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Medical mask policy in effect during respiratory illness season

Masks are currently required in all patient care areas of hospitals, long-term care facilities and community health-care sites and clinics. Please do not enter these facilities if you have cold or flu-like symptoms, such as runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough, shortness of breath/trouble breathing, diarrhea or vomiting. Do not enter these facilities if you feel unwell, no matter how mild the symptoms. 

Visitors to long-term care and seniors’ assisting living facilities need to wear a medical mask in common areas and when participating in indoor events in common areas. 

Thank you for helping keep patients and staff healthy this season.

A women-only overdose prevention site where teams of trained staff monitor the use of illicit drugs to help prevent and recover from overdoses. Chronic disease management, pregnancy testing, and screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections are provided by a nurse practitioner.

How to access

  • Check eligibility

    This a women-only service.

ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਣ ਦੇ ਸਮੇਂ

ਇਸ ਵੇਲੇ ਖੁੱਲ੍ਹਾ ਹੈ
  • ਸੋਮਵਾਰ:   6:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ to 12:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ
  • ਮੰਗਲ਼ਵਾਰ:   6:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ to 12:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ
  • ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ:   6:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ to 12:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ
  • ਵੀਰਵਾਰ:   6:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ to 12:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ
  • ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ:   6:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ to 12:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ
  • Saturday:   6:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ to 12:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ
  • ਐਤਵਾਰ:   6:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ to 12:00 ਸ਼ਾਮ

Clients are accepted until 30 minutes before closing time.

This service is a partnership of Atira Women's Resource Society, the City of Vancouver, BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre and Vancouver Coastal Health. 

SisterSpace

SisterSpace is a safe, clean supported environment where women can inject their drugs inside with other women who care about their safety and security. If they choose, they can connect to addiction, health care and community services, information about which and referrals will be made on-site.

Supervised Consumption & Overdose Prevention Sites

Supervised consumption and overdose prevention sites are safe spaces where teams of trained staff monitor people who use illicit drugs while they use to help prevent and recover from overdoses.