Construction on six-storey complex called The Link at Collingwood, will feature commercial and retail space, as well as 44 units of rental housing for low-income seniors.

Businesses in Richmond have united to call for Premier John Horgan to include funding for a new acute care tower at Richmond Hospital in the upcoming budget.

Dr. Patricia Daly, chief medical health officer for VCH, is recommending drug checking test strips be made available to drug users who use alone to reduce overdoses.

The B.C. Coroners Service says more than 1,400 people died of an illicit drug overdose in the province in 2017, making it “the most tragic year ever,” according to the chief coroner.

More donations of lungs and kidneys led to 479 lives saved in the province last year, according to VCH’s Dr. John Yee, the medical director of the B.C. Lung Transplant Program.

A resident writes a letter expressing opposition to anti-smoking by-laws, and mentions VCH tobacco reduction coordinator for Powell River Nathan Jantz by name.

Powell River Regional District Electoral Area C director Colin Palmer reports that there is a marked improvement in food quality at VCH facilities.

A feature on the future Community Health Access Centre with an interview from Richmond COO Jennifer MacKenzie.

VCH’s Dr. Khan is interviewed on mechanotherapy, the way movement can heal the body.

Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris talks about his recovery from serious injury, which included time at Vancouver General Hospital.