Wednesday - Jan. 17, 2024 - When it comes to poop, should we be less mature?

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Let’s talk about poop

It’s just poop. Grow up. Or actually, maybe don’t.

Navjit Kaur Moore wishes adults would be a little less precious about their bowel movements and act a little more like children.

Moore, who has spent years leading support groups for those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), says that when it comes to talking about the real symptoms of IBD, there’s no one like a kid to cut to the heart of the matter.

“When you’re interacting with kids, they don’t have these societal concepts, so they’re just talking about poop like it’s any other day, like any other subject,” says Moore, who was recognized last week with one of British Columbia’s highest honours, the Medal of Good Citizenship. “It would be nice if adults could get back to that and were able to talk about poop or bowel habits just as regularly as we’re able to talk about our diet.”

• Today, we talk to Moore about how her own medical challenges have spurred her to help others facing similar issues—and how it may shape her new career as a physician.

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Need to Know

🔥 It’s January, but more than 100 wildfires are still considered to be burning in BC [Energetic City]

🚨 A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on 264 Street in Aldergrove Sunday morning [Chilliwack RCMP]

🎱 Chillibowl Lanes in Chilliwack has added several long rows of pool tables to its upstairs area [Downtown Chilliwack/Facebook]

⚖ A man has been convicted in a hit-and-run that injured two police officers in Burnaby, including an Abbotsford officer [Abbotsford News]

🌲 An ATV plunged through the ice at Brydon Lagoon in Langley City [Langley Advance Times] / ‘Don’t be this guy,’ Langley City’s mayor tweeted [Nathan Pachal/Twitter]

🏥 Mission Memorial Hospital has opened a temporary emergency room after a flood closed its main ER on Saturday [Mission Record]

👟 Abbotsford will host a backyard ultra marathon this March [Abbotsford News] / Last year we profiled Chilliwack runner Ihor Verys, one of the best ultra-marathoners in the world [FVC] / Verys and Chilliwack’s Andrea Tarras each won their respective divisions at a Hawaii ultramarathon last weekend [Chilliwack Progress]

🥶 Hope and Abbotsford registered record low temperatures last Friday [Hope Standard]

😲 30 years after a Nelson man arranged stones in a labyrinth on a local beach, the design remains visible from the sky—even underwater [Facebook/Yvonne De MIlle]

The Agenda

Rural communities at end of snow-clearing line

Yesterday, we shared the snow-clearing priority maps for local municipalities. But if you use roads in a rural, unincorporated area, neither that information, nor the government that provides most of your local services, will help you.

The Fraser Valley Regional District handles most services in electoral areas and communities like the Chilliwack River Valley, Sunshine Valley, Laidlaw, Boston Bar, and Lake Errock. But the FVRD doesn’t clean roads. Instead, that job is administered by the provincial government and contracted out to Emil Anderson Maintenance. You can find specific road designations on a provincial map, though the process is a little complicated. A devoted and well-informed FVC reader has put together a list of instructions to see your road for yourself. You can find the map here and the instructions here.

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Trade show: The 2024 Chilliwack Home, Leisure and Outdoor Living Expo takes place Jan. 19 to 21 at Heritage Park in Chilliwack. Admission is free. Details online.

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