On November 26, Vancouver became the first city in North America to offer prescription heroin to recovering addicts. Trials have taken place since 2011, with permission from Health Canada and delivery from Europe, to test the distribution of prescribed heroin to heavily addicted users.
The November 24 âChild Poverty Report Card,â conducted annually by childrenâs advocacy group First Call, has reported that BCâs child poverty rates place fifth in the country.
No matter how one celebrates the holiday season, purchasing gifts for the modern girl has become an issue. Whether you are family, an educator, or even a babysitter, getting gifts for young girls nowadays is more complicated than just grabbing a Barbie off the shelves.
In July 2013, an online petition started by author and historian Merna Forster sought support to add representations of Canadian women to Canadian currency. As of November 2014, the Change.org petition has collected over 50,000 signatures.
A breakdown of the municipal elections in New Westminster and Coquitlam
Starting April 1, 2015, permitted BC grocery stores will be able to sell alcohol in specified sections. BC Liquor Stores will also be seeing longer hours of operation and will remain open on Sundays.
On November 13, Douglas College began offering online study material to educate students studying to work in the mental health field. The study material consists of six âwebinars,â which students can access throughout BC.
The mysterious disease that has eliminated millions of sea stars along the Northeast Pacific Coast (spanning Southern California, BC, and Alaska) has been revealed to likely be strains of a densovirus.
With finals just around the corner, now is the time to get familiar with your campus libraries. Tutoring and other student help are offered in the Douglas libraries, but New West campusâ library operations supervisor Cathy Grant discussed additional library services students may not be familiar with.
