Fraser Valley/ Ottawa – The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) announced today that Jasonpreet Bains, a U SPORTS wrestling athlete affiliated with the University of the Fraser Valley, received a sanction of four years for an anti-doping rule…
Fraser Valley/Toronto/Ottawa – Royal Canadian Legion is dedicated to providing as much support as they can to help those who need it most. https://twitter.com/RoyalCdnLegion/status/1303753205273288707 The facemask should only be used in addition to other preventative measures, and while following these…
Victoria – COVID has been the main health focus in 2020, but overdose deaths from illegal drugs has claimed more lives. The order, issued under the Health Professions Act, from Dr Bonnie Henry PHO (Provincial Health Officer) authorizes registered nurses…
Fraser Valley/Victoria – Approximately 660 new full-time equivalent health professionals will be part of 22 primary care networks coming soon throughout the province. The Fraser Valley will received a much needed boost to services. The primary care networks will be…
Fraser Valley – The Prostate Cancer BC & The Westcoast Motorcycle Ride to Live is looked a little bit different because of COVID-19. Prostate Cancer BC & the Westcoast Motorcycle Ride to Live Committee produced a new twist for this…
Fraser Valley – Timing is everything… Wildfires are a source of air pollution particularly relevant in BC. In 2017/2018 the wildfire seasons in BC were considered record-setting. And this past week, smoke from wildfires in the western U.S. caused major…
Chilliwack – Chilliwack Fire Chief Ian Josephson will ask council at their Tuesday September 15 meeting, to cancel the fall open air burning season. In his argument, which is part of the agenda (Page 43 on this link), he states:…
Chilliwack – Whether they have died of Coronavirus or another unrelated cause, many of us haven’t been able to gather to mourn the loss of our loved ones. The Chilliwack Hospice Society invite you to join them for an Illumination…
Chilliwack – The next Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting for Chilliwack is October 1 at 7:00 PM and will be done by a web conference. All past attendees will receive an invitation to join. The keynote speaker will be Monita…
Chilliwack – Generation Health is a FREE 10-week healthy lifestyle program for children and their families. The Chilliwack YMCA will be meeting (with safe social distancing protocols in place) once a week as of October 2020 at YMCA Chilliwack. This program covers various topics…