“Dr. Patricia Daly, the vice-president of public health at Vancouver Coastal Health, recently attended a committee meeting with Port Metro Vancouver to explain her role and how it relates to the public health concerns of citizens regarding the Low Level Road project. We asked Dr. Daly whether a health impact assessment would be helpful.”

Vaccination rates for school-aged children on the North Shore are among the lowest in both the VCH region and the province as a whole. With quotes from Mark Lysyshyn, a medical health officer for VCH.

“The new residency association was described by steering committee members as a direct response to gentrification and an ever-shrinking supply of affordable housing in the neighbourhood.” Mention VCH audit of the Portland Hotel Society as a “coordinated attack on the low-income community in the Downtown Eastside.”

“Dr. Margaret McGregor’s opinion piece on the (VCH) funding cuts to the Mid Main Community Health Centre raises serious concerns that B.C.’s Minister of Health (Terry Lake) should pay attention to.”

A Calgary woman is lucky to be alive after being stuck overnight in a Garibaldi Park tree well and receiving CPR for several hours.

Trapped in a tree well near Squamish for seven hours, her heart no longer beating, 24-year-old Christine Newman of Calgary faced extraordinarily long odds of survival even after her friends recovered her from the well. With mention of Newman being treated at VGH.

Dr. Vinay Dhingra, a critical care physician at VGH, is amazed by the revival and recovery of a Calgary woman.

A Calgary woman’s life was saved by the ECMO device at VGH. With quotes from Dr. Vinay Dhingra, a critical care physician at VGH.

A Calgary hiker is recovering at VGH after falling into tree well near Squamish. With quotes from Dr. Vinay Dhingra, a critical care physician at VGH.

A Calgary snowshoer who was stuck in a tree well for more than seven hours is recovering thanks to a record-breaking amount of CPR. Mentions treatment at VGH.