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Re: Royal B.C. Museum takes on assortment of Terry Fox memorabilia
I used to be thrilled to be taught that the Terry Fox Basis has reached an settlement with the Royal B.C. Museum to tackle the gathering of Terry Fox’s memorabilia. This is essential to guard and protect these iconic objects related to our nationwide hero’s Marathon of Hope.
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When Terry began his marathon, he requested Canadians to donate $1 every, with the expectation of elevating $24 million, which was achieved. After all, now the full exceeds $850 million.
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There’s nonetheless the matter of the place to accommodate the gathering. I’ve a modest proposal — a separate museum devoted solely to Terry, his life and his legacy, together with the exceptional undeniable fact that in the present day a bone most cancers prognosis doesn’t imply amputation or demise, because of analysis funded by Terry’s efforts.
Terry is within the operating for illustration on the $5 invoice. I suggest when this invoice that includes his likeness is printed that each one Canadians donate one $5 invoice to Terry’s museum, which ought to add as much as about $200 million to construct it. We owe it to Terry.
Dale Darychuk, Kelowna
Well being minister ignoring most important motive dentists gained’t join CDCP
Re: Well being minister compares dentists’ considerations about nationwide program to medicare rollout
Well being Minister Mark Holland needs to reassure dentists who’re reluctant to register with the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP). His reply is to make it simpler to register. This ignores the primary motive dentists won’t join this system because it now exists. The CDCP is administration-heavy for each Well being Canada/Solar Life and dental workplaces. It asks that dentists present therapy for lower than the precise value.
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The B.C. Dental Affiliation Payment Information is produced annually based mostly on cautious evaluation of the price of doing every process within the dental workplace. We’re not informed the place the numbers for the CDCP payment schedule come from.
The CDCP is modelled after the previous NIHB (Non-Insured Well being Advantages) plan, which is usually agreed to be one of many worst plans ever utilized in Canada. Dentists tried to tell Well being Canada and have advocated for a plan that can be profitable in serving to Canadians get the dental care they deserve.
I ask that Minister Holland not current the difficulty as dentists negotiating for more cash. We’re advocating for a plan not doomed to failure.
Eha Onno, dentist for 26 years, Pender Island
Re: B.C. grandmother hooping it up for hundreds of thousands of followers on TikTok, Instagram
The fantastic article about Shirley Simson and her grandsons in The Vancouver Solar was so refreshing to learn. How pleasant to point out a senior studying new expertise and having enjoyable along with her relations. We actually do must learn extra of those tales.
Our Good Information Group of seniors at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church congratulate you on offering some excellent news.
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Kathy Murphy, Vancouver
Re: B.C. finance minister makes gentle of credit score downgrade
Right here we go — taxes, authorities overspending, deficits and irresponsible fiscal administration by the B.C. NDP, leading to a complete of three downgrades within the final three NDP authorities years.
I believed the NDP had a considerably promising begin in B.C. till they began taking place the standard NDP rabbit gap of tax-and-spend insurance policies. Mr. Eby and Ms. Conroy, you might want to cease overspending and get the fiscal home so as.
Hans Verbeek, Qualicum Seaside
Illicit medicine in hospitals needs to be banned
Re: Lockboxes for medicine and weapons: Nurses fed up with drug use in B.C. hospitals
What nonsense. The provincial authorities ought to ban the possession of illicit medicine and weapons in all provincial medical services as of tomorrow.
For the federal government to say that permitting medicine in hospitals is a component and parcel of decriminalization ignores the extra necessary repercussions of endangering the well being and security of tens of 1000’s of health-care employees plus guests. In spite of everything, smoking (which is authorized) is banned in hospitals, so why not unlawful medicine?
There is no such thing as a want for Well being Minister Adrian Dix to type a fee to “make clear and consolidate insurance policies.” Simply do the correct factor and withdraw their edict.
David Petitpierre, West Vancouver
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