Health – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Elder Care Collaborative puts focus on seniors

April 8, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken Instead of working in silos, groups who offer services to seniors are banding together in what is called the Elder Care Collaborative and great things are happening as a result. So far […]

Valemount’s air quality monitor will be back online – soon

March 21, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Valemount’s continuous air quality monitor has been offline since February 9. David Karn, spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment said it’s due to a malfunction. “A spare instrument has been received by […]

Cesareans high for local women

March 18, 2019 The Goat

Women in remote rural communities face a different set of challenges than their urban counterparts. More and more often, maternity care is only available in larger centres. With no practicing midwives in the valley, discontinued […]

Health Fair attracts a crowd

March 6, 2019 The Goat

Woman complains of hospital fee “bullying”

February 25, 2019 The Goat

by Laura Keil A woman said the way she was treated by McBride hospital administration when her mother was brought to the hospital was “horrible” and amounts to bullying. Terry Jensen’s 86-year-old mother was released […]

Less anxiety for rural docs in trauma room with CODI app

February 24, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken Rural doctors don’t deal with complex medical emergencies on a daily basis, but now a new app will put local doctors in touch with specialists to help treat trauma cases. Rural doctors […]

Train contents in question after spate of derailments

February 14, 2019 The Goat

by Andru McCracken Last week, 23 grain cars derailed just east of McIntosh Bridge 12 km west of McBride. It’s the fourth of five known derailments since the start of 2019. A single car carrying […]

Editorial: The fallacy of hydro conservation – and what to do about it

January 28, 2019 The Goat

by Laura Keil, Publisher Last year the Goat did a series on 2-tier hydro, BC Hydro’s rate structure which charges a higher rate for electricity if you exceed a very low threshold. Residents in the […]

H1N1 hitting unvaccinated Canadians; flu shots still available

January 24, 2019 The Goat

by Laura Cooke The Influenza virus is on the rise in Northern BC but the flu vaccine that protects against the most dominant strains is still available, including in McBride and Valemount, according to Northern […]

Horses helping veterans cope with symptoms of PTSD

November 11, 2018 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Paul Nichols of Communities for Veterans knows that horses can help veterans transition back to civilian life and treat post traumatic stress disorder, because he experienced it first hand. A veteran of […]

Valemount Bike Park: what’s there for little shredders?

August 29, 2018 The Goat

by Ruby Hogg This question comes up a lot, and having a child who is just starting to ride, I totally get it. I’ve seen first-hand the broad spectrum of child riding that’s out there, […]