Create a Silver Alert to find missing seniors, make the Tri-Cities an age-friendly community and toughening up penalties for domestic and elder abuse were some of the proposals for enhancing the wellbeing of seniors at a recent all-candidates meeting.
The event held April 4 by the Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network brought together candidates for the four Tri-City ridings, with the exception of BC Green Party candidate Nicola Spurling (Coquitlam-Maillardville) and BC Liberal Party candidate Susan Chambers (Port Coquitlam) for a discussion on health care, housing and transportation needs for the region's aging population.
The candidates took stands on issues such as MSP payments, health care funding, hospital wait lists and dementia care, among other topics.
The following is a summary of the comments made at the event:
