Provincial and Federal Services

Accessible Parking Permits: SPARC BC: 1-604-718-7733
info@sparc.bc.ca
Forms are available at your Doctor’s Office

Adaptable Clothing: Silvert’s 1-800-387-7088

Advanced Care Planning: My Voice Planning Document

Alcohol & Drug Information Referral Services (ADIRS) 1-800-663-1441

Alzheimer’s Society of BC 1-800-667-3742

Arthritis Society 1-866-414-7766

Arthritis Helpline 1-800-321-1433

Assisted Living Registrar of BC 1-866-714-3378 1-604-733-5996

BC Association of Community Response Networks
Connie Kaweesi, MSW, RSW, Regional Mentor for NEBC  250-263-2614

BC Housing Authority 1-800-667-1235
1539 – 11th Ave., Prince George, BC V2L 3S6

Licar Management/BC Housing 250-785-5086

BC NurseLine 811 or 1-866-215-4700 or TTY 1-866-215-4700

BC Seniors’ Guide/Info Line 1-800-465-4911

BetterLife Home Medical (Grande Prairie, AB) 1-780-532-2848/1-800-565-1495

Canadian Cancer Society 1-800-663-4242

Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation 1-800-461-3639

Diabetes Canada 1-800-268-4656

Dial A Dietician 1-800-667-3438

Canadian Health Coalition

Canadian Mental Health Association 604-688-3234

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) 1-888-801-2642

Canadian Virtual Hospice

Caregiver Information

Caregiver Solutions Website

Family Caregivers’ Network Society 250-384-0408 1-877-520-3267  caregiversupport@fcns.ca

Pacific Live-In-Caregivers 250-616-2346 pacificcaregivers@shaw.ca

Caregiver Information/Hiring

BC Employment Standards 1-800-663-3316

Canada Revenue Agency – Disability-Related Information 2017

Crown Publications – Queen’s Printers 250-387-2432

Ministry of Labour Prince George 250-565-6120

Council of Senior Citizens’ Organizations of BC (COSCO) 

Crisis Line 1-800-784-2433

Crohn’s and Colitis Support Group 604-794-7656

Dawson Creek Home Medical Needs (serving communities across Northeast BC) 250-719-0577 F: 250-719-0578

Disability Alliance BC  1-800-663-1278

Federal Agencies

Canada Pension Plan 1-800-277-9914

Guaranteed Income Supplement

Old Age Pension

Seniors’ Information – Canada 

Health & Seniors Information 1-800-265-4911

Housing Grants – Programs to improve or adapt current housing to accommodate Seniors

HAFI (Home Adaptations for Independence) 
Financial assistance in the form of a grant or forgivable loan to help low-income seniors and people with disabilities remain in their own home.  hafi@bchousing.org

HASI On-Reserve (Home Adaptations for Seniors’ Independence Program)

Home Owner Grant Information

Housing information 604-646-7055 F: 604-646-7054

Health Insurance BC (HIBC) Medical Plan & PharmaCare 1-800-663-7100

HealthLink BC 811

Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon 250-562-8611

Home Adaptations

Safety Bath Hydrotherapy Systems

Grande Prairie Branch 780-532-3511

Prince George Branch 250-963-7777

Home Oxygen Program (Referral from Doctor in Fort St. John)

Home Oxygen Program Northern Health 250-649-4815

Dawson Creek Health Unit 250-263-6000

Hope Air – Charity providing flights for medical appointments 1-604-338-4447

Life-Line Northern Health 1-800-851-0184

Life-Line (Legion Members) 1-800-543-3546

Medical Services Plan 1-800-663-7100

MLAs

Dan Davies, MLA, Peace River North
Elected 2017
British Columbia Liberal Party
dan.davies.MLA@leg.bc.ca

Legislature Office:
BC Legislature, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Phone: (250) 356-6171
Fax: (250) 387-9066

Constituency Office:
10104 100 Street
Fort St. John, BC V1J 3Y7
Phone: (250) 263-0101
Fax: (250) 263-0104

Mike Bernier Peace River South
Elected 2013, 2017
British Columbia Liberal Party
mike.bernier.MLA@leg.bc.ca

Legislature Office:
BC Legislature, Victoria, BC V8V 1X4
Phone: (250) 356-6171
Fax: (250) 387-9066

Constituency Office:
103 – 1100 Alaska Ave
Dawson Creek, BC V1G 4V8
Phone: (250) 782-3430
Fax: (250) 782-6454
Toll Free Phone: 1 (855) 582-3430

MP

Bob Zimmer, MP
1-855-767-4567
9916 100th Ave.
Fort St. John, BC V1J 1Y5
Bob.Zimmer@parl.gc.ca
Fort St. John – Bob.Zimmer.C1A@parl.gc.ca

Ministry of Health

Mobility Plus Health & Homecare Services (Grande Prairie, AB) 1-780-402-4988/780-532-3511

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada 1-800-268-7582

Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre

Northern Home Care 250-262-0102
northernhomecare@shaw.ca

Northern Health Corporate 1-866-565-2999 F: 250-565-2640
Suite 300 – 299 Victoria St., Prince George, BC V2L 5B8

Northern Health Connections Bus 1-888-647-4997

Northern Health, Tobacco Reductions NICC 811

Northern Health Patient Care Quality Office for complaints 1-877-677-7715 patientcarequalityoffice@northernhealth.ca

Northern Health Bus 1-888-647-4997

Northern Health Tobacco Reductions NICC 811

Northern Lights College 1-866-463-6652

Old Age Pension Plan, GIS, CPP 1-800-277-9914

Pharmacare 1-800-663-7100

Poison Control Centre 1-800-567-8911

PG Surg-Med – Medical Supplies (Prince George) 1-250-564-2240

SAFER (Shelter for Elderly Renters) 1-800-257-7756 (BC Housing Press 1)

Seniors Advocate

Isabel Mackenzie info@seniorsadvocatebc.ca
Need help with seniors’ programs and services? Speak with one of our Information & Referral analysts, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (except statutory holidays).
Give feedback on seniors’ issues
Sign up for the Seniors Advocate’s newsletter
Seniors Advocate BC 2017 Monitoring Report

Seniors Advocacy and Information Line: 604-437-1940 Toll Free 1-866-437-1940

Seniors First BC and SAIL (Seniors Advocacy & Information Line) 1-866-437-1940   TTY: 604-428-3359

Seniors Information (Federal)


Seniors’ Groups

Chetwynd

Chetwynd Seniors 250-788-2810

Dawson Creek

South Peace Seniors’ Access 250 -782-1138 Ext 225

Community Action for Seniors Independence (CASI) 250-782-1138 Ext 228

Fort Nelson

Northern Lamplighters Activities Centre 250-774-4549

Northern Rockies Seniors Society 250-774-3193
Box 52 Fort Nelson BC V0C 1R0 nrss@live.ca

Fort St. John

Save Our Northern Seniors 250-261-5540/250-785-5365 mackeno@xplornet.ca or jleahy@shaw.ca
saveournorthernseniors.ca or Find us on Facebook

Pouce Coupe

Pouce Coupe Senior Citizens Branch 105 250-786-0111

Tumbler Ridge

Tumbler Ridge Forever Young Society 250-242-5589 Lloyd Frank, President beafrank@persona.ca


Senior Health Care Support Line 1-877-952-3181

Service BC Contact Centre 1-800-663-7867

Services Canada (Old Age Security and Canada Pension) 1-800-277-9914

Social Services Medical 1-800-866-0800

Special Olympics 1-888-854-2276

Spinal Cord Injury BC InfoLine 1-800-689-2477 info@sci-bc.ca

University of Victoria Chronic Disease Self-Management Program 1-866-902-3767 bc@selfmanage.org

Veterans Affairs Canada 1-866-522-2122

Victim Link 1-800-563-0808

Virtual Hospice