Mackenzie Appointed as Canada’s First Seniors Advocate
Earlier today, Health Minister Terry Lake appointed Isobel Mackenzie as Canada’s first Seniors Advocate. Mackenzie has stepped down from the BCCPA Board effective immediately in order to pursue her new role as Seniors Advocate. “We want to congratulate Isobel for her appointment as BC’s new Seniors Advocate,” says Daniel Fontaine, CEO BCCPA. “Isobel has devoted nearly […]
SafeCare BC Featured in Leading OHS Magazine
SafeCare BC was recently featured in OHS Canada, the leading Canadian occupational health and safety magazine. Reporter Jeff Cottrill interviews Jennifer Lyle, Executive Director, SafeCare BC, and Stephen Symon, public sector manager of industry and labour services for WorkSafeBC. To read the article, please see below. +++ A new workplace health and safety association in […]
SafeCare BC Teleforum a Success
Tuesday March 11th, 2014 marked an exciting milestone for SafeCare BC, with the first SafeCare BC teleforum. Over 40 professionals from across the continuing care sector participated in the discussion lead by Mary Ellen Sanajko of Conduit Coaching. Also joining in on the discussion was the newly appointed SafeCare BC executive director, Jennifer Lyle, who […]
Tremendous Response To Annual Conference Registration
Since opening up the delegate registration for the 2014 Annual Conference, there has been a tremendous response! “Based on early registration numbers in the first week, we are well on our way to exceeding the number of service provider delegates compared to last year,” says Daniel Fontaine, CEO. “It’s also great to see that so […]
Call for creative expressions
The Agewell Chataqua Project* invites you to create and submit small-scale artwork that expresses your thoughts and feelings about aging: What are your experiences, stories, hopes and challenges? Art forms can include paintings, graphics, textile art, installations, photography, poetry, stories, and performance work in music, theatre and dance. Selected works will be exhibited at the […]
NDP denounces cuts to health-care jobs in Campbell River, Duncan
NDP North Island MLA Claire Trevena presented a petition of 5,783 signatures from residents, their family members, and 380 health-care workers at two seniors homes on Vancouver Island who are set to be laid off in April. The petition calls on Health Minister Terry Lake to end mass layoffs and the contracting out of heath-care […]
Manitoba Commits Funding For Sprinkler Retrofits
The Victoria Times Colonist has published a story about the recent meeting held at the BCCPA office regarding fire prevention in BC Care homes. Lindsay Kines reports the Government of Manitoba announced it was dedicating up to $7 million a year for sprinkler retrofits. What follows is an excerpt from the news report: The Ministry […]
Elder Abuse Prevention: Priority Areas Survey
In 2013, the provincial government established the Council to Reduce Elder Abuse (Council) to provide a forum for stewardship and implementation of cross-sectoral efforts to reduce elder abuse in our province. Daniel Fontaine, CEO of the BC Care Providers Association, is a Council member. The Council’s mandate is to enhance awareness, efficiency and effectiveness of […]
Ministry Conducts External Review of Funding Model
The Ministry of Health is hiring a consultant to conduct an external review of the population-based needs funding model. According to their documents, the review will take place later this year. In a Request For Proposal issued on March 4th: “The Ministry of Health (the Ministry) is seeking to retain a qualified firm or individual(s) […]
