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Closing Riverview in 2012 was a mistake, former attorney general tells safety forum [Video]

A one-day event addressing provincewide public safety concerns was held in Vancouver on Thursday.

Organized by Save Our Streets (SOS), a coalition of businesses and community groups, the Communities Driving Change forum features panels consisting of experts on policy, housing and addiction.

Many incidents of random street violence in Vancouver have been tied to mental health issues, Vancouver police chief Adam Palmer told the forum.

“If somebody is that severely addicted or mentally ill, this is where I agree with the idea of secure mandatory care,” Palmer said. “There’s compassionate care, many other names, but there are some people that are not safe for us, or for themselves to be in community and that’s not compassionate society, that’s not a safe society.”

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One of the topics raised at the event on Thursday was the 2012 closure of Riverview Hospital.

Former B.C. Attorney General Wally Oppal said that in retrospect, it was the wrong decision.

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What you should know about carbonated water and weight loss [Video]

The healthiest drink we can choose to consume is water and sure. Swapping high calorie drinks, your beloved soda or alcohol for water may in turn help you lose weight but does drinking lots of water actually help you cut down the calories. Lets myth bust. There are many internet claims that consuming water helps burn calories and reduce appetite. So there we have myth one. Does it help burn calories? Consuming *** certain amount of water can have temporary effects on caloric burn for really only about an hour. The site confirms. Although scientifically water has potential to burn calories, the actual net increase in calories burned is tiny. Myth two can consuming water with meals, reduce your appetite. *** number of studies support the idea that if your stomach is at least partly full of water, then there's less room for food. Although it could be down to mind over matter and therefore you eat less water as *** liquid alone is rapidly emptied from your stomach. So it technically doesn't fill us up, perhaps mixed with fiber soups or vegetable sauces. It certainly could. That's *** story for next week.