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From YouTube: APRIL 19 2021 Statements Michele Babchuk
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I'm
honored
today
to
stand
and
recognize
an
extremely
valued
group
in
port
hardy,
which
is
a
community
in
the
north
end
of
the
north
north
island
riding
the
hardy
bay
seniors.
Main
goals
are
to
keep
seniors
connected
to
the
senior
center
and
to
each
other,
to
combat
loneliness
and
isolation
and
to
let
seniors
know
they
are
not
forgotten.
A
Over
the
last
three
years,
party
based
seniors
has
grown
from
71
members
to
220.,
as
mentioned
they
maintain
the
hardy
bay
senior
center,
where
pre-pandemic
members
regularly
got
together
for
an
amazing
range
of
inclusive
activities.
Of
course,
this
has
been
curtailed
by
covid19,
but
the
senior
center
continues
to
be
a
hub
of
meal
production
and
food
distribution.
A
They
have
formed
a
cooking
group
that
produces
70
meals
a
week,
50
meals
for
delivery
to
vulnerable
seniors
and
10
for
volunteers
and
recently
tend
to
share
with
the
homeless
coalition.
So
far,
over
2,
700
meals
and
groceries
have
been
delivered
daily.
Facebook
postings
either
a
joke
or
an
inspirational
quote.
Weekly
newsletters
and
phone
calls
by
the
watchless
volunteers
show
just
how
connected
the
group
is.
They
are
run
by
an
elected
volunteer
board
who
gives
generously
of
themselves
and
makes
this
time
very
easy
for
our
citizens
in
port
hardy.
A
A
I
want
to
express
my
heartfelt
gratitude
for
the
services
the
hardy
bay
seniors
have
provided
to
the
seniors
of
port
hardy
and
say
happy
national
volunteer
week
to
all
of
the
volunteers
in
the
north,
island
and
british
columbia,
and
I
have
been
asked
to
convey
a
message:
don't
forget,
you're
going
to
be
a
senior
if
you
live
long
enough,
so
they
encourage
all
members
of
this
chamber
to
acknowledge
that
seniors
are
a
vital
part
of
our
society.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,.