Fraser Valley – On the heels of the BC CDC Centre for Disease Control, last week issuing a warning about fake Xanax on the street, just in time for January’s Welfare Wednesday, comes another warning. On Thursday, Fraser Health’s Harm…
Fraser Valley/Vancouver – The peak of the flu season, the worst of the worst rampage through work and school, seems to be over. That according to the BC Centre for Disease Control. Fraser Health has a different take. Now the…
Chilliwack/Abbotsford/Mission/Agassiz/Hope – In 2016, to try to stem the flow of discarded needles in the downtown Chilliwack core, the yellow and green sharps boxes started to pop up. But the thin plastic containers were easily vandalized and they were scrapped….
Surrey – Ever notice how the holiday season starts a little earlier each year? From Black Friday sales to holiday music on the radio the morning after Halloween, the stress that often accompanies this time of year can creep up…
Surrey/Langley – Fraser Health is now offering people who are concerned about their use of opioids access to effective treatment for addictions to opioid drugs in the form of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) in three new locations: Port Moody, White…
Fraser Valley – You’ve done your Christmas shopping, planned that special dinner, and decorated the tree. What about taking care of your medical needs? As some primary care providers, clinics, drug stores, and pharmacies may reduce their operating hours or…
Chilliwack – In a recent weekly email out from CHC Chilliwack Healthier Community and Fraser Health, the organizations took to social media to correct a media report of the storage of naloxone kits in your car. Yes the stability of…
Surrey/Fraser Valley (with files from CP) – The Fraser Health Authority is warning drug users to use less than they normally would following a spike in overdoses Friday night. This on the heels of the monthly “Welfare Wednesday”. Fraser Health…
Abbotsford/Surrey – Fraser Health is purchasing two private magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) clinics to provide medically necessary exams to patients throughout the Fraser Valley. These purchases are part of the government’s Surgical and Diagnostic Imaging Strategy. “People have been waiting…
Chilliwack -SEPTEMBER 18 UPDATE – Chilliwack City Council gave third reading and the green light for the zoning of 46 unit BC Housing project on three properties to be rolled into one on the 45800 block of Trethewy. This is…