“The annual financial statements the government requires of agencies aren’t enough to unearth the more questionable practices.”

“I started reading the audit reports on the PHS determined to read, but not write about them because so much has already been reported.”

CBC talks to Faye Wightman the interim chair of the Portland Hotel Society board.

“The Portland Hotel Society may have been an easy target – in part because the provincial government knew there was a lot to uncover.”

West Vancouver’s ambulance service will soon be looking for a new home. With mention of a new ambulance station being constructed at Lions Gate Hospital.

“I understand the sentiment and motivation behind the call for a name change at (St. Mary’s Hospital).”

Mark Townsend, former executive director of the Portland Hotel Society, is defending spending decisions at the society.

“International comparisons can’t provide all the answers to the woes in Canada’s health care system, but they can show us where there are similar problems even among differing health care systems.”

“While it is common for communities to have hospice societies, this writer wonders why VCH couldn’t have allowed a transition period for the program to move from the umbrella of the hospital to the community and provided more support and expertise in the planning phase of a hospice society?”

Hundreds of employees and supporters have gathered on a Facebook page supporting the Portland Hotel Society (PHS) to share thoughts and photos of the work they do as part of the embattled organization.