Donald MacPherson of the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s stance on legalizing marijuana to protect youth and stop the flow of profits to organized crime must also apply to drugs that have killed thousands of Canadians. VCH’s Insite is mentioned.

Affordable housing through densification is at the heart of draft amendments to the official community plans for all rural areas of the Sunshine Coast Regional District. VCH will consult on this plan.

$7.5 Million funding awarded to eight teams focused on groundbreaking research to defeat prostate cancer. One team included staff from VCH Research Institute.

Further developments in the homicide of VCH staff member Dianna Mah-Jones.

Three Indigenous women devoted to reconciliation discuss need for changes in education, culture and distribution of food and land. One of the featured woman works for VCH.

Angel cradles allow mothers to anonymously and safely abandon their babies. A representative from VCH is quoted.

A team including VCH Research Institute staff was awarded $1 million dollars in funds for their research.

A patient thanks the staff at Whistler Health Care Centre.

Advocates and opponents of a plan to set up safe drug consumption sites in King County in Washington state have been trying to sway voters to their side. A VCH spokesperson is quoted.

BC Housing and the agencies working to establish a homeless shelter in Sechelt heard about the fears of neighbouring residents as well as the pressing need for a shelter and better permanent housing options at a public meeting. A representative from VCH was at the meeting.