Silver Alert needed in BC
It’s time for B.C. to implement comprehensive measures to help locate and protect missing seniors with dementia, says Selina Robinson, MLA for Coquitlam-Maillardville. On Tuesday, Robinson introduced the Silver Alert Act in the legislature. The bill would create a program which would alert the public of a missing person who...
COMMENT: Income splitting
During the last federal election, Stephen Harper promised that the government would introduce an income-splitting proposal, after balancing the federal budget. Income splitting has the worthy objective of making it easier for two-parent families to choose to have one parent work, or work part time, in order to spend time...
Kaslo and Area Health Care Select Committee responds to Interior Health decision to reduce ER hours
The Kaslo and Area Health Care Select Committee is not totally surprised of the recent decision by Interior Health to change the hours of operation at the Victorian Community Health Centre emergency department after doctors were unable to follow through with a proposed plan for 24/7 coverage. IH made the announcement Thursday, effective Tuesday, April […]
CL first responders recognized for life saved in 2012
In preparation for the upcoming season, BC Ambulance Service (BCAS) paramedics are asking local golfers to make sure their cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills are up to par. On Aug. 12, 2012, a happy family reunion on the links at Christina Lake could have been dramatically different, had three golfers not initiated...
Victorian Hospital ER hours to change in April
Interior Health is proceeding with changing the hours of operation at the Victorian Community Health Centre after doctors were unable to follow through with a proposed plan for 24/7 emergency department coverage. IH made the announcement Thursday, effective Tuesday, April 1, the new hours at the Kaslo-based health center will be Monday to Friday, 9 […]
RDCK to set guidelines for zoning of medical marijuana production facilities
The Regional District of Central Kootenay has taken a step toward guiding the potential establishment of medical marijuana production facilities (MPFs) within its boundaries after the new federal regulations come into place as of April 1, 2014, with a resolution to draft a definition for MPFs within its zoning bylaws and the establishment of a […]
Councillor responds to editorial criticism re: acute health care
Dear editor: In regard to your latest rant : Where are all the grownups looking after our health care? I believe the City if Castlegar did the right thing. We entered into this regional information gathering because someone had to get the ball rolling. We knew, of course, that there would be opposition, but that is no reason...
Nelsonites gather to support Agricultural Land Reserve
Nelson and area residents who are concerned about food security in the region and the fate of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in the province will be gathering together on Feb. 7 at the Nelson United Church for a Save the Agricultural Land Reserve Rally aimed at raising awareness about the issue. In the fall of 2013 the...
COMMENT: Where are all the grown-ups overseeing our health care?
I'd like to paint a picture for you, explaining why, in my opinion, this region enjoys sub-par health services: Imagine, if you would, that you're the BC Minister of Health. You oversee five health authorities, with 16 health services delivery areas under them, all of them clamouring for a finite pool of funding and resources....
Trail says 'no' to Castlegar-funded examination of acute health care priorities in the region
Trail has chosen to opt out of a process initiated by the City of Castlegar to create a region-wide strategic plan for health care in the region. Castlegar contracted, at the cost of about $20,000, the services of consultant Jim Gustafson (formerly the CAO of the RDCK and, before that, Castlegar) to gather information from ...
