Big moves with big health rewards
Make time to look after your health I, like many other health care professionals, find taking care of patients to be second nature – it’s just built into who I am. However, when it comes t...
Active living
Clearing a path to the future: IMAGINE funding for Pidherny Recreation Site
There’s just something about the sound of tires rolling over dirt. It’s a hum, an almost sub-aural vibration, and at its best it moves through the rider’s body like a wave, washing away the ment...
With help from family and Northern Health, wildfire evacuee celebrates 100 years
Wildfire evacuee, Stan Northcott, celebrates 100th birthday Despite being evacuated to Vanderhoof due to wildfires, Fort St. James resident Stan Northcott was able to enjoy a party for his 100th bi...
Learning on the job: Finding wellness as a professional physiotherapist
For Christina Conrad, a newly minted physiotherapist based in Prince George, life and wellness can be thought of like a tree. “It’s important to have lots of different branches on the tree. If ...
IMAGINE Grant: Teeing off on Toboggan Hill
Formed in early 2016, the Fort St. John Disc Sports Club set out with the goal of bringing the game of disc golf to Fort St. John. With the support of City Council, the club was able to install a temp...
Join the Winter Walk Day Movement – It’s not just for kids!
I start to get antsy this time of year. Warm sunny days tease me, making me “think spring,” but they tend to be quickly followed up by another blast from the deep freeze many of us Northerners lov...
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. ...