April 26, 2024

Stairclimbers raise almost a quarter million for lung disease

If the topic that brought them together was grim, participants in Sunday’s Stairclimb for Clean Air were able to keep their spirits high, as almost 500 participants raised nearly $ 250,000 in support of lung health. Chris Lam, Development Manager for the stairclimb, called it a “great, great year” and “one of the best” of the six he has been … [Read more...]

Highly infectious influenza-like disease detected in Pacific salmon

B.C.’s salmon industry could be facing even tougher times if the provincial government doesn’t take action soon, an SFU professor warned Monday. Simon Fraser University researchers Richard Routledge and Nicole Gerbrandt, in collaboration with independent biologist Alexandra Morton, have found the first-ever traces of infectious salmon anemia (ISA) … [Read more...]