Jennifer Rice, MLA for North Coast has been touring the province on a Maternity Matters Tour. The tour aims to learn about the challenges that mothers-to-be face in accessing maternity care in rural and/or remote communities. What challenges are there to …
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For Immediate Release April 27, 2016 Prince Rupert – NDP MLA for North Coast, Jennifer Rice, welcomes today’s announcement of the launch of the community paramedicine program for 73 rural communities across the province. Along with paramedics and BC Emergency …
MLA Rice leads provincial health tour
| April 20, 2016 | Kevin Campbell | The Northern View | While the big crunch on Canadian health care in the coming years may be the baby boomers reaching retirement age or older, it’s maternal health that shouldn’t be …
Next stop on Maternity Matters Tour: Bella Bella
Jennifer Rice, MLA for North Coast will be embarking on a province wide Maternity Matters Tour. The tour aims at learning about the challenges that mothers-to-be face in accessing maternity care in rural and/or remote communities. What challenges are there …
LNG is possible on the North Coast: Rice
April 13, 2016 | Kevin Campbell | The Northern View With reports that the B.C. NDP party had sent a letter to federal regulators rejecting the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal on Lelu Island, North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice responded …
Bill introduces calls for water testing at schools
April 13, 2016 | Shannon Lough | The Northern View As it stands, there is no routine testing of lead or contaminates in school drinking water in the province. In February, Northern Health discovered high levels of lead in the …
BCTF urges province to test school water for lead
April 7, 2016 | Tracy Sherlock | Vancouver Sun The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is urging the provincial government to ensure schools have safe drinking water. There is concern about lead in school drinking water — a teacher in Kitimat had water tested …
NDP health critic looks at rural maternity care – Clearwater
April 5, 2016| Keith McNeill | Clearwater Times | Up until 2008, doctors delivered babies at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Up to 80 babies per year were born in the hospital. Last year about 40 babies were born from Clearwater …
NDP MLA on rural healthcare fact-finding tour
April 5, 2016 | Barbara Roden | Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal | MLA Jennifer Rice (NDP; North Coast) is on a fact-finding mission to rural communities in B.C., to listen to parents, advocates, and service providers talk about access to …
Province-wide Tour: Maternity Matters
Jennifer Rice, MLA for North Coast will be embarking on a province wide Maternity Matters Tour. The tour aims at learning about the challenges that mothers-to-be face in accessing maternity care in rural and/or remote communities. What challenges are there …