Health – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Preventing Falls: A Really Big Deal for Seniors, Families

July 16, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Andru McCracken When I phoned the Northern Health Authority to get more information on fall prevention for seniors I expected to talk to a chirpy summer student. Instead, I was directed to Jong Kim, […]

Tales, advice from Whistler Bike Park

July 13, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Andru McCracken Annie Gareau is an emergency room doctor at the Whistler Health Centre, and when people are injured at Whistler Blackcomb Bike Park, they get the chance to meet her. For reference, Whistler […]

Change the approach to mental health: advocate

June 13, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Andru McCracken An advocate for Mental Health rode through Valemount, BC last week. Marlene Hibbs is riding her bike across Canada to raise awareness about mental health issues, to learn from the people she […]

55+ housing complex proposed

May 24, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Andrea Arnold Doug and Christine Monroe care deeply about the valley and want to see it thrive. They have seen many old timers move to larger cities, away from family, to live in facilities […]

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 […]