Seniors in top 10 B.C. cities grew between 17 and 24 per cent between 2016 and 2021 censuses and the percentage of the population aged 65\u002Dplus in top 10 B.C. cities range between 25 per cent and almost half of the region in and around Parksville
Dilys Palmer says there’s a great demand for volunteers who offer basic non-medical services such as light housekeeping, running errands or just keeping in touch with seniors who live alone in pairs or singles.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
He said residents in their prime working years of 22 to 55 make up just 27 per cent of Parksville’s population, below the provincial average of 48 per cent.He said baby boomers who sell $2 million homes elsewhere can easily purchase homes worth $1 million in his city, “but young families don’t have that advantage.”
The rising numbers of 65 year olds, who were born in 1957 and are near the tail end of the baby boom, should also have provinces and municipalities rethinking the type of housing they build, she said.
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