Medical & Health

A farewell to Mike: pharmacy co-owner retires

Michael Ortynsky has retired from pharmacy after more than 40 years in the profession and nearly 25 years as one of the owners of...

The 2025 Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference

Tumbler Ridge is undoubtedly one of the best conference destinations on the planet, and the 2025 Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference was no exception. With...

Anne Mullens returns to Tumbler

Anne Mullens is not a name that is well-known to many people in Tumbler Ridge, but she helped define how Tumbler Ridge was viewed...

Tracks that matter

The Tumbler Ridge Medical Conference was held over the weekend of July 4-6. There is no other medical conference like it in BC, in...

Members of council attend groundbreaking for healing centre

On June 19, members of the Tumbler Ridge District Council were in Pouce Coupe as that community broke ground on a new healing centre. The...

Measles comes to Northern BC

Of the 32 cases of measles in BC, 20 of those are in the Northeast. That’s the message from the BC Centre for Disease Control...

Foot care comes to Tumbler Ridge

While Tumbler Ridge has been home to a professional farrier—someone who deals with horse’s hooves—for many years, people looking to get their own, human...

Charles at the Helm

For thirty years I loved my medical practice in Tumbler Ridge. Then I semi-retired in order to pursue a career in palaeontology. However, I...

South Peace has a new Primary Care Network Service Plan

It’s been six years since the Ministry of Health launched “a transformational, team-based Primary Care Strategy to increase patient attachment and access to quality,...

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