Physician highlight: Dr. Judy Dercksen, Quesnel
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 ...
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Physician highlight: Dr. Remi Oyedeji, Dawson Creek
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: Looking forward to seeing my grandmother
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...
Physician highlight: Dr. Terri Aldred, Prince George
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...
Physician highlight: Dr. Charles Helm, Tumbler Ridge
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...
My vaccine “why”: I want to hug my dad
I recently got my first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Northern Health clinic at the Prince George Civic Centre, and it was a very positive experience. Why did I do it? There were lots of reaso...
Physician highlight: Dr. Shannon Douglas, Vanderhoof and area
Dr. Shannon Douglas has spent most of her life in the Lakes Omineca area and cannot imagine a better place to live. Dr. Douglas provides care as a rural family physician to the many communities sur...