BC FORUM Members in Action!

Lynda Zorn, BC FORUM member and delegate to the North Okanagan Labour Council, made a presentation on behalf of BC FORUM at a public engagement event in May, 2011, that was part of the BCGEU's launch of their provincial campaign “Build A Better Future for Seniors”. She is shown above, center, with Anita Zaenker,Staff Representative, Research and Campaigns, BCGEU and Darryl Walker, President, BCGEU.
 

In response to growing concerns about the state of seniors’ care in BC—reflected in the media, research reports, and the everyday lived experience of our province’s seniors— the BC Government and Service Employees’ Union (BCGEU) recently launched a provincial campaign to Build a Better Future for Seniors.

Because the seniors’ population in the Okanagan area exceeds the provincial and national average, Kelowna represented a model community from which to draw on experience and expertise around this issue. Numerous campaign activities took place in the region throughout May, 2011, including a public engagement event on May 30 in Kelowna. Nearly 60 key stakeholders from the area’s seniors’ care sector participated in this event.

Read more about this campaign, including the report, here.