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North Vancouver Island hospitals close overnight indefinitely
Island healthcare workers need to be respected, said Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh
Brishti Basu·Thursday, January 26, 2023·4 min
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Victoria’s own ‘Car 87:’ New team of police and psychiatric nurse to answer mental health calls
More details about the program, first launched in Vancouver, will be announced next week
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, January 24, 2023·5 min
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One month after outbreak, Island Health reports another case of rare bacterial infection
A frontline worker said illnesses amongst homeless people are hard to detect due to stigma preventing them from accessing care
Brishti Basu·Sunday, January 22, 2023·3 min
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What councils did (and didn’t) discuss about VicPD’s $69.5M budget ask
This budget is a nearly 10% increase from last year
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, January 18, 2023·6 min
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‘Significantly over capacity’: Island hospitals overwhelmed amid silence and data gaps
Respiratory and gastrointestinal illnesses are filling hospital beds, while surgeries are being postponed to make room
Brishti Basu·Sunday, January 15, 2023·6 min
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BC incentives to recruit foreign and retired nurses welcome news amid crisis
“Mostly because of the staffing issues, there's more being put on each nurse’s shoulders, with less resources available to support them,” said one Island Health nurse
Brishti Basu·Monday, January 9, 2023·4 min
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More Victorians are getting their drugs checked before using
The Island’s drug checking project tested 400% more samples over the holidays compared to last year
Brishti Basu·Sunday, January 8, 2023·3 min
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BC reconvenes emergency hospital meetings as beds fill up, but no preventative steps announced
Nearly nine out of 10 hospital beds in the province are full
Brishti Basu·Thursday, January 5, 2023·5 min
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A look back at Greater Victoria’s toxic drug crisis in 2022
Capital Daily and The Westshore have published over a dozen articles this past year, examining the growing crisis from every angle
Brishti Basu·Monday, January 2, 2023·3 min
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Biryani is the highlight of new Indo-Pakistani restaurant drawing diners to Quadra Village
There are many ways to cook the South Asian rice and meat dish, but this one is new to Victoria
Brishti Basu·Sunday, January 1, 2023·4 min
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Harnessing the ocean: Julie Angus talks ‘blue economy’ at Capital Daily Festival
The adventurer and entrepreneur has a vision for how gathering data from the ocean could be both sustainable and lucrative
Brishti Basu·Sunday, January 1, 2023·4 min
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New dock proposed for swimmers and boaters on the Gorge
Proposal points to park where the land is in Esquimalt and water falls under Victoria’s jurisdiction
Brishti Basu·Thursday, December 29, 2022·4 min
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‘There's a feistiness to the community:’ Q&A with Esquimalt mayor Barb Desjardins
Mayor Desjardins weighs in on the changes and challenges ahead for Esquimalt
Brishti Basu·Monday, December 26, 2022·8 min
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Plans for new youth mental health program at Royal Jubilee Hospital veiled in secrecy
A child psychiatrist for Indigenous people attributes the changes to ongoing reporting by Capital Daily
Brishti Basu·Monday, December 26, 2022·3 min
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Text alerts about Island toxic drugs signals deepening crisis, but not an informative tool: experts
A dashboard that would tell people what street drugs are being sold each week is in the works, but stalled by lack of funding
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, December 20, 2022·5 min
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With snow on the horizon, Victoria is preparing overnight extreme weather shelters
This time, the city is ready to bring people inside when temperatures drop below freezing
Brishti Basu·Thursday, December 15, 2022·3 min
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Victoria’s about to get a civilian mental health team. Here’s how the same project fared on the mainland
Out of nearly 800 calls, the North Shore PACT had to call the police for help fewer than 10 times
Brishti Basu·Monday, December 12, 2022·5 min
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Indigenous advocates optimistic about new Victoria substance use treatment facility
The space was designed for women and non-binary people, after consultation with Indigenous groups
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, December 6, 2022·5 min
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‘Quite a dramatic increase’: BC health leaders renew vaccine drive amid spike in kids’ illnesses
“Nobody's asking for lockdowns… but we need to do something now,” said a pediatric heart surgeon
Brishti Basu·Monday, December 5, 2022·5 min
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Island Health quietly declares rare bacterial infection outbreak
One person has died from Hib this year, after the disease was dormant for the past decade
Brishti Basu·Thursday, December 1, 2022·2 min
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Most BC residents think pandemic was not managed well: independent review
Less than 20% of survey respondents trusted COVID-19 information shared by the government
Brishti Basu·Thursday, December 1, 2022·4 min
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BC hiring more support workers to help young people with substance use and mental health issues
Questions on timeline and facility locations remain
Brishti Basu·Wednesday, November 30, 2022·2 min
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Island school absence and illness rates continue to rise, but province plans no further action
A Mayne Island school had to shut down due to absences this week
Brishti Basu·Tuesday, November 29, 2022·6 min
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Victorians’ health and wellness on a steady decline over past three years: report
Forty percent of Victoria residents say their overall health and wellness is below average or poor this year, compared to 12% in 2020.
Brishti Basu·Thursday, November 24, 2022·4 min