B.C.’s Ministry of Health is working to maintain full services after a fire at a Quebec drug-manufacturing plant halted production for at least a week. Canada-wide shortages of the drugs morphine, hydromorphone and fentanyl are expected as a result of a fire at Sandoz Canada. The B.C. government said in a statement late Wednesday that they are … [Read more...]
Occupier arrested as officials enforce cleanup
November 15, 2011 by
An Occupy Vancouver protester was arrested yesterday as police, fire officials and city workers made their rounds for a mass cleanup at the encampment. Many of the occupiers remained peaceful and co-operative as city workers hauled in tarps and several unoccupied tents deemed unsafe into municipal trucks. While the scene was mostly calm, there … [Read more...]
Faith community and city and provincial officials come together for affordable housing forum
October 29, 2011 by
Members of the faith community are joining with city and provincial officials this weekend, taking part in a forum on affordable housing. Doug Peat with "City Gate Leadership Forum" says the "Beyond Homelessness" conference is focusing on what can be done to address the cost of housing in Metro Vancouver. "The faith community as a whole along with … [Read more...]
One year later, officials fully confident in White Rock water system
August 21, 2011 by
A White Rock city councillor says she has no concerns about a repeat of last August's contamination scare that had the city under a boil water advisory for almost two weeks. Mary-Wade Anderson says she's satisfied with the way the water crisis has been handled. She says everything that needs to be done by city contractor, Epcor, has … [Read more...]
Vancouver Health Officials to Hand Out Crack Pipes
August 5, 2011 by
pilot program , starting in October, that will permit healthcare workers to hand out "crack kits" to participants. Each kit will hold a clean, unused crack pipe, mouthpiece, filter, and ... Vancouver News latest RSS headlines - Big News Network.com … [Read more...]
