BCCPA Pilots New Workshops & Training Sessions
As part of our 2013-16 Strategic Plan, the BCCPA must make every effort to better engage with our members across the province. In addition to our annual conference and the Care to Chat series, we are in negotiations with several commercial members to pilot a series of smaller, member-only, low-cost workshops this Fall/Winter. We are […]
Minister’s 2nd Annual Lunch A Big Hit
Planning is well underway for the BCCPA to co-host our 2nd Annual Minister of Health luncheon with the Hon. Terry Lake on October 16th at the Pan Pacific Hotel. If you recall, over 350 people attended our sold-out inaugural event last fall. Our event partners include the Denominational Health Association, BC Non-Profit Housing Association and […]
Work On 2015 Annual Conference Well Underway
Not long after the last banner was taken down from the 2014 Annual Conference, work began on next year’s event. In June the Board appointed two directors and two members at-large to the 2015 Conference Committee. They include: Aly Devji, Deltaview Campus of Care– Board Director Kristan Ash, We Care – Board Director Hendrik Van […]
BCCPA 2013-16 Strategic Plan Updated
In June the BCCPA Board of Directors met to review and update the 2013-16 Strategic Plan. The Plan helps guide the work and human resource planning for the Association on a yearly basis. Although a significant portion of the plan remains unchanged, there was a re-direction of resources toward issues related to fiscal sustainability. To […]
Collaboration With SafeCare BC
BCCPA continues to support the establishment and activities of SafeCare BC. Back in 2012 we filed an application with WorkSafe BC to set up a new safety association for the long-term care sector. In 2013 the application was approved. Earlier this year a new SafeCare BC non-profit society was set up and a new Executive […]
Use BCCPA As Your Recruiter
Did you know that the BCCPA offers a special recruiting service to our members? For a small fee, you can advertise your job vacancy with our entire membership and social media followers. This includes a special e-blast to all of our members. It’s a cost effective way of getting the word out about and helping […]
Social Media Update- Fun With Numbers
If you are following the BCCPA through one of our social media outlets, you may have noticed we have been keeping busy. As of July 11th, we have hit a significant social media milestone, reaching 1000 followers on twitter. We’ve experienced an increase of over 400 followers in the two months alone! We have sent over […]
2015 BCCPA Awards Nominations Being Accepted
The Board of Directors has appointed Al Jina, Park Place Seniors Living and Donna Marasco, Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT, to the 2015 Annual Awards Committee. Both Al and Donna were also appointed to last year’s committee. Nominating someone is quite easy and can be done year-round. Therefore, if you know of anyone who would fit […]
Care to Chat- Second Season
The inaugural season of Care to Chat was such a success, the BCCPA has decided to move forward with a second season. Similar to last year, it will include four separate sessions starting in November at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver. We will be formally announcing the topic and panelists as well as commence ticket […]
