October 16, 2026\nTime: 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM\nLocation: Civic Hotel | Civic Ballroom, 13475 Central Avenue, Surrey, B.C. V3V 1Y8\nRegister today! \n URL:https://bccare.ca/events-list/care-to-chat-homesnothospitals/ LOCATION:13475 Central Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia V3V 1Y8 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR