April 13, 2015

Politicians at all levels agree to ignore the evidence with Bill C-2

“There was rare harmony between our federal, provincial and local politicians last week as they gathered to announce the feds’ $62-million contribution to the Ottawa River Action Plan.” With mention of Insite.

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April 13, 2015

Medical marijuana dispensaries lull teens, parents into thinking it’s harmless, say experts

Medical marijuana shops popping up all over Metro Vancouver are giving parents and their children the wrong impression about weed, says Dr. Siavash Jafari, an addictions specialist at VCH.

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April 13, 2015

No risk to general public from English Bay oil spill: coastal health

Vancouver Coastal Health says there is no risk to the general public from the oily substance washing up on some Vancouver beaches after a spill in English Bay Thursday. With quotes from Anna Marie D’Angelo, a spokesperson for VCH.

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April 13, 2015

11th case of measles confirmed in B.C. as debate on mandatory vaccinations continues

VCH has confirmed that there has been an 11th case of measles in Metro Vancouver.

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April 13, 2015

Air China measles cases rising across Metro Vancouver

The number of measles cases connected to an Air China flight from Beijing to Vancouver last month has now reached 11. With quotes from Tiffany Akins, a spokesperson for VCH.

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April 13, 2015

Real estate suddenly becomes more valuable on Burrard Street with the departure of St. Paul’s Hospital

It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that a government led by Christy Clark has decided to tear down St. Paul’s Hospital and build a new health-care facility on False Creek Flats.

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April 13, 2015

St. Paul’s Hospital to close, new facility built

Vancouver’s St. Paul’s hospital will close, and a new facility will be built in East Vancouver, near Main Street and Terminal Avenue, Providence Health Care has announced.

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April 13, 2015

$1 billion health-care campus on False Creek Flats to replace St. Paul’s Hospital

Providence Health Care announced plans April 3 to build a $1 billion hospital on False Creek Flats to replace the 120-year-old St. Paul’s Hospital on Burrard Street.

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April 13, 2015

Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital headed for $1-billion relocation

After 120 years on its current downtown Vancouver site, the venerable St. Paul’s Hospital is moving three kilometres across town to a new $1-billion health centre that planners hope will be ready within seven years.

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April 13, 2015

St. Paul’s Hospital on the move to False Creek flats

Vancouver will get a new billion-dollar hospital on the False Creek flats, but lose historic St. Paul’s Hospital in the city’s downtown core, under a plan to be unveiled today.

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