A vote for better transit is a vote for better health, says Vancouver’s chief medical health officer. With quotes from Dr. Patricia Daly.

Vancouver Coastal Health’s chief medical health officer is urging residents to vote yes to a new 0.5 per cent regional tax to fund a list of Lower Mainland transportation projects.

Lay-offs at a nursing home on the North Shore have prompted a call for action from the Hospital Employees Union. With comments from VCH.

A new mental health care facility proposed for Vancouver General Hospital has overcome the last couple of hurdles on the road to its construction.

A woman from British Columbia is the first person in North America to be diagnosed with H7N9 bird flu, after apparently contracting the virus while travelling in China earlier this month.

Opposition MLA Spencer Chandra Herbert is asking what happened to the Liberal government’s plans to re-build St. Paul’s Hospital.

Jo-Anne MacDougall is the manager of the new North Vancouver HOpe Café, a social enterprise coffee shop intended to offer employment opportunities, and an inclusive and supportive work environment for people who have experienced mental illness. The café is located in the lobby of the HOpe Centre at Lions Gate Hospital.

Transport Canada is reviewing stakeholder comments on its proposal to loosen sewage dumping rules and let small vessels release untreated waste closer to shore, according to a spokeswoman. VCH has concerns over worsening water quality.

Last summer, five local beaches were closed for several weeks due to high levels of E. coli bacteria in the water. Written by Dr. Mark Lysyshyn, a medical health officer at VCH.

Jim Chu began his term as Vancouver’s chief of police the morning after a man attacked two officers and was subsequently shot and killed in the street.