Boycott California Grapes Over Health Risks in BC Hospitals
A letter urges BC health facilities to stop buying California table grapes due to pesticide residues linked to cancer and birth defects. It cites Captan Methyl Bromide Dinoseb Parathion and phosdrin as dangerous, noting four facilities have halted purchases and urging others to follow. The writer appeals to protect patients and farmworkers.
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Doctors of BC clash with government over fee proposal
In a letter to the editor Dr David J Blair argues the BC government has offered only modest fee increases and shifts costs onto doctors. He cites July notices and ads, questions the figures, and urges a return to real negotiations. He supports a 6.4 percent fee rise plus 400 per doctor for liability costs.
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Stay away from strangers warning questioned in child safety
A British Columbia incident shows a missing five year old girl found alive after three days in a provincial park. The piece argues warnings against talking to strangers are incomplete and promotes teaching children how to respond to different situations. Victims of Violence offers a brochure on common lures used by abductors and how parents can educate their children, requesting letters to Edmonton contact.
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British Columbia
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