Health Bus loosens restrictions; seniors still need appointment to board
Northern Health Connections is loosening its eligibility requirements after clamping down during COVID-19 restrictions late-March. […]
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Greenhouse meditations: how one senior is living it large
Social connection and physical activity could be the antidotes to COVID-19 isolation in rural seniors. If so, Pete Amyoony is living it large. […]
Researcher with McBride ties helps design biodegrable mask
Researchers in the BioProducts Institute at the University of British Columbia have designed what could be the very first N95 mask that can be sourced and made entirely in Canada. […]
Citizen voices critical for rural health care: researchers
Several rural health groups are calling for the creation of citizen health councils as a way to genuinely involve rural patients in healthcare policy-making.
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McBride boil water advisory ongoing
A year ago engineers finished installing a new water intake system for the Village of McBride, replacing an old above ground concrete intake that was beyond its useful life.
While the new system aims to settle out sediments suspended in Dominion Creek before it enters the water treatment plant, a challenging spring runoff is forcing the community to initiate a boil water advisory. […]
While the new system aims to settle out sediments suspended in Dominion Creek before it enters the water treatment plant, a challenging spring runoff is forcing the community to initiate a boil water advisory. […]
Trust the doctor: MLA
COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on our lives and the economy, although the virus has had a limited impact in Northern BC. On Monday there were just 7 laboratory-confirmed […]
Combating anxiety and depression in times of uncertainty
By Fran Yanor, Local Journalism Initiative,
For someone who was already anxious or depressive, the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic could be debilitating without counteractive strategies for calm… […]
For someone who was already anxious or depressive, the uncertainty brought on by the pandemic could be debilitating without counteractive strategies for calm… […]
Visitors heed request to isolate, for the most part
By Andru McCracken Mayor Eugene Runtz said his community’s appeals for visitors and snowmobilers to stay away have worked, for the most part. “The odd ones are still coming,” said Runtz. The village gave notice […]
TeleHealth a boon for remote & rural communities
By Fran Yanor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Some rural doctors have been toiling for a decade to achieve what the COVID-19 pandemic delivered in weeks. Within a month of the pandemic hitting B.C., social distancing […]
You asked: Why the lack of media reporting of active COVID-19 cases vs overall numbers?
Ken Starchuk emailed the Goat in early April and wanted to know why the Province and the media report the total positive COVID-19 cases and the recovered cases separately. Ken asked: It looks like 58% […]
Local in-school programs support essential workers
By Fran Yanor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Valemount Elementary and McBride Centennial School will restart meal programs and begin providing on-site instruction to children of local front line workers this week. The in-class care is not […]