Unsafe staffing levels are putting patients at risk at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, according to nurses. The dedicated nursing staff is deeply concerned about the patient safety crisis they say has been unfolding at the hospital which serves the growing North Okanagan. “A shortage of hospitalist physicians responsible for overseeing the care of admitted patients is […]
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In Memory of George Elmer Lagerstrom of Pitt Meadows, BC. June 9, 1931 to January 10, 2026 George was born in Vancouver, BC and Passed in Port Coquitlam, BC George is predeceased by sisters Bernice and Joan, brother Bob and daughter Lynda but survived by his loving wife of 73 yearsSuzette, daughter Brenda (Wally), sons
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Let’s see the community Through Your Lens. We want to see Pitt Meadows & Maple Ridge as you see it. Send us a photo showing how you view the community, and it could be featured in a future edition of the Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News. Please include the photographer’s full name and tell us where
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The Vancouver Goldeneyes and Ottawa Charge have completed the biggest trade in PWHL history. The two teams announced Sunday (Jan. 18) that each would acquire three players. “The Goldeneyes acquired forwards Mannon McMahon, Anna Meixner and Anna Shokhina in exchange for forwards Michela Cava and Brooke McQuigge and defender Emma Greco,” noted a Goldeneyes release
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Another week, another maternity ward diversion for expecting parents at White Rock’s Peace Arch Hospital. The latest diversion is scheduled to start at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 22 and continue through Monday, Jan. 26 at 8 a.m. It’s the fifth such diversion at Peace Arch Hospital since the beginning of December — diversions that
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