Emergency preparedness planning
With a heatwave hopefully behind us, but summer weather well upon us, now is a great time to keep thinking about how to stay safe and healthy this summer. Northern Health has pulled together a few lis...
BC wildfires
Hats Off To You: A poem for staff, physicians, and leaders
From wildfires causing such a fright, Residents arriving by bus loads late in the night, To COVID-19 without a warning, You keep showing up every morning. Our portfolios are large, our respons...
How Northern Health is changing the way it communicates in emergencies
During the 2017 wildfires, Northern Health facilities in Prince George and Quesnel took in more than 300 evacuees over a six-week period. After the evacuees returned home, many departments in the o...
Smokeless summers start with us
I can still hear it. The sharp, piercing noise of the air horn that signaled a fire call from the Fire Centre, closely chased by the “wok wok wok” sound of our helicopter winding up. The memory br...
Checking in with a wildfire evacuee one year later: “How they treated me in Prince George, I just couldn't believe it”
Sture Kallman has nothing but positive memories of his time as an evacuee during 2017’s wildfires. Kallman, 88, is a resident of Williams Lake Seniors Village, and was evacuated to Prince George las...
Dealing with the smoke: Protecting ourselves and our families
Most of us take clean air for granted. That is.... until the sky turns gray with smoke or we wake up to an eerie Armageddon-like morning while the sun hides behind a thick layer of cloud. At those tim...
Reflecting on the Wildfires of Summer 2017
Reflecting one year after the wildfires One year after the wildfires that changed the summer for many people across BC, Northern Health is taking the time to reflect on some lessons learned from th...
