Don Maroc
by Don Maroc
Last Wednesday, at the Cowichan Community Centre, Isobel Mackenzie, newly appointed Seniors Advocate for B.C., spent two hours listening to the concerns of about 50 seniors and explaining the functions of her new office.
The following day a committee of the Cowichan Elder Care Co-operative met to begin to hammer out stategic details for opening their operation this coming spring or summer.
The Advocate’s responsibility is officially “to examine and analyze the current state of seniors’ services … including health care, transportation, housing and income supports.”
The Elder Care Co-op’s purpose is (Read more…)
