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Letter: Give thanks to our strained yet gallant front-line workers at Lions Gate Hospital

Letter: Give thanks to our strained yet gallant front-line workers at Lions Gate Hospital

We should still be banging pots and extending our hearts to these brave caregivers, because the medical system was floundering long before COVID, this letter writer says
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Masks should return to buses, SkyTrain: Metro Vancouver transit advocate

Masks should return to buses, SkyTrain: Metro Vancouver transit advocate

“Who in our society is carrying that disease burden the heaviest in the context of travel and transportation?”
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Upper Lonsdale church closes after 122 years of service

Upper Lonsdale church closes after 122 years of service

For more than a century, the St. Martin's Anglican Church in Upper Lonsdale has been the cornerstone of the community.
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Young children can now receive a COVID-19 vaccination at clinics in VCH region

Young children can now receive a COVID-19 vaccination at clinics in VCH region

Vancouver Coastal Health is vaccinating six-month-olds and older, following Health Canada’s approval in mid-July.
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Letter: 'Do the right thing,' Canada. Reduce vaccine inequities

Letter: 'Do the right thing,' Canada. Reduce vaccine inequities

We are fortunate to live where there is an ample supply of COVID-19 vaccine. "Others are not so privileged," writes this North Vancouver grandmother.
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Most North Shore residents still masking (at least some of the time), poll finds

Most North Shore residents still masking (at least some of the time), poll finds

Does this match what you've been seeing in the community? 😷
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Join local artist charity in shoutout for nurses and front-line workers

Join local artist charity in shoutout for nurses and front-line workers

May is Nurses Month in Canada, and Arthanks is bringing back the 7 p.m. health-care worker cheer at Lynn Valley Library on Monday, May 23.
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Opinion: The art of raising a pandemic baby

Opinion: The art of raising a pandemic baby

'The irony, of course, is that our tiny humans are trying to fall in love with this world while we’re mourning the one that was left behind. And maybe it’s them that will teach us how to look forward instead of back.'
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Opinion: Public fears of COVID-19 haven’t eased over past month, poll finds

Opinion: Public fears of COVID-19 haven’t eased over past month, poll finds

Canadians feeling continued reluctance to take trips or visit public venues, survey finds.
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Q&A: B.C. medical health officer on COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Q&A: B.C. medical health officer on COVID-19 vaccine side effects

Dr. Meena Dawar with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is encouraging people who haven't received a COVID-19 vaccine to have a "heart-to-heart conversation" with their local pharmacist to see what product would work for them.
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