Drishti News, Author at Drishti Magazine

DR. JASON HITKARI: AN INNOVATOR WITHIN THE FIELD OF FERTILITY TREATMENT

Dr. Jason Hitkari is co-founder and co-director of Olive Fertility Centre, which has locations in Vancouver and Surrey. Olive Fertility Centre is one of Canada’s leading IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) and fertility centers with among the highest pregnancy rates in Canada. Dr. Hitkari is also a Clinical Associate Professor at UBC and the current President of the Canadian Fertility and Andrology and Society (CFAS) for 2020-2021.

Profiles

Hema Bhatt Joins RCH Foundation Board of Directors

Hema Bhatt, Vice President of Natu’Oil Services Inc., has been appointed to the Board of Directors by the Royal Columbian Hospital Foundation for 2021-2022.

Entertainment

Bollywood Actors Akshay Kumar and Vaani Kapoor at The Launch of The Trailer of The Movie, Bellbottom.

Lara Dutta and Jacky Bagnani were also present at the trailer launch in New Delhi

Community Happenings

The SACH Community Hub: Uniting and Serving Communities

The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare many of the ongoing social and systemic challenges we face as a society.

Community Happenings

Bodhi Meditation Creates a Profound Impact With $400,000 to Richmond Hospital Foundation

From left to right: Dr. Alexandros Alexiadis, Co-Senior Medical Director, Community Services, Vancouver Coastal Health – Richmond; Christine Yang, Grandmaster Assistant; Mayor Malcolm Brodie, City of Richmond; Grandmaster JinBodhi; Desilva Ying, Grandmaster assistant; Candace Hernandez, Vice President, Richmond Hospital Foundation

Community Happenings

TD Bank Group Presents $10,000 Donation for Richmond Hospital Foundation’s Mental Health Campaign

From left to right: Natalie Meixner, President and CEO of Richmond Hospital Foundation; Shirley Chan, Branch Manager of Richmond Brighouse, TD; Angus Ing, Personal Banking Associate at Richmond Brighouse; Curtis Leung, Financial Advisor at Richmond Brighouse; Tony Mauro, District Vice President, Richmond, South Vancouver, and South Delta, TD; and Candace Hernandez, Vice President of Richmond Hospital Foundation.

Community Happenings

AGO Pays Tribute to Toronto-Born Artist and Art World Phenom Matthew Wong with Solo Exhibition

Exhibition marks first museum show for artist; features his acclaimed Blue series

Community Happenings

Td Bank Group Presents $10,000 Donation for Richmond Hospital Foundation’s Mental Health Campaign

Community Happenings

Fo Guang Shan Vancouver Dedicates Another $10,000 Towards Richmond Hospital Foundation’s Act Now Campaign

From left to right: Candace Hernandez, Vice President of Richmond Hospital Foundation; Venerable Chueh Chu Shih, Abbess of Fo Guang Shan Vancouver Temple; and Tammy Mu, President, Buddha’s Light International Association, Vancouver.

Community Happenings

Expansion Of $10-A-Day Child Care Coming for Families

The Province is accepting applications from licensed child care providers who want to give families child care for $10 a day or less.

Community Happenings

Envision Financial Comes Together with Members to Support B.C. Wildfire Victims With $50,000 Donation

First West Credit Union and its local divisions Envision Financial, Valley First, Island Savings and Enderby & District Financial, have made a combined donation of $40,000 to Food Banks BC to support individuals and families impacted by the recent B.C. wildfires.

Community Happenings

Chief Norm Lipinski visits PICS Society

Chief Constable Norm Lipinski of Surrey Police Service along with Sergeant Jag Khosa visited PICS Head Office last week as part of their community consultations.

Community Happenings

BC Boating Sector Comes Together to Educate About Shared Waterways

Representatives from Boating BC, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and BC Ferries have announced a new collaboration aimed at educating recreational boaters and small commercial vessel operators about how to share the waterways with deep sea vessel traffic.

Entertainment

SoundON Invites BC Presenters to Apply for FINAL Round of Funding

British Columbia’s music presenters have one final opportunity to access direct funding to support their live performance through SoundON, a province-wide campaign and funding mechanism that was created to provide desperately needed support to those deeply connected to the sector – including artists, presenters, production staff and venues.

Community Happenings

Playland Celebrates International Hot Dog Day with Unveiling Of Gourment Hot Dogs and Beer Garden

In what is sure to be a real weiner of a celebration, Playland Amusement Park is paying tribute to one of the kings of the midway – the hot dog.