Highlights

‘When you start feeling accepted as you are, I don't think it can be overstated the impact that can have on someone's psychology,’ says the co-ordinator with the Sea to Sky Community Action Team.

The fire department in Slave Lake, Alta., had a long-standing plan for tackling wildfire encroaching on the community, but in May 2011, flames from a nearby forest blewover suppression effortsand destroyed several hundred homes and other buildings.

'It’s not a matter of willpower; it’s a matter of life and death.'

Here are the services — and gaps in service — for people who need immediate help for substance use and opioid addiction in Squamish.

Natalie Lacasse has a complex medical history — one she says has resulted in being turned away or not being taken seriously.

The costs of B.C. and North America’s toxic drug overdose crisis continue to climb as stakeholders seek solutions to an international problem

Talent trumps taxes, capital, red tape as the top issue for business owners, who are struggling with the cost of labour

Bruno Zunic had to board a cruise in Orlando, Florida without his luggage.

In order to ensure new multi-unit housing prioritizes comfort and health, future residents and building owners should know what design choices to advocate for.