Health care themes dominated much of the news narrative for the week with a number of areas of interest to explore from a near two hour presentation to Prince Rupert City Council from officials with Northern Health.
The expansive overview providing a number of answers to many questions of the past, as well as a glimpse of the future ahead for health care in the region.
In the more immediate moment, readers also found much interest in a notice from Northern Health this week that served to highlight the challenges towards delivery of care, with a call for residents to not attend the Emergency department unless it was an urgent matter.
Our look at the plans to improve the dining experience at the local eatery Bob's on the Rock's at Rushbrook Floats also found a large readership.
As did our look at what some weather prognosticators had called a Weather Bomb for Haida Gwaii earlier this week.
Also finding much interest, was our review of some of the recent case files from the Prince Rupert RCMP who have been seeking the help of the public in tracking down some names from past case files.
However, the top item of the week was all about Health Care, culled mostly from the City Council appearance by Northern Health officials.
Prince Rupert Council hears a COVID check up from Northern Health officials -- The final portion of a near two hour conversation with Prince Rupert City Council on health care focused on COVID in the community, with our notes on that segment grabbing the most interest of the week. From Monday's Council session presentation we captured two other key themes of note that found much interest as well, a look at how Council and the community may move forward on advocacy of health care. Along with out wider overview of the challenges of the past and the potential for the future for health care in the community. (posted November 12 , 2021)
That article was followed by:
Bob's on the Rocks shares ambitious expansion plan for Rushbrook Floats location -- The Gitmaxmak'ay Group of companies is making good progress on a refresh of their location for Bob's on the Rocks their popular eatery at Rushbrook Trail/Floats (posted November 8 , 2021)
Approaching 'Weather Bomb' to set up off Southwestern tip of Haida Gwaii and Central Coast, set to deliver Wind And Rain through the week -- In the end the Monday advisory never really made much of an impact on Prince Rupert, but for much of the week it served to stop Ferry service in its tracks and make for some strong seas around the Island (posted November 8 , 2021)
High patient volumes at PRRH bring advisory from Northern Health -- Some of the challenges of health care on the North Coast were on display this week as Northern Health issued and advisory to lessen the impact on the Prince Rupert Hospital emergency department. (posted November , 2021)
Prince Rupert RCMP call on public for help in locating male on range of outstanding warrants -- The members of the Prince Rupert detachment of the RCMP continue to work through some of their older files looking to track down those still at large despite a range of warrants for arrest. For a wider overview of the work of Emergency workers in the region see our archive page here. (posted November 10, 2021)
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