Doctor shortage casts a pall on Parksville, B.C., Canada’s ‘greyest’ city Four B.C. municipalities rank high on list of places with largest percentage of older residents, analysis finds By Carly Penrose and Breanna SchnurrLocal News Data HubFeb. 7, 2024 The golden years are not all golden in Parksville, B.C., where residents 65 and older make…
‘People travel for everything here’: Elliot Lake, Ont. offers affordable living, but also healthcare headaches for older adults Northern Ontario city has the country’s third-highest concentration of people 65 and up By Carly Penrose and Breanna SchnurrLocal News Data HubFeb. 7, 2024 The golden years are not all golden in Elliot Lake, Ont., where people…
Bathurst, N.B. ranks eighth in Canada among places with high concentrations of older residents Exodus of young people creates challenges for older adults struggling to find healthcare and other services By Carly Penrose and Breanna SchnurrLocal News Data HubFeb. 7, 2024 The golden years are not all golden in Bathurst, N.B., where 36 per cent…
Canada now has more than 100 urban centres where at least a quarter of the population is 65 or older: new analysis Greying communities struggle to provide support for aging residents By Carly Penrose and Breanna SchnurrLocal News Data HubFeb. 7, 2024 The golden years are not all golden in the growing number of Canadian…