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Opinion: Co-housing and dementia villages: Social innovations offer alternatives for long-term care

Opinion: Co-housing and dementia villages: Social innovations offer alternatives for long-term care

Coronavirus has disproportionately impacted the most vulnerable seniors. We need socially innovative solutions to redesign long-term care and help seniors age safely and with dignity
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Opinion: What is a climate stress test? A sustainable finance expert explains

Opinion: What is a climate stress test? A sustainable finance expert explains

Regulators, banks and policy-makers use stress tests to uncover weak points in how financial institutions operate and identify changes that will help buffer them from harm
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Cartoon: COVID-19 testing kits

Cartoon: COVID-19 testing kits

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Editorial: The more options the better

Editorial: The more options the better

Despite predictions that the latest wave is levelling off, COVID-19 cases continue to mount close to home and throughout the province and country.
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Cartoon: Staffing issues

Cartoon: Staffing issues

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Tax-scam phone calls on rise in B.C., poll finds

Tax-scam phone calls on rise in B.C., poll finds

Half of B.C.’s mobile phone users say they have received calls from an individual purporting to represent a government entity like the Canada Revenue Agency – a 15-point increase since 2019.
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Viewpoint: Families are essential to residents in long-term care

Viewpoint: Families are essential to residents in long-term care

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
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Letter: Take a breather on building new fire hall

Letter: Take a breather on building new fire hall

There’s a limit to what our residents, the majority of whom are seniors, can afford, as our taxes, cost of fuel, heating (especially this winter) and food continue to rise. ~ Helen Evans
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Opinion: Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It's complicated

Opinion: Should university instructors disclose mental health conditions? It's complicated

The pandemic has introduced a new context for university instructors navigating boundaries and responsibilities around their students’ and their own well-being and mental health
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Opinion: 10 ways to help lonely loved ones in long-term care homes, according to an LTC worker

Opinion: 10 ways to help lonely loved ones in long-term care homes, according to an LTC worker

As people living in long-term care homes brave another lockdown, communication is key and the presence of family members (virtually or through the window) is needed
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