Margareta Dovgal: Vancouver fatality a tragic reminder of B.C.’s health system failures

Article content I live in Vancouver’s West End. Late last month, I was startled awake. I didn’t know why until I went out at 7 a.m. and saw a heavy police presence, a trail of destruction and distressed neighbours trying to piece together what had happened in our neighbourhood. Article content It emerged that a Jeep had deliberately run over signs and landscaping on Comox Street before swerving toward people in the park near Bute Street. A witness from a nearby building described at least one person narrowly escaping. A senior on a mobility scooter was struck and hospitalized with serious inju…