Health – The Rocky Mountain Goat News

Welcome to the strange world of mushrooms

January 18, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken It’s a world of inoculation, mycelium, spores, marthas, constant humidity and sterile surfaces, Paul McManus of Robson Valley Gourmet Mushrooms’ farm in the Valemount Industrial Park is like no greenhouse you have […]

Ballet program teaches kids to move

January 6, 2020 The Goat

By Andru McCracken Some kids have trouble expressing themselves, but if their performance last Friday night at the high school shows anything, the kids in Emily Cannon’s ballet program do not have that problem. The […]

Last bills mark end of MSP

January 2, 2020 The Goat

By Goat Staff People in B.C. will receive their last bill for Medical Services Plan (MSP) premiums in December 2019. B.C. was one of the last provinces in Canada to have user premiums for public […]

Screening service moved after locals share concerns

November 29, 2019 The Goat

By Laura Keil BC Cancer’s mobile mammography service will be in a more central location next time it visits after some residents complained it was not accessible to people with disabilities or those without a […]

Womb with a view: Women lift curtain on rural fertility

November 4, 2019 The Goat

By Laura Keil It’s a question you sometimes hear newcomers ask – a question they didn’t think to ask before they moved: “Where do people go to give birth?” But as anyone who has been […]

New Lungs New Life

October 1, 2019 The Goat

Local woman back on her feet after lung transplant By Andru McCracken Before her operation Susie Forsyth barely had enough energy to get out of bed once a day, an oxygen tank went with her […]

Injured senior calls for better maintenance

September 14, 2019 The Goat

By Andru McCracken & Laura Keil The senior citizen who fell to the ground when a flight of outdoor steps collapsed beneath her at the Golden Years Lodge last month did not escape unscathed as […]

Fire exit stairs collapse under senior at Golden Years

August 18, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Laura Keil A senior citizen fell to the ground last week when a set of outdoor stairs collapsed beneath her at the Golden Years Lodge. The resident had bruises on her arm and numbness […]

Heavy rain, melt causes boil water advisory

July 27, 2019 Arthur Tanga

By Laura Keil Residents in the Village of McBride can once again rely on their tap water after a 3-week boil water advisory. Village of McBride CAO Sheila McCutcheon said sustained heavy rainfall combined with […]

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 Dr. Jong […]

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 […]