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"Hockey's back." · Chiefs are home Saturday · SATURDAY · CHILLIWACK COLISEUM · vs COQUITLAM
09/19/2026

"Hockey's back." · Chiefs are home Saturday · SATURDAY · CHILLIWACK COLISEUM · vs COQUITLAM

A parent asked us this once, at about six in the evening, genuinely hoping we'd say it was fine.We couldn't, and it was ...
09/18/2026

A parent asked us this once, at about six in the evening, genuinely hoping we'd say it was fine.

We couldn't, and it was not a comfortable two minutes for either of us.

The hard part isn't the first hit. It's the second one, days later, before the first has settled. That's the scenario every return-to-play protocol exists to prevent, and it's why "he says he's fine" isn't the standard — kids are not reliable narrators about whether they're playing on Saturday.

Season starts this week. Find out your association's steps now, while it's abstract.

💬 Share it with a team parent.

The reason nobody publishes this is that you have to ask a stranger, at a counter, with a queue behind you, what they ch...
09/17/2026

The reason nobody publishes this is that you have to ask a stranger, at a counter, with a queue behind you, what they charge. Almost nobody does. That's not an accident.

So here's the bit that costs us money to say out loud: fewer fills means fewer fees, and for a lot of people a 90-day supply is entirely appropriate.

It isn't always. Some medications need closer monitoring, some coverage won't allow it, and sometimes we'll tell you no. But if nobody has ever raised it with you, that's worth a conversation.

Ask us. Ask whoever you use, if it isn't us.

💬 Do you know what your pharmacy charges?

The bit that's hardest to explain at a counter is that we usually know before you do — and there's still nothing to tell...
09/15/2026

The bit that's hardest to explain at a counter is that we usually know before you do — and there's still nothing to tell you.

A national shortage gets posted, we see it, and then we wait like everyone else. There's no back room with extra stock in it. There's no manager who can release some. Those things exist in people's imaginations because that's how most retail works, and pharmacy supply doesn't work like most retail.

What genuinely does change the outcome is time. A week's notice and we can call around, chase an alternative strength, or start a conversation with your prescriber. A day's notice and we're as stuck as you are.

💬 Follow for the Shelf Report — first Sunday, every month.

We started doing this because of one conversation.A woman drove in from Yarrow for something we didn't have. Twenty-five...
09/13/2026

We started doing this because of one conversation.

A woman drove in from Yarrow for something we didn't have. Twenty-five minutes each way. She was polite about it, which somehow made it worse.

There was no reason she couldn't have known before she got in the car — except that pharmacies don't publish this, anywhere, ever.

So now we do. First Sunday of every month. If something you take is in the middle column, ring us at a week out and we'll start chasing before you're down to your last few days.

📌 Save it. It changes monthly.

09/10/2026

1,409,513 British Columbians have no family doctor.
Only 384,175 are on the waitlist.

So over a million people aren't even in the queue for one.

If you have active MSP, here's what the other route looks like:

→ Book a virtual physician appointment
→ Stay home — the doctor calls you
→ If they prescribe, it goes straight to Pill4Me
→ We check your PharmaCare coverage through PharmaNet
→ Same-day delivery in Chilliwack, once it's ready

And for some things — pink eye, a UTI, cold sores — a BC pharmacist may be able to assess and prescribe without a doctor's appointment at all. Free with a PHN.

Virtual care isn't right for every condition, and never for an emergency. Call 911.

💬 Been waiting on the registry? Tell us how long.
📩 And send this to whoever you know who's still waiting.

Most Labour Day posts today are a business thanking its own team. This isn't one.Blueberries, corn and hazelnuts don't s...
09/07/2026

Most Labour Day posts today are a business thanking its own team. This isn't one.

Blueberries, corn and hazelnuts don't stop for a stat holiday. Neither do the shifts at the mills, the warehouses, or the care homes.

So today the picture is your hands, not ours.

Labour Day started here — 1872, Toronto printers walked off the job over how long a working day should be. It was never about the long weekend.

ਮਿਹਨਤ ਦਾ ਦਿਨ ਮੁਬਾਰਕ

Working today? Drop what you do in the comments. We'd like to say thank you properly.

Some of the people we've lost in the Fraser Valley filled prescriptions at pharmacies like this one.Today is Internation...
08/31/2026

Some of the people we've lost in the Fraser Valley filled prescriptions at pharmacies like this one.

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day.

In B.C., around 3.5 people a day are still dying (BC Coroners Service, May 2026). In the Fraser Health region, more than 5,600 people over the past decade.

Naloxone is free here. No prescription. No questions. No judgement.

That's all this post is.

That half-finished box of antibiotics in the kitchen drawer isn't insurance.Half a course doesn't half-treat an infectio...
08/28/2026

That half-finished box of antibiotics in the kitchen drawer isn't insurance.

Half a course doesn't half-treat an infection. It teaches the bacteria what you're going to try next time.

National surveillance confirms antimicrobial resistance is still climbing in Canada — and that first-line treatments for UTI are increasingly affected. Which matters here specifically, because UTI is one of the conditions we assess and treat under MACS. The more of those drugs stop working, the fewer options anyone has.

Two things worth doing: → If you think you need antibiotics, come in rather than raiding the drawer → If you have old ones, bring them back

♻️ Every pharmacy in BC takes medications back for safe disposal, including us. No charge, no questions, no lecture.

We get asked this several times a week, usually with a photo already open on the phone."Can't you just prescribe somethi...
08/27/2026

We get asked this several times a week, usually with a photo already open on the phone.

"Can't you just prescribe something for this?"

Sometimes yes. Sometimes genuinely not. Here's exactly where the line sits.

What MACS is: BC's Minor Ailments and Contraception Service, launched June 2023. 21 conditions.

The rule most people don't know: it has to be in person. Phone and video assessments aren't eligible. Which means, practically, that a pharmacy you never walk into can't do one at all.

What actually happens in the room — six steps, every time: consent → we review your PharmaNet history → assessment → treatment if appropriate → counselling → a follow-up plan.

What's in scope: infections like UTI, pink eye, impetigo, thrush, shingles · skin conditions like dermatitis, eczema, acne, bites · gut issues like reflux and hemorrhoids · plus headache, musculoskeletal pain, period pain, ni****ne dependence and contraception.

What isn't: new chronic conditions. Anything needing a physical exam. Psoriasis. We refer, with your history attached.

What's coming: the Ministry has proposed eight more conditions later in 2026. Proposed, not confirmed.

📍 Not sure if yours qualifies? Call 604-705-3644 before you come in.

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