Nancy Kotani, on the origins of BC’s Community Paramedic program

By BC Rural Centre | December 9, 2020

Nancy Kotani, former Chief Transformation Officer for British Columbia Emergency Health Services, led the development and implementation of BC’s Community Paramedic project, the first province-wide initiative of its kind in Canada. Ms. Kotani discusses the rationale for community paramedicine, its importance for rural citizens, and how the BC initiative began and evolved in this BC…

Real-Time Virtual Medical Support for Rural First Nations & Remote Communities — an Update

By BC Rural Centre | March 23, 2020

In an important update for rural healthcare providers and the rural First Nations & remote communities they serve from Dr. Ray Markham, Executive Director of the Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia (RCCbc), it’s noted that The Collaborative Centre for Rural and First Nations Virtually Enhanced Care was established last year. The Centre is jointly supported…

Leslie Carty of the RCCbc

Leslie Carty on the Rural Coordination Centre of BC

By BC Rural Centre | February 4, 2019

Leslie Carty, Executive Manager of the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc), discusses the organization, its mandate to improve rural health care in British Columbia, and some of its initiatives in this conversation, recorded at a RCCbc-sponsored rural health partners’ retreat in Vancouver, January 29, 2019.     For more on rural health, visit our…

Tale of Three Cities — Rural BC Tech-Based Innovation

By BC Rural Centre | June 1, 2018
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Tale of Three Cities — Rural BC Tech-Based Innovation
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Innovation is about staying relevant. We are in a time of unprecedented change. As a result, what may have helped a community or organization be successful in the past could potentially be the cause of their failure in the future. Communities and companies need to adapt and evolve to meet the ever changing needs of…

Christina Lake is lovely!

Christina Lake — there’s a lot happening in this picturesque community!

By BC Rural Centre | May 3, 2018
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Christina Lake — there's a lot happening in this picturesque community!
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Christina Lake is a beautiful community in southern British Columbia. Locals Grace McGregor & Donna Wilchynski fill listeners in on the local scene in this lively, informative podcast!