Staying healthy: Using your COVID-19 toolkit
Northern Health is working hard to keep Northerners healthy and safe. As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, you may wonder what tools you still have to protect yourself. Over the past few years, weâ...
Fraser Lake
School District 91 finds creative ways to celebrate graduates
I’m excited to share the creative ways that School District 91 recently celebrated their graduates. Lakes District Secondary School (Burns Lake), Nechako Valley Secondary School (Vanderhoof), and Fr...
Our People: Lora Lee Pacheco, Nurse Team Lead, Fraser Lake
When talking to Lora Lee Pacheco, it’s pretty clear just how much she loves her job, her community, and her family. She says she knew she wanted to be a nurse since she was four years old, having pl...
Our People: Jillian Hedstrom, Primary Care Clinic Coordinator, Fraser Lake
Jillian Hedstrom entered the world of health care straight out of high school, and finding that it provides a wide variety of career opportunities, she hasn’t looked back! Born and raised in Fras...
I came for… I stayed because… with Robyn Turner
I’ve recently noticed that many of the conversations I’ve had with multiple Northern Health staff have uncovered a common theme! These staff members were anticipating coming to the North for a sho...
Community paramedics partner with Northern Health communities to increase access to care
Increase access to care Community paramedics are changing patient care in some communities in Northern Health. They’re helping increase access to basic health care services in non-urgent settings...
The community that plays together, stays together
When I sat down to talk with Jennel Harder, recreation director for the Village of Fraser Lake, the vast number and type of recreation activities available in her community became instantly clear. ...