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Copper pilot project expands to phase two, onboarding new partners and new locations

Antimicrobial copper coatings have now been installed on high-touch transit surfaces in Ontario on TTC vehicles and in British Columbia on TransLink vehicles.

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Wuikinuxv First Nation encourages community to Let Their Spirits Dance

The Community Investments team at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) funds health promotion projects across the VCH region. Community Investments collaborates with other teams at VCH, including Aboriginal Health and the Regional Prevention Program teams, to partner with the Indigenous communities and support their health promotion objectives. Over the past few years, VCH has been working closely with the Wuikinuxv First Nation on several projects that the community has identified as their priorities to support their community's health and wellbeing.

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PCL Constructors to build new Paul Myers Tower at Lions Gate Hospital

The Ministry of Health announced today​ that PCL Constructors West Coast has been selected to build the new Paul Myers Tower at Lions Gate Hospital (LGH). Site preparation work has begun, with construction to start this summer and an anticipated opening in fall 2024.

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The results are in — copper kills up to 99.9% of bacteria on transit surfaces

This week, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), TransLink and Teck announced the results of phase one of the copper pilot project – a first-of-its-kind trial that studies the use of bacteria and virus-killing copper products on high-touch surfaces on transit.

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VCH partners with TransLink for new copper pilot project

This week, Vancouver Coastal Health, TransLink and Teck announced a first-of-its-kind project that will pilot the use of bacteria and virus killing copper and organosilane on high-touch surfaces on transit.

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Out with the old and in with the new at Lions Gate Hospital

For decades, the giant power plant stack at Lions Gate Hospital (LGH) has been a visible landmark in North Vancouver. In a few short weeks, the old stack will be demolished, kicking off the next phase of a redevelopment project that includes construction of a new acute care facility.

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