Diversion

• Port Hardy closes ER amid nurse shortage from ‘short notice, unexpected sick calls’

  Island Health said people seeking emergency care should go to a different hospital, if possible, or call 911. The closure at Island Health is not affecting other hospital services.

  Health

  Aug 16, 2023
  
• Safe supply: Are prescribed opioids being sold on B.C.’s streets, and if so, is it a problem?

  Allegations that opioids from B.C.'s prescribed safer supply initiative are being diverted to the street became a hot political issue in the B.C. legislature this week.

  Health

  May 11, 2023
  
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• Sask. police commissioner report discusses diversion of offenders from justice system

  SPS Police Chief Troy Cooper said a relatively new approach involving diversion will make some offenders accountable without forcing them through the criminal justice system.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2022
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• Guelph taking part in Canada-wide Waste Reduction Week

  City Hall will be luminated in green and blue lights during the week-long campaign which ends on October 23rd.

  Environment

  Oct 16, 2022
• Interior Health diverting patients from hospital ERs in Ashcroft, Clearwater

  The diversions are the latest in a string of temporary closures and diversions at smaller and rural hospitals across British Columbia due to staffing issues. 

  Health

  Jul 15, 2022
• Peterborough to reduce single-use plastics at city hall, wastewater treatment plant

  The City of Peterborough is moving forward with a single-use plastic reduction strategy that will include a zero-waste planning guide and a public awareness campaign.

  Environment

  Jul 8, 2022
• Peace Arch Hospital maternity ward to stay open in last-minute reversal

  Last week, the health authority said it would be indefinitely diverting expecting parents-to-be to Langley Memorial Hospital, effective Jan. 28, due to an "unexpected leave."

  Health

  Jan 20, 2022
• Peace Arch Hospital maternity ward to shutter indefinitely due to pediatrician shortage

  Effective Jan. 28, Fraser Health is asking people who had planned to give birth in the hospital to divert to Langley Memorial Hospital for their deliveries. 

  Health

  Jan 14, 2022
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• Kingston looks to public to reach 65% waste diversion goal

  The City of Kingston is examining ways to reach 65 per cent waste diversion by 2025.

  Environment

  May 10, 2019