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Advocate for Seniors
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Advocate for Seniors

Eagle Park facility, Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

On the afternoon of Saturday November 23rd at 3.50 p.m. in another unsettling incident occurred at the Eagle Park facility in Qualicum Beach B.C. This incident involves Eileen Wicks' privacy and security.

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Wife Denied Access to Her Husband
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Wife Denied Access to Her Husband

Debbie’s husband Vern has been detained in Eagle Park Institution in Qualicum Beach, BC for almost two years. Her visits with Vern have been very restricted to less than one hour per week; the reasons for the restrictions are unclear. Vern’s health and well-being are dependent on love, companionship and mental stimulation, which he is not receiving without her visits.

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Eileen is Living in Fear
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Eileen is Living in Fear

I was on the phone with Eileen. We had been singing with Barbara Streisand on YouTube, and I was reading to her, from our life story book 26,000 Days; when a serious incident occurred in Eileen’s room. She was assaulted by two male residents; I heard the incident on the phone but obviously could do nothing to help her. Eileen was screaming and in obvious distress, I could hear what sounded like aggressive physical interaction and a loud yell as Eileen was hurt. After a about three minutes, I did get my audio recorder working and recorded the very last part of the assault.

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Eileen’s story raises concerns
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Eileen’s story raises concerns

Dear Editor,

Girl and Boy Scouts pledge to help other people at all times and to do a good turn every day. In a 1908 original text, it was suggested that one of such things might be “to help an old woman cross the street”. Over time facetious urban legends popped up about the old woman who didn’t want to cross the street, but was physically carried across by a strong individual regardless. There is some humor in that story, but it is not very funny in the case of Eileen Wicks who was similarly carried against her wishes from a free, healthy and happy life, to miserable incarceration in a cheerless institution by very powerful Orwellian forces. It’s for her own good, is it?  

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Seniors Afraid of Health Authority
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Seniors Afraid of Health Authority

The following letter was distributed in our community, addressing our MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) in British Columbia, Canada. 

Mr. Walker,

Thank you for the interesting post card that we received a few days ago with a list of very important projects you have supported or initiated over the past few years in our communities. It brought to mind the question as to what has happened with the health care detention of Ms. Eileen Wicks.  In my mind, having known Eileen for almost 25 years, there is absolutely no reason why she has been detained in Island Health facilities for fast approaching three years.

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Role of the Public Guardian and Trustee
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Role of the Public Guardian and Trustee

Many seniors are affected directly and/or indirectly when the Public Guardian and Trustee  (PGT) becomes involved in a persons life. The following links provide some insight.

During 2022–2023, the PGT provided services through 294 full time equivalent employee positions to approximately 27,300 clients and administered over $1.4 billion of trust assets.

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You Play - You Pay - You Lose
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

You Play - You Pay - You Lose

When someone gets involved in a challenge or dispute with a Health Authority they are often introduced to a very unethical conspiracy called ‘You Play – You Pay – You Lose’. It starts with neglect, or an error within the health system. The ‘health authority’ will never admit that they made a mistake so when challenged they move into cover-up mode.

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Letters in the Sand
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Letters in the Sand

Low tide at Qualicum Beach provided a limited opportunity to display a short message.

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Threats and Intimidation
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

Threats and Intimidation

Eileen and I feel very threatened by the actions of the Island Health Authority and the Eagle Park institution located at 777 Jones Street in Qualicum Beach B C,  Canada. There is no justification in preventing me from visiting my wife.

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How this all started
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

How this all started

Many people ask me how this all started. I wrote an arrest report about Jan 12th 2022. Eileen has not even seen her home since that time.

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July 29th Litany of False Statements
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

July 29th Litany of False Statements

The following is a letter from Island Health in regards to a Support and Assistance plan they were formulating for Eileen. They wished for me to agree to the plan on the spot.

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How Island Health is Using Your Taxpayer Dollars
Trevor Wicks Trevor Wicks

How Island Health is Using Your Taxpayer Dollars

Island Health has very deep pockets when paying health care dollars to lawyers.

One international law firm NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT received almost 13 million dollars in one year.

Why is so much health care funding being directed to legal resources? 

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Abuse of Power
Lucas Gaudette Lucas Gaudette

Abuse of Power

It took Debbie three months to find her husband Vern, locked away without trace.

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Eileen's Story
Lucas Gaudette Lucas Gaudette

Eileen's Story

Eileen does not deserve to be locked in a prison setting for the rest of her life. The happily married couple were fine for 62 years, and had planned adequately for needs as they aged. Island Health separated and abused them, and this injustice has cost them more than $140,000 in legal fees.

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