Health

Although health care is a provincial responsibility, the Town has been taking an active role in this area over the last year amid the community’s doctor shortage.

"We've had great success at improving air quality in North America, but a lot of that success is now being eroded pretty quickly by smoke from wildfires, and there's now considerable evidence that air pollution affects brain health and increases the risk of dementia."

A novel telerehabilitation program is remotely connecting rural seniors with medical specialists. Researchers behind the project say this virtual clinic-to-clinic model of care is the way forward for rural health, and participants say they are already seeing the benefits.

"Everyone can save a life. Naloxone, and how to use it, is freely available at most pharmacies, including Pharmasave Jasper. Just ask."