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You don’t want to miss Vancouver Comic Vision 2015!

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February 12, 2015

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Events, News

You don’t want to miss Vancouver Comic Vision 2015!

Click here for event details! Sharing the laughter since 1999, Comic Vision has contributed over $7M to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, funding research to find cures for vision loss and blindness currently affecting over 1 million Canadian children and adults. Each coast to coast Comic Vision event brings together an […]

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UBC-VCH scientists use drug to repair a rare birth defect

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February 3, 2014

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News

UBC-VCH scientists use drug to repair a rare birth defect

I don’t get excited about research very often. Breakthroughs tend to be small and far away from being relevant to the patients I see day in and day out. The press release from UBC about the work of Dr. Cheryl Gregory-Evans is different. It is ready for clinical trial right […]

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Comic Vision

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January 20, 2014

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Health, News

Comic Vision

Comic Vision is a fundraiser for the Foundation Fighting Blindness (FFB).  If you haven’t heard of the FFB they are the biggest private sponsor of Canadian research for inherited retinal diseases. When my goddaughter and her brother were diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (an inherited form of blindness that onsets in […]

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Come see what our neighborhood has to offer!

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November 20, 2013

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News

Come see what our neighborhood has to offer!

We love our neighborhood on West 1st Avenue and it is our pleasure to share our little secret about our beautiful  flower and orchid arrangements…  Designed at Hilary Miles Flowers only a few doors down. Check out the their amazing  festive holiday collections! Also, check out the Hilary Miles Flowers Facebook page updated often with […]

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Cosmetic Contact Lenses for Halloween are Scary

Every year in BC people dress up and use coloured contact lenses as part of their costumes. Wearing contact lenses that have not been fitted by a licensed optician, optometrist or ophthalmologist is downright dangerous. Many of the cosmetic contact lenses ordered over the internet aren’t licensed for use in […]

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