Forward Together – A Canadian Plan
Decision-makers are making choices about our future. We need to learn lessons from the pandemic and reject calls for American-style cuts, austerity and privatization. Instead, we need a plan that’s rooted in our way of doing things – together. Add your name and tell your federal and provincial/territorial governments to: Kick-start local economies by investing […]
Rising to the Challenge: How BC’s Community-Based Seniors’ Service Agencies Stepped Up During COVID-19
[Excerpts]The leadership team for the project included Marcy Cohen, co-chair of the CBSS Leadership Council and chair of the Steering Committee for this project; Kahir Lalji, the Provincial Director of Population Health with the United Way of the Lower Mainland; and Steve Patty of Dialogues in Action. The purpose of this study was to undertake […]
BC-wide transit and business incentives could fill rural transport gaps
BC-wide transit and business incentives could fill rural transport gaps
Fran Yanor, The Goat Feb 25, 2021 [Excerpts] Advocates behind a campaign for province-wide public transit say it would increase safety and access in underserved rural communities, while others recommend improving competitiveness so the private sector steps up. “There have to be substantive investments made by government all across the province,” said Interim BC Liberal Leader […]
Continuing to defend public health care – Cambie case
BC Health Coalition Update: Continuing to defend public health care POSTED BY USMAN MUSHTAQ 49SC ON MARCH 22, 2021 We’re pleased to announce that we have been granted intervenor status by the BC Court of Appeal in the Cambie case. This continues to build on the work we’ve been engaged in for the last ten years as we […]
This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us
Stephanie Hogan · CBC News · Posted: Apr 01 More than half of Canadians report increased stress during the pandemic — and it’s the kind of chronic and unpredictable stress that tends to leave people unfocussed and unproductive. (Shutterstock) [Excerpt] April 1 Back in the 1980s, there was a public service announcement on TV that you may remember — […]
Why restricting AstraZeneca vaccines in Canada means balancing ‘vaccine risk vs. disease risk’
This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us
Why restricting AstraZeneca vaccines in Canada means balancing ‘vaccine risk vs. disease risk’
3rd wave hitting younger Canadians harder, but AstraZeneca vaccine only for 55+ due to rare blood clot risk Adam Miller · CBC News · Posted: Apr 03, 2021 This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by […]
Patients searching for family doctor at new Langford Urgent Primary Care Centre leave disappointed
There was confusion on opening day of a new urgent primary care facility on the West Shore Monday morning. More than a dozen people waited in line before the Westshore Urgent Primary Care Centre opened its doors for the first time at 8 a.m. But some of those people were frustrated to learn that they […]