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Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer hospitalized with “serious infection”

by Matthew Burrows on April 5th, 2012 at 2:10 PM
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      Vision Vancouver city councillor Andrea Reimer has been hospitalized and will be out of action “indefinitely”.

      This is according to the two-term councillor’s automated reply from her council email address. The Straight had made several calls to Reimer, seeking comment on the issue of smart meters, but there was no reply.

      “Late last week I was admitted to hospital with a serious infection,” Reimer stated in the automated email. “Medical staff have done an exemplary job of locating and treating the infection but I’m not out of the woods yet. Once I’m released I will be taking some time off to recuperate from treatment.”

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      Matthew (Paul) Burrows is staff writer with the Georgia Straight, where he’s called Matt. He was born in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England in 1971. He shares his birthday with Billy Connolly, filmmaker Mark Achbar and the current mayor of Fort St. John.

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      Comments

      8 Comments

      Mike Klassen *

      Apr 5, 2012 at 3:49pm

      Best wishes, Andrea, for a speedy recovery. You clearly work very hard and public life can take a toll.

      Ian G62

      Apr 5, 2012 at 4:15pm

      All the best Andrea - best wishes for a speedy recovery

      D. Zaster

      Apr 5, 2012 at 9:24pm

      Best wishes to Ms. Reimer. Mend well and get lots of rest.

      I recently had an infection that required treatment with IV and oral antibiotics. It was painful, tiring and definitely not fun.

      jf

      Apr 6, 2012 at 8:52am

      Cllr. Reimer reports on Facebook that she is now home and well.

      Ian Baillie

      Apr 6, 2012 at 11:44am

      Andrea-- here's to a speedy and full recovery your one of the most dedicated and hard working public servants I have the pleasure of knowing and working with.

      Taxpayers R Us

      Apr 7, 2012 at 5:11pm

      It's one of the unfortunate but all-too-real risks of dealing with Vision Vancouver in close quarters.

      Darrell Zimmerman

      Apr 8, 2012 at 8:45pm

      Bad Karma?

      Wendy A.S. Mayer

      May 5, 2012 at 5:33am

      I trust you are feeling better now since your recent stay in VGH. All the best wishes for a total & complete recovery. I am glad you found the vegetarian food in hospital satisfactory. I am 80-90% vegetarian too, however, when I feel a cold comimg on I put fresh garlic & tomato juice in an electric blender & drink it down. Echinacea sometimes helps. Cold-FX is available at London Drugs & was advertised during the Olympics. If I am still feeling that I need an extra boost of cold protection I make homemade chicken matzo ball soup.
      Take care Andrea!We all need your hard work at City Hall!