A remote B.C. island community is anxious as it faces a two-week overnight closure of its local emergency room due to the ongoing medical staffing crisis across the province.
Island Health announced the closure of Alert Bay ER in the Cormorant Island Community Health Centre from 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. nightly, which started Tuesday and will last until Aug. 16.
“Residents aren’t happy with the closures, and I think there is concern,” said Alert Bay Mayor Dennis Buchanan.
You Are Not Alone: Help Is Available Today our province is grieving after the horrific shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Reports indicate multiple deaths and many
REMINDER: TOMORROW WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 11th 2026 Primary care in BC is falling short. This five-part educational webinar series explores how not-for-profit team-based models could deliver better health
The default approach of building large, institutional long term care is becoming economically unsustainable. New builds are reaching costs as high as $2 million per
The Village of Kaslo sits on the shores of Kootenay Lake, serving a small but geographically dispersed population across North Kootenay Lake. With a village
