News & Press Releases

BCSLA 2023 CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW PRESENTS “All Aboard” (September 24th – 26th, 2023).

We are very excited to be hosting this conference and tradeshow back in-person at the beautiful Chateau Fairmont Whistler.
This year’s conference will provide additional pre-event opportunities for individuals or teams so please check back as these items develop and are updated in the conference website.

The mainstage content is aimed at mental health and wellness, immigration, recruitment retention and leadership. We are also developing a one day program for sales on the Tuesday. And finally, we will once again have an owners session updating on transactions, trends and relevant economic data.

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BCSLA 2022 CONFERENCE AND TRADESHOW PRESENTS “Back to the Future” (September 25th – 27th, 2022). We are very excited to be hosting this conference and tradeshow back in-person at the beautiful Chateau Fairmont Whistler.
This year’s conference theme was chosen to highlight our interest to get back to the conversations around innovation, wellness and designing our sectors future. The pandemic has felt like an alternate reality and while now a part of our collective experience, the future hasn’t been written yet! The speakers’ program and membership engagement opportunities have been planned to explore while providing the tools for a great future.

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Vancouver, BC – Yesterday, BC Seniors Living Association (BCSLA) called on the Provincial Government
and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) to ensure that all BC’s seniors are treated equally when it
comes to determining the Province’s roll out plans for the COVID-19 vaccine and while defining the
priority eligibility for seniors.

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Vancouver, BC – Yesterday, BC Seniors Living Association (BCSLA) called on the Provincial Government
and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) to ensure that all BC’s seniors are treated equally when it
comes to determining the Province’s roll out plans for the COVID-19 vaccine and while defining the
priority eligibility for seniors.

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Evan and Elaine,

First of all, I want to thank both of you for attending the initial briefing call with myself and BCSLA Board members, Tony Baena and Karim Kassam, to discuss our members’ concerns with the unexpected and unsustainable Insurance Premium Increases and the absence of Liability Coverage available to operators.

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Vancouver, BC – On the eve of BC’s provincial election, BC Seniors Living Association (BCSLA) released a comprehensive position paper reflecting the private pay independent living, assisted
living and long term care operator’s response to election platforms released by BC’s political parties.

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Patricia (Pat) Rita Rolande Jenson, a resident of Astoria Retirement Residence has won this year’s BCSLA L.E.A.P (Let’s Embrace Aging Passionately) Award for Resident of the Year. The award was presented on September 10th, 2020 at Astoria Retirement Residence in Port Coquitlam.

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Surrey, B.C. (August 28, 2020) – Central City Brewers + Distillers teamed up with the BC Lions and BC
Seniors Living Association (BCSLA) to donate hand sanitizer to independent and assisted living
communities in B.C. through sales of the Red Racer Cruiser 8-pack Mixer released this summer.

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BCSLA’s response to the Provincial Government announcement concerning the easing of visitation guidelines and financial assistance to Long-Term Care and Assisted Living operators in BC.

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