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Gov’t takes family income when breadwinner becomes ill Kelowna Capital News - July 09, 2010 To the editor: Our greedy provincial government is robbing from families who depend on income from loved ones who have been the primary wage earners and are now in care facilities. The B.C. government has changed the rules for care costs in this province. They now are saying that they are entitled to 80 per cent of this income and families are being left to survive on what is left. This hits women particularly hard who have relied upon their husband’s income throughout their marriages. If it were me in the nursing home, my husband would still be able to live on his entire retirement pension as well as the 20 per cent left from my income. How fair and just is this? My husband and I are “baby boomers” born in the ’40s—our generation believed that the wife was the gatherer and the husband, the hunter. The husband earned the living and the wife stayed home, had children and took care of the household. It wasn’t until women’s lib that we women started to wise up, got our own degrees, took jobs and taught our daughters to create their own careers to end the cycle of dependency on our husbands for our livelihood. No more “barefoot, pregnant and in the kitchen.” I supported my husband while he was in university, as well as had children and worked part time babysitting to make ends meet. Fast forward to today, 2010, and our lives. My husband, who worked hard at building a career, suddenly was diagnosed with fron to temporal dementia at the ripe old age of 57. His career ended. I quit my job to take care of him, and within three years he was admitted into a nursing home. I have depended upon my husband’s income for my livelihood for the past 42 years. My earnings over my lifetime add up to peanuts when it comes to my Canada Pension and Old Age Security contributions, as babysitting, being a “stay-at-home” mom, and a low-paid secretary are not of much value where pensions are concerned. I am 64 years old and doubt that too many people would hire me at this stage of the game. How can the government policy makers come up with such draconian measures to facilitate families by taking the only income they have to live on? More and more people will be entering facilities and at a younger age than our parents. There are no benefits for those who become ill before the age of 65. The public is not aware of this situation and will not understand until the bullet hits them. Wake up people—you could be next. The government must change it’s policies. Beverly Horne, Kelowna |
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Lake Country receives study grant Castanet.net by Contributed - Story: 53825 - Apr 10, 2010 The District of Lake Country has received a grant of almost $20,000 from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities to study and plan for age friendly communities. The Age friendly Community Projects and Planning grant program is funded through the Seniors Housing and Support Initiative in partnership with the provincial government. The grant of $19,997 will be used to study housing and social participation of seniors within the community to develop age friendly social and physical design guidelines and explore zoning revisions to promote living communities. The study will be undertaken by the District with the assistance of BLUEGREEN Living Communities Inc., a local company that promotes living communities that are supportive and sustainable. "I am very excited that with this funding the District will be able to explore improvements that can be made to provide housing and amenities for all members of our community, regardless of age or ability," says Mayor James Baker, "This study also builds on our draft Official Community Plan's commitment to age friendly and living communities." The study will be undertaken over the next 12 months and engage seniors, various District and community committees and organizations, as well as other members of the community. The final report will be presented to Council for consideration. |
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eventually it makes its way into water that we all drink. Pharmacies will take your old expired pharmaceutical drugs and vitamins for disposal. The drugs are sent to Vancouver for safe incineration. The program is run by the non-profit Post-Consumer Pharmaceutical Stewardship Association. Patients and pharmacies are not charged for returning unused drugs. bclocalnews.com/okanagan_similkameen/kelownacapitalnews/news/16258696.html |
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