For more than a decade, BC Care Providers Association’s Care to Chat series has been key in bringing together top opinion leaders, experts and key decision makers to create dialogue about important and emerging issues in the province’s seniors living and care sector.

Season 12 kicked off with an “Election Edition” on September 24th, 2025, which featured former B.C. Minister of Health, Hon. Adrian Dix and MLA Elenore Sturko, as well as other candidates like Pat McCutcheon (Green Party of BC), Karin Kirkpatrick (former MLA with BC United, independent candidate). Read our wrap- up post here.

In April, top health reporter and Global & Mail columnist, Andre Picard, sat down with BCCPA CEO and former B.C. Minister of Health, Terry Lake, for a thought-provoking conversation on Canada’s seniors living and care sector. Read our wrap up post here.

Join us the final session of season 12 in Kelowna, B.C.!

Care to Chat: Climate Change Preparedness (May 12, 2025 |11:30 AM – 2 PM | Coast Capri Hotel, Kelowna)

As climate change intensifies, British Columbia faces increasing challenges from extreme weather events. How can we protect our seniors, particularly those in long-term care and assisted living settings?

Join us for for a compelling panel discussion featuring experts in climate science, senior healthcare, and emergency preparedness. This timely event will explore the critical intersection of climate change and seniors care, offering insights for healthcare professionals, operators, and policymakers.

This session will feature:

• Sharon Cook (Moderator), Chief Nursing Officer & Vice President Quality Assurance, Park Place Seniors Living
• Dr. Silvina Mema, Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer, Interior Health
• Sue Gardner Clark, Director, HEMBC (Interior), Provincial Health Services Authority
• Chris Buse, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
• Melanie Reinhardt, Director of Operations, Baptist Housing

Tickets include a three-course lunch. Learn more and register here.

Thank you to our Season 12 Care to Chat sponsors who make these conversations possible.