Bad weather is hurting efforts to recover the body of a pregnant woman from the North Thompson river near Clearwater. Courtney Buck died when the car driven by her husband Skye went off Highway Five into the river Sunday night. Police recovered her husband's body when the vehicle was pulled out of the water. The couple, together since high … [Read more...]
Hospital limping back to recovery
December 11, 2012 by
Surrey Memorial Hospital's still waiting for a final assessment on it's MRI machine caught up in the flood a few weeks ago. Fraser Health spokesperson Roy Thorpe-Dorward says in the meantime, the MRI machine at the nearby Jim Pattison Outpatient facility will be used, "We do have seven MRI's across Fraser Health so there is some capacity to absorb. … [Read more...]
11/15/2012 – Concussion Recovery workshop retreat
November 15, 2012 by
Concussion Recovery: Rebuilding the Injured Brain Workshop Have you had a concussion?Wondering what to do?We have walked in your shoes! Author of Concussion Recovery: Rebuilding the Injured Brain is offering workshops for those who have had an acquired brain injury, offering practical skills and tools for coping and rebuilding an injured … [Read more...]
Wounded officer expected to make full recovery
October 17, 2012 by
More good news for the family of the border guard shot yesterday at the Peace Arch crossing. "The most recent update we've heard is that she is stable and she's expected to make a recovery. So our thoughts are certainly with her." That's Jason McMichael with the customs and immigration union, talking about Lori Bowcock in hospital. Bowcock, … [Read more...]
Recovery efforts will continue at Johnsons Landing
July 24, 2012 by
Recovery efforts at the site of the Johnsons Landing mudslide will resume. Using heavy excavation machinery, crews will spend another two days working in the area of the Webber family home. The bodies of 60-year-old Valentine Webber and his 22-year-old daughter Diana were recovered near that home last week. Officials believe they may be able to … [Read more...]
Anxious mother waits for recovery to begin
July 13, 2012 by
An axious mother wants to know why its taking so long for rescuers to find her daughters, buried by a landslide near Kaslo. "Why aren't there out there digging out my family right now? They've been there since 11 o'clock yesterday". Lynn Migdal says her Johnson's Landing home is accessible -- so much so that a neighbour was able to walk there, and … [Read more...]
