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April 15, 2021 - 7:53 AM DELTA, B.C. - Hospice services are once again available locally to residents of Delta, B.C., as Fraser Health officially opens the Irene Thomas Hospice. The launch ends a bitter and lengthy battle between the province and a provincially funded society that formerly operated the hospice, but refused to provide medical assistance in dying. Members of the former Delta Hospice Society objected on religious grounds to a requirement to offer medically assisted deaths, prompting legal action, removal of provincial funding and an order for the society to vacat...

Members of the former Delta Hospice Society objected on religious grounds to a requirement to offer medically assisted deaths, prompting legal action, removal of provincial funding and an order for the society to vacate the facility. Fraser Health took possession of the 10-bed hospice on March 31, and made several upgrades and repairs before the Thursday opening. Jim Sinclair, chairman of the Fraser Health board of directors, issued a statement thanking Delta residents and city councillors for their support during the transition. He says the reopened hospice puts patients and their families f...

getting the job done Our unpaid Bee Cave mayor, Kara King, has been working tirelessly to advocate for the people that elected her. Contacting utility providers, sending daily emailsto households with updates on when relief is expected were just some of the ways she assisted the community. She also found the latest forms of help, including finding sources of bottled water for those without running water and creating a spreadsheet for those without heat, power or water so neighbors with utilities could open their homes to those suffering without basic needs.   Ted Cruz should call her ...

DELTA, B.C. — A hospice that has refused to provide medical assistance in dying based on religious objections will have to vacate a facility in Delta, B.C., by the end of March. Health Minister Adrian Dix joined two officials from the regional health authority in saying a contract with the Delta Hospice Society will end […]

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