Max Haberstroh

@MaxHab

Max is an associate producer and occasional web writer for CBC Vancouver. He also loves audience-submitted story ideas. Get in touch at [email protected]

Latest from Max Haberstroh

People seeking mental health support say they face long, potentially harmful wait times

"There is a space of people who aren't at the point of needing an emergency department or who aren't needing crisis care who are caught in this middle space," said Jonny Morris, the Canadian Mental Health Association's B.C. division.

Canucks owners bring pro esports team to Vancouver

Weeks after an international video game tournament packed Vancouver's Rogers Arena, the Canucks have confirmed they're bringing a professional esports team to the city.

B.C. to review drainage at Okanagan development after home hit by landslide

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says a month's worth of rain fell in 24 hours on March 22, causing floods across the Okanagan and forcing chunks of earth above David Lea's property to give way.

Proposed ICBC change would leave distracted drivers on the hook for crash costs

The change would void parts of distracted drivers' insurance coverage in a collision, meaning they would have to pay for their own auto repairs, medical expenses, and the settlements from any resulting lawsuits — all of which ICBC currently pays for.
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'We used to laugh every day': 20 years after leaving CBC, Vicki Gabereau still misses it

When Vicki Gabereau wrapped the last episode of her self-titled CBC Radio show 20 years ago, she knew she was leaving something special behind.

Lawyer for tenants on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside prepares to suspend eviction order

A lawyer representing the tenants of the Balmoral Hotel says the City of Vancouver rushed its decision to evict the residents of the derelict Downtown Eastside single room occupancy, and has not adequately prepared to relocate them.

UBC student blinded by domestic attack graduates from law school

As Rumana Monzur was guided to the podium to give a speech to law graduates at the University of British Columbia Wednesday, a hush fell over the crowd of more than 1,000 people gathered at the Chan Shun Concert Hall.

City of Vancouver puts much-maligned new wordmark design on hold

Mayor Gregor Robertson announced in a statement Tuesday the city will put its controversial new wordmark design on hold, just a week after its unveiling was met with a wave of criticism and mockery from local designers and other residents.

Designer of New York's renowned High Line park to shape new False Creek green space

The firm behind one of the most unique green spaces in Manhattan has been selected to reshape acres of the northeast False Creek waterfront, once the Georgia viaducts are removed.

Beloved former Vancouver Giant in critical but stable condition after on-ice collapse

Craig Cunningham was set to play for the AHL's Tucson Roadrunners Saturday. But before the game began, the 26-year-old collapsed on the ice and began to convulse.