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.

Join us for our upcoming season 12 sessions:

Care to Chat: A Conversation with André Picard (April 22, 2025 | 11:30 AM – 2 PM | Terminal City Club, Vancouver)

Join us on April 22, 2025, for an engaging conversation between Terry Lake, CEO of BCCPA and André Picard, an award-winning health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail, as well as the author of six bestselling books, including Neglected No More: The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic. 

This discussion will explore the challenges facing Canada’s seniors living and care sector within the broader healthcare system—and how we, as a society, can collectively address the needs of an aging population. 

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

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.