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[VicHockeyFan]

Does this make any sense?

Population

According to Statistics Canada, Sidney had a population of 10,929 in 2001 -- a gain of 2.1% from 1996. Sidney is well-known for having an abundance of Senior Citizens, producing a median age of 50.7 in 2001 as compared with the British Columbia median age of 38.4. The population density per square kilometer was 2,167. Elder neglect is a prime concern of many organizations in Sidney[1], because the senior care facilities are so convenient.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_bc

[martini]

I'm trying to wrap my head around that one too.
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Was the retirement population there already, or was it "build it and they will come"?
How are senior care homes convenient?

[Mike K.]

Well, it is Wikipedia.

[victorian fan]

It's a quote from the Saanich Peninsula Community Response Network &
Beacon Community Services

http://www.bccrns.ca...idney/index.php

[Ms. B. Havin]

Does this make any sense?

Elder neglect is a prime concern of many organizations in Sidney[1], because the senior care facilities are so convenient.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_bc

Yes, I see what you mean. It suggests that it's so convenient (to neglect/ abuse/ murder) seniors in their beds because they're all warehoused together already.

Funny!