Andrea Palmer was the Communications Lead for Capital Projects at Northern Health. She’s happy in all four seasons in Northern BC and loves getting out into the wild with her family. Andrea is a Southern transplant who came to the North “for just one year” to attend UNBC… more than twenty years ago. Suffice it to say the academic and professional opportunities, wild spaces, and open-hearted people are what make the North home for Andrea. Sunny winter skies and fresh powder for days don’t hurt either.
Northern Health's IMAGINE Community Grants provide funding to a variety of groups with projects that make northern communities healthier. Our hope is that these innovative projects inspire healthy com...
The entries have been pouring in to the Great Northern Scavenger Hunt, and we already have a winner! Congratulations are in order - the “1st across the line” winner with the first entry in the ...
Naikoon Park on Haida Gwaii is a wild and pristine coastal site in the traditional territory of the Haida Nation. Naikoon has long been a place of spiritual and cultural importance for Haida people. V...
Duane Jackson has worn many hats in his years serving children and families on the Northwest Coast. His many positions held include former Aboriginal Coordinator for Success by Six and Regional Coordi...
Quitting is hard, what’s your story? Since World No Tobacco Day on May 30, Northerners have been sharing their ‘Quit Stories’. I’d like to share a few more of the stories that came in,...
In Prince George, Carolyn is newly tobacco-free: “I've been a non-smoker for about 3 weeks now, after 20 years of smoking. I feel much better. I can keep up with my sons better, and I'm not cough...
