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Politics, Seniors

BC Needs to Prioritize Seniors Aging in Place

The BC Seniors Advocate is calling upon the province to address a critical shortfall in long term care beds. There were 7,212 people on the waiting list during 2025 and the average wait time was 290 days. The number of seniors is increasing and the need for long term beds is expected to grow 49% by 2035. “We are in trouble,” warns Anna Kindy,  MLA for North Island and Health Critic for the Conservative Party, “This is why I am pushing for ‘aging in place.’ 

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Health, Politics

Dr Anna Kindy: The State of Health Care in BC During 2025

In addition to being the MLA for our North Island riding, Dr. Anna Kindy is also the Health Critic for the Conservative Party of British Columbia. She recently had a conversation with Cortes Currents about the state of healthcare in British Columbia.

Anna Kindy: “That portfolio has kept me quite busy, to be honest. There are issues throughout British Columbia, like we’ve heard on the news. I have my tentacles in all sorts of health authorities, and people are communicating with me from the front lines.”

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Politics

Emily Lowan sweeps BC Greens leadership, takes aim at NDP

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Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The BC Green Party has a new leader — 25-year-old Emily Lowan. Lowan cast her win as a generational transformation based on energy and optimism that will reshape politics in the province. 

At the announcement event on Wednesday, Lowan described her campaign as a “lightning rod of hope.” The climate advocate and organizer from Victoria won the leadership by a landslide, dominating the first ballot with 3,189 votes, followed by Jonathan Kerr with 1,908, and Adam Bremner-Akins trailing with 128 votes. 

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Politics

Anna Kindy Visits Cortes and Quadra Islands

On Monday, September 15th, 2025, Anna Kindy, the MLA for our riding, visited Cortes and Quadra Islands. Cortes Currents met up with her at the Cortes Medical Clinic and then we took a quick tour of the downtown Mansons Landing area. 

Cortes Currents:What’s it like coming to Cortes Island?

Anna Kindy: You forget how beautiful it is. Just taking the ferry over, my first thought was: it’s beautiful. So you guys are lucky.

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Cost of Climate Change, Tourism

Should We Still Travel? Reflections from a Warming Canada

In response to people who do not believe climate change is a real issue—and to those who think we should eliminate all long-distance tourism. 

A Personal Journey Amid Crisis

I am in the midst of my third trip across Canada.

We are living in a society that appears to be critically damaging the lives of future generations through a combination of overconsumption and the overproduction of greenhouse gases. This is not just a policy issue—it’s a moral one. I see the signs of global warming all around me—and they are getting worse.

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