February, 2024

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Eight tips for promoting men’s health

With November comes Movember, putting the spotlight on men’s health. UBC nursing professor John Oliffe has a few tips that can help ensure the success of men’s health programs. He recently led a study that reviewed community-based programs in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, U.K., the U.S. and other regions to see what worked and what didn’t. “Men tend to shy …

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CANADA’S FIRST IMPACT-INVESTMENT MORTGAGE FUND SET TO SERVE B.C.’S ESSENTIAL WORKERS

Tax-free impact investment vehicle supports housing affordability for BC tradespeople, teachers, firefighters  VICTORIA, B.C. (Nov. 6, 2019) – Essential workers in B.C. struggling to afford a home in the community where they work may soon have access to a new first-time homebuyer mortgage financing solution. A mortgage investment corporation (MIC)  launched by the non-profit BC Construction Association (BCCA) aims to …

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South Asian community raises $742,495 for BC Children’s Hospital

Funds from 11th Annual A Night of Miracles Gala will help transform diabetes care for BC’s kids  MORE than 440 of BC’s South Asian philanthropic, business and community leaders came together last Saturday evening to raise $742,495 for BC Children’s Hospital at the 11th Annual A Night of Miracles (ANOM) Gala. Guests in attendance represented the largest turnout in this event’s history. Since …

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DON’T GO VIRAL. GET YOUR FLU SHOT

SURREY – Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) are reminding everyone that flu season is fast approaching and the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is the flu shot.  “This is one of those times when ‘going viral’ is not cool,” says Fraser Health Medical Health Officer Dr. Aamir Bharmal. “Instead, help protect vulnerable members of our communities including infants, …

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Health emergency declared in India’s Capital New Delhi as pollution ‘severe plus’

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Pollution in Delhi NCR is of “severe-plus” category, which is hazardous to health, prompting the Supreme Court-mandated panel Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority (EPCA) to declare public health emergency in the national capital region. The air quality deteriorated to such levels that people, particularly children, elderly and those having respiratory problems, can be vulnerable. The …

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No passport needed for Sikhs visiting Kartarpur Sahib: Pak

Chandigarh, Nov 1 (IANS) In a major relief to Sikh devotees visiting Pakistan for the celebrations of the 550th Prakash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev, Islamabad on Friday announced the waiving of the requirement of a passport for identification and prior registration for such visitors. It also exempted the Indian pilgrims from paying a $20 entry fee on the day of …

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Affordable on-campus housing coming to SFU

STUDENTS at Simon Fraser University’s (SFU) Burnaby campus will soon have access to hundreds more on-campus housing beds, opening available rental housing in the region. “By providing more student housing at post-secondary campuses throughout the province, government is taking some of the pressure off students, while freeing up affordable rentals for people in communities like Burnaby, where there are low vacancy …

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Changes to Election Act to modernize voting in B.C.

PROPOSED amendments to the Election Act will pave the way for the use of modern technology to make voting in provincial elections faster and easier, encourage young people to vote and introduce other improvements to the electoral process, the Province announced on Thursday. The proposed changes to voting administration rules are the most significant in nearly 25 years. They would give …

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