“Jeanne is a pioneer of breastfeeding support in Prince George and across the North. One word that comes to mind is “passion,” and this amazing woman maintained that passion throughout her entir...
Working at Northern Health Challenging and rewarding Carla Lennert is the Nurse Manager at Terraceview Lodge, Northern Health’s 99-bed, long-term care home in Terrace. As one of the facility's...
Dr. Judy Dercksen knew she wanted to move to Canada. She took the first job offered to her—a one-year locum position in Quesnel—and never looked back. “I’m originally from South Africa but ...
When Dr. Remi Oyedeji arrived in Dawson Creek from Nigeria in 2016, winning a community award was not something he had ever expected to happen. Born and raised on Nigeria’s coast, in the bustling...
Why I got the vaccine Side effect I’d been hoping to avoid: inability to keep myself from shouting from the rooftops that I’d been immunized. Side effects I hoped for (I know, I know – but...
Dr. Terri Aldred has dedicated her life and career to healing Indigenous peoples in Northern communities. A Carrier from the Tl’azt’en Nation, whose traditional territory is North of Fort St. J...
Dr. Charles Helm cannot believe his luck. More than three decades after moving to Tumbler Ridge, he’s still making new and exciting discoveries about British Columbia’s youngest community—discov...
