March 29, 2017

Home search: interest-free government loan helps local nurse buy rental dwelling

Margo Simoni, a psychiatric nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health, is among those who have been helped by the B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership program.

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March 30, 2017

Call for mental health beds

A social service worker is calling for a stand-alone mental health facility in the Sea to Sky Corridor. With quotes from a VCH spokesperson.

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March 14, 2017

This dog sniffs out superbugs at a hospital. He’s so effective they’re training a 2nd

Some people in VGH may owe their lives to Angus, who has been trained to sniff out Clostridium difficile. It has been so successful that he’s getting a coworker, Dodger.

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March 30, 2017

McMorris injured in backcountry

Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris is recovering in VGH after suffering several serious injuries in Whistler backcountry.

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March 29, 2017

Climate change, rising sea levels and the location of the new St. Paul’s Hospital

Will raising sea levels threaten the new St. Paul’s?

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March 29, 2017

Vancouver seniors face eviction from retirement home

The families of 20 elderly people are scrambling to find housing for their loved ones after they received eviction notices from their assisted-living home.

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March 29, 2017

Seniors face eviction from retirement home

21 residents of assisted living facility, Terraces on 7th, have 6 months to find a new place to live.

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March 29, 2017

NDP push B.C. to halt eviction of 21 residents of Vancouver complex

NDP says BC government should require Retirement Concepts to “grandfather” 21 residents who face eviction in Vancouver’s west side after the company ended its contract with VCH.

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March 29, 2017

How to manage when your teen starts dating

While teens will desire privacy around dating, parents should keep communication open. With quotes from Dr. Shimi Kang, medical director for VCH Community.

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March 29, 2017

Hospice Centre plans move forward

The Sea to Sky Regional Hospital District board has agreed to donate $696,000 for the Squamish Hospice Society’s Sea to Sky Community Hospice Centre.

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