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Letters: Pattullo, Burnaby councillors, gay Mountie, John Les, Quebec,...
Build a new bridge Transportation Minister Todd Stone says rebuilding the Pattullo Bridge may be problematic. But a new bridge should be viewed by how it will help motorists by solving a traffic tangle...
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B.C.’s measles outbreak by the numbers
By Glenda Luymes, The Province Patient zero in the Fraser Valley measles outbreak is believed to be a member of a family that took a trip to the Netherlands in January. The BC Centre for Disease...
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Editorial: Foolishness behind record measles cases
The anti-vaccination crowd sure must be feeling proud of themselves these days. Thanks to their dangerous and ill-conveived views, B.C. is now in the middle of the worst measles outbreak ever recorded...
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Letters: Measles, vaccinations, ICBC, texting, Green party, mine, B.C....
Measles editorial was spot on I was delighted to read your editorial on the MMR (measles) vaccine. I could not have summarized the situation better. It is refreshing to see your editorial team taking a...
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Letter of the Week: Today’s parents have no memory of how viruses killed many...
There is a reason why the measles vaccine was developed. In the not-distant past, it was common for people to die — or survive with lifelong disabilities, when they contracted the disease. In Canada,...
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Dr. Mel Krajden: There’s lots of good news in the fight against hepatitis
Today, World Hepatitis Day, it’s important to acknowledge that more than 130,000 British Columbians are infected with hepatitis B and/or C. That’s one out of every 33 people. Enormous strides in...
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Cycling The Globe: Preventing Disease
My upcoming routes along my cycle around the world are posing some additional challenges. I will be travelling through hotter climates and staying hydrated will become very important to fuel my ability...
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Michelle Driedger: Nasal-mist flu vaccine may be best option for many people
WINNIPEG — Vaccination decisions are a touchy subject for many people. In Canada, our seasonal influenza vaccine is typically delivered in an inactivated, or dead, trivalent form that includes the...
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Editorial: NHL stars show why getting shots is key
Whatever superstar NHL player Sidney Crosby has achieved as an ambassador for his sport he can now accomplish again as an accidental proponent for vaccination programs. The same holds true for the...
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Letters: Manning Park, snow hills, anti-vaxx, urban growth, smoking crack
Re: Feb. 6 article about lack of snow on local ski hills. It puzzles us to hear that local hills are in trouble as here at Manning Park ski hill we have a base of 123 centimetres and our downhill and...
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