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Winter 2025 OSA Council of Advisors Meeting

Date: January 27th
Location: Richmond, B.C.

The Office’s 20-member Council of Advisors met in Richmond on January 27 and 28, 2025. This exceptional group of seniors represents communities across the province from Campbell River, to Castlegar, to Fort St. John. They come together in person three times a year to discuss challenges that B.C. seniors are facing and possible solutions.

At this meeting the Seniors Advocate consulted with the council on the needs of caregivers with a loved one waitlisted for a long-term care home, covering topics such as home support, respite care, caregiver burnout and timely access to beds. Their comments and concerns will also help inform OSA’s upcoming systemic review on long-term care access.

The council also had the opportunity to meet our new Minister of Health, Josie Osborne and Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors’ Services and Long-Term Care, Susie Chant, as well as engage on the topic of seniors’ transportation challenges with a panel discussion featuring representatives from BC Transit, TransLink, Hope Air and United Way BC.