Age-friendly Communities: Example Assessments, Action Plans & Projects
Learn about Past Age-friendly Projects
Scroll through a selection of stories about past age-friendly communities projects in B.C.:
The importance of using an equity lens in age-friendly communities planning
The diversity of the B.C. population cultivates connections and celebrates cultures, experiences, and life paths that combine to create connected and resilient communities. However, these...
Building an Age-Friendly region: Trail, Rossland and Montrose collaborate on a strategy
Recently, the City of Rossland, in partnership with the neighbouring City of Trail and the Village of Montrose, embarked on a regional strategy to ensure that older adults can continue to be...
Wells clears the way for older adults to stay involved in the community
“For a small community like Wells, keeping [older adults] in the community becomes even more important, because that’s a lot of our community history, it’s volunteerism, traditional knowledge, it’s...
Looking out for tomorrow: Cranbrook plans for future Age-friendly needs
The City of Cranbrook is taking steps to ensure that the city is ready to meet the needs of her demographic, which is projected to make up 41% of Cranbrook’s population by 2035. The city has...
A place to call home: Working towards a housing solution for older adults in Lytton
As older adults age-in-place, they require not only continued access to local services, community, culture, and family but also a place where they are safe, one that they can call home. Thanks to...
Mobile ID Clinics open the door to housing and supports for older adults in Surrey
Organizations in Surrey have been reporting increases in the number phone calls from older adults who are struggling, and many were noticing more older adults living in tenuous housing situations,...
Planning for Retirees: Ucluelet Responds to Shifting Community Demographics
Abigail Fortune, director of Parks and Recreation for the District of Ucluelet, recalled a funny learning moment during the community engagement process for the District’s Age-friendly assessment....
Accessibility for All: Smithers’ Age-Friendly Plan Builds Access into Planning
“One of the key pieces in our Age-friendly process,” said Yazmin Banuelas, Planner for the Town of Smithers, “was recognizing the strength and possibility of Access Smithers.” A local, grassroots...
Planning Together: Powell River Sets Goals to Improve Aging-in-Place
When the City of Powell River wanted to better understand how it could support its large senior population, it conducted a study, Aging in Powell River, to determine the factors that hindered...
See Past Age-friendly Assessments & Action Plans
See some examples of completed age-friendly assessments and action plans:
- Village of McBride | Age-friendly Action & Assessment Plan (PDF)
- Village of Canal Flats | Age-friendly Plan Final Report (PDF)
- Township of Langley | Age- and Dementia-friendly Action Plan (ToL.ca)
- District of Lantzville | Age-friendly Assessment & Action Plan Council Presentation (PDF)
- City of Revelstoke | 2021 Age-friendly Plan Update Summary Report (PDF)
- City of Nelson | Age friendly Community Assessment & Action Plan (PDF)