Don’t believe the myth that seniors are wealthy Re: “Costs pushing seniors into long-term care, B.C. watchdog says,” Sept. 23 and “Give the money to those who need it,” letter, Sept. 29.
In her report B.C. Seniors: Falling Further Behind, Isobel Mackenzie reveals the shocking fact that 45% of B.C. seniors have an income that is “less than minimum wage.”
Without any supporting evidence, the letter-writer makes the outlandish claim that “roughly one-third of those seniors [on OAS] already have annual incomes of over $50,000.” This statement is blatantly wrong, with no basis in fact. Proposed zoning change would hurt auto dealers Car dealerships need to store vehicles to sell vehicles — but without any consultation with or direct notice to property owners and automobile dealers, Victoria council will consider today a zoning bylaw amendment that would effectively prevent most dealers’ principal locations and offsite properties from being used as vehicle storage lots.
Dealerships draw customers from surrounding areas, many of whom subsequently purchase goods, services or meals at Victoria businesses. Here we go again, just like in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the legislature is “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” The health-care system is faltering in every province. The Canada Health Act sets out the criteria for funding provinces, and for several years the federal government has been reducing its contribution to provinces, despite spiralling costs related to aging populations and the COVID crisis.I know two extremely qualified people who were denied the opportunity to train as physicians in B.C. One has put his exceptional skills to use in another field entirely.