Canada’s aging demographic is set to shake up your business. Are you ready?
In the Mackenzie Ballroom of the Fairmont Waterfront on Tuesday, BC Care Providers Association CEO Daniel Fontaine delivered a keynote address that was, in equal parts, sobering and optimistic. With more people over the age of 65 than under 15, Canada is on the brink of a major demographic shift that will alter its economic, social […]
Opinion: My aging mum didn’t want to be a burden. And that was a burden.
By Melanie P. Merriman My mother’s words sounded harsh – “I never want to live with either one of my girls” – but I didn’t take offense. It was her way of saying she never wanted to be dependent on us, or anyone. After our father died, my sister Barbara and I knew that Mum would […]
