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Monday, December 5, 2011 3:00 PM
The Province and the City of Vancouver will share costs and open two new temporary shelters in Vancouver over the next few weeks.
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Friday, December 2, 2011 11:30 AM
British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Perry Kendall, released his report on women's health in British Columbia today. Overall, the report finds that women in B.C. are among the healthiest in Canada, but health gaps persist.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011 4:01 PM
The Province will open 42 interim shelter spaces in mid-December, using vacant commercial space at the Marble Arch Hotel, a provincially owned Single Room Occupancy Hotel located at 518 Richards St. in Vancouver.
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Monday, November 28, 2011 2:00 PM
Construction is progressing at 1249 Howe Street where a new, 12-storey building will provide 110 new supportive housing apartments for individuals in Vancouver with HIV/AIDS who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
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Friday, November 25, 2011 9:15 AM
A women-only, emergency shelter will open at 329 Powell St. in Vancouver beginning Monday, Nov. 28, 2011.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011 9:00 AM
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed that the death of a woman at the Occupy Vancouver camp on Nov. 5 was caused by a drug overdose.
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Saturday, October 22, 2011 8:00 AM
Health Minister Michael de Jong announced an additional $1.5 million to support the construction of the new Canuck Place Children's Hospice at the Gift of Time Gala in Vancouver last night.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 11:15 AM
St. James Community Service Society, a non-profit housing provider celebrating 50 years of service within the Downtown Eastside and across Vancouver, has been selected to develop, manage and operate an innovative project.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011 9:30 AM
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The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, federal Minister of Health, British Columbia Minister of Health Michael De Jong, the B.C. First Nations Health Council and the B.C. First Nations Health Society signed a landmark legal agreement that will ensure B.C. First Nations have a major role in the planning and management of health services for First Nations through a new First Nations health governance structure.
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011 2:00 PM
People at risk of homelessness are getting the housing, support and help they need at two new buildings which provide 170 supportive housing apartments and 15 Seniors Rental Housing apartments in Vancouver.
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