March 19, 2021 A year after non-urgent surgeries were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest progress reports show further transformation of the surgical system in British Columbia to get more patients the surgeries they need faster. “Last May, …
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BC Hydro rate decrease by an additional 0.6% in 2020-21
December 1, 2020 Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, has released the following statement in response to BC Hydro’s announcement that rates will decrease by an additional 0.6% in 2020-21 and customers will receive a one-time bill …
RISE Community Health Centre opens in Southeast Vancouver 5198 Joyce St.
June 15, 2020 People living in Renfrew-Collingwood and surrounding neighbourhoods now have access to more primary care and health promotion services with the opening of the new RISE Community Health Centre. The Province launched RISE Community Health Centre in collaboration …
Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in Northeast Vancouver 102-2788 E Hastings St.
January 19, 2021 People living in northeast Vancouver will soon have better access to team-based everyday health care with the opening of a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) on Feb. 16, 2021, located at 102-2788 East Hastings St. …
Urgent and Primary Care Centre (REACH) opens in East Vancouver 1145 Commercial Dr.
June 30, 2020 People living in East Vancouver now have better access to team-based urgent and primary care with the official opening of the new REACH Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC). “The REACH UPCC will connect people in East Vancouver …
New children’s complex care transition centre coming to Vancouver
August 24, 2020 Better care is on the way for children across the province with extraordinary health needs, requiring complex care, as government moves forward with a first-of-its-kind children’s complex care transition facility in B.C. — a leading edge in …
Burnaby Hospital redevelopment
September 03, 2020 Burnaby Hospital redevelopment will deliver better health care in a growing region Major facility upgrades at Burnaby Hospital and two new patient-care towers will give people in this growing community faster access to better health care. …
New St. Paul’s Hospital construction begins
March 08, 2021 Improved access to life-saving health care in downtown Vancouver takes another leap forward as construction kicks off for the new St. Paul’s Hospital at the Jim Pattison Medical Centre, the largest hospital redevelopment project in B.C.’s history. …
Applications for $1,000 B.C. Recovery Benefit are open until June 30, 2021
December 18, 2020 (Translations: Traditional Chinese繁體中文, Farsi, French, Punjabi, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, read HERE) A majority of British Columbians will get a lift with the launch of the B.C. Recovery Benefit, enabling many families and individuals to receive the …
Framework gives renters until July 2021 to repay arrears
August 14, 2020 (Translations: Traditional Chinese繁體中文, French, Punjabi, read HERE) Details on the new repayment framework for renters with outstanding rent from April to August 2020 are available on the Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) website, with the moratorium on …