Media stories for November 7, 2012

Tenant raises stink over pigeon filth
North Shore News
Weeks-long fight to get air shaft cleaned may finally see results. Paul Markey, environmental health officer, VCH, is quoted.

Aging population prompts request for more beds
Vancouver Sun
Plan includes help for adults with serious mental illness.

No quick cure for an ailing system
Vancouver Sun
In the last installment of this series, Canadian plastic surgeons debate solutions for the problems that prevent many women from receiving an important final procedure, breast reconstruction, in their breast cancer treatment. Drs. Nancy Van Laeken and Peter Lennox are quoted.