BC FORUM News

SUMMER 2023 issue of BC FORUM's news magazine,
the Advocate

Download the Summer 2023 issue of the Advocate here.

We celebrate International Workers Day on May 1, recognize Indigenous and Métis history, learn about a crisis at HandyDART that is impacting accessibility for those who rely the service, and examine how inflation and soaring food prices are impacting seniors, especially senior women. Finally, we are especially proud to offer you a special summer insert on the ways you can combat food insecurity through urban gardening and community effort.

• From the President.....................................................3

• Crisis at HandyDART....................................................4

• Senior women in poverty................................................5

• Seniors struggle as grocery profits soar...............................6

• The beauty of an ugly potato...........................................7

• Lawns to Lettuce.......................................................8

• Seed exchanges and CSA................................................10

• Celebrating Indigenous history........................................11

• BC FORUM AGM: important info..........................................12

• From the office of the Seniors Advocate and the Minister of Seniors ..13

• Renew your membership and sign up a friend today .....................15

• Federal government strike: Solidarity gets the job done...............16