Medical & Health

Celebrating the Joy of Rurality

Record Numbers at the Eighth Annual Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference · July 3–5, 2026 The eighth annual Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference drew record numbers July...

HealthIM comes to the north

A tool to help police responding to mental health related calls launched in the Northeast last month, including in Tumbler Ridge. The “evidence-based, risk-screening tool”...

Northern BC Group wants to see Blood Donations return to the north

This week is National Blood Donor Week. But if you want to donate blood, you will need to go to Kelowna to do so,...

Surprise! Clinic now open 11/7

Continuing with their trend of announcing things that affect the community the day the new policy goes into effect, Northern Health announced on June...

A glimpse into the future of health care in Tumbler Ridge?

Dr. Charles Helm Two recent items provide a window into what might be in store for Tumbler Ridge health care, following the September 2025 announcement...

District and Northern Health announce new plans for ER coverage

While details are scarce, the District of Tumbler Ridge and Northern Health have agreed to work together on “a new alternative overnight ER service,”...

TR ER care – further thoughts

The April 16 issue of RidgeLines contained an article from Emily Filion titled “A letter re: Northern Health” about a series of adverse health...

A letter, re: Northern Health

I am writing this to share our recent experience with emergency medical care in Tumbler Ridge and to raise serious concerns about the level...

Response to Northern Health letter of 30 January 2026

Response dated 10 March 2026 To: Colleen Nyce, Chair, Northern Health Board and Ciro Panessa, President and CEO, Northern Health Thank you for your letter dated...

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