I’m hoping someone may have insight on how long the wait for a private practice psychiatrist may be in BC, lower mainland specifically if that makes a difference. I’ve heard 1-2 years and hoping that’s not the case.

My mom (80 yrs old) is displaying early onset alzheimers. Her Dr gave her a cognitive test which she failed, MRI showed some plaque. She also lost drivers licence due to 95% Glaucoma. She's fiercely independent. I've been helping her with life's chores.

How and what steps do I take to prepare for full alzheimers and assisted living. She owns her own house out right.

Hello, does anyone know if BC Paid Sick Leave can be used for specialist appointments, MRIs, CT Scans, etc. related to a disease/chronic illness, etc. My specialist and imaging appointments are out of town and I would not be able to work on the days of the appointments. Thank you.

Hey BC folks,

I'm looking at moving to either or with my partner from the lower mainland. We're a gay couple, neither ever been up north, grew up in the prairies, so we're used to the more rural/small city life. We work remote so employment isn't an issue.

I have seen that Terrace seems to have a few more stores/services than PR. Otherwise I can't really tell much of a difference from looking at places online.

Can any one give some insight?

My husband turns 40 this year, and I'm looking to surprise him with special fishing trip. Wondering if anyone on this sub has all-inclusive lodges they'd recommend for a guided, 3-4 night stay. Willing to spend around 5-6k per person, and open to any location.

Looking to target salmon and halibut, but a lodge that offers freshwater guiding too would be a bonus. Time of year would likely be August.

I'd definitely classify ourselves as low-key, and not necessarily looking for a luxury experience. A place that's more authentic, locally/Indigenous-run and down-to-earth would definitely be more our vibe. Extra points if it's not massive guest capacity.

Thanks!

Basically an GreeNDP supporter here. After any election - especially a close one - a good thing for the winner to do is look at their opponents policies to see what they can 'steal'. Lots of people voted for those policies, even if they didn't win.

A policy of the Conservatives that is kind of funny, but seems good to me, is letting people go overseas for treatment. So we could have a system where the BC government just pays for your hip replacement, whether it's done in British Columbia, or in a country that specializes in medical tourism. You would just have the option of going overseas if you wanted to speed things up. Which would speed things up for you, and for everyone else by taking pressure off the system.

This is sort of an alternative to partially privatizing our healthcare system. Privatizing the system has the risk of letting people pay to get ahead in line. There's a limited number of doctors, so it could potentially mean the same amount of treatment, only more money being spent so some wait less and other wait more.

But that doesn't happen if we are sending people to other countries. Maybe it could mean people there have less access to their local doctors. But a lot of the world doesn't have the same labour shortages in medicine as we do - so instead for them it could mean more high paying jobs, that they train more doctors.

The big problem with this is that it means less work for Canadian doctors. Same thing as sending factories overseas. But a lack of work isn't something doctors are really complaining about in BC. Nonetheless, that might change, so it could be good to do it as a temporary policy.

We could have a system where your BC healthcare covers you everywhere in the world. But that might be too much - if people are going to France for their new knees, that just puts stress on the French system, and would probably cost the BC taxpayer a lot of money.

If we did something like this, we would want to save money, and there are lots of good lower-cost doctors. So maybe it could be a deal with a few specific countries - say Thailand, India, Mexico, Turkey, Malaysia, maybe? The BC government could vet healthcare providers beforehand, then you go to a recommended provider, and BC sends them a check.

How does that sound? I'm not really an expert in these things. It could be more CO2 emissions with the flights, hopefully people would get a vacation in at the same time. Lots of people are going overseas for medical treatment as is - and paying out of their own pocket - so in those situations that would just be the BC government paying for something individuals were paying for themselves before. Which is fairer to those people, although it could be a significant new cost for the government.

Looking to buy organic free range butcher boxes (boxes of various meats), specifically delivered would be a nice touch.

I’ve seen a company NIKU who offers online delivery, wondering if they’re fairly priced and good quality or if there’s better options available for online delivery and also offline pickup could be fine (burnaby area preferably)

Thanks!

Is it possible to build a rail line to the island underground like Japan has with Seikan Tunnel? The closest connection would be between Nanaimo and Horseshoe bay which also matches the distance of Seikan Tunnel. I assume it would be last connection if Vancouver does get high rail to Seattle or something.

What if 2024 BC election used ranked choice system?

Green vote is combined with NDP

Independent is combined with Conservative or NDP depending on their ideology

Grey ridings are too close to call

I know this isn't accurate, it is just a possible scenario on how a ranked system might work.

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I just got a bill in the mail today from when I had to get an ambulance out to my house back in May. Thankfully I didn’t need transported to hospital, but apparently it still costs $50.

I’m less upset about the fee, although I didn’t know about it, but the fact that the bill is coming so long after the fact. Is this normal? Do I have any right to complain? It’s incredibly frustrating and not an expense I had budgeted for this long after the incident.

If there isn’t anything to do, I guess I just want to warn others that this could happen to them.

Here is my updated map from the triple-header elections this October (BC,SK,NB). It shows a nationally consolidated party standings at the provincial riding level. I will update the map again after final counts.

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Love the walking running around this lake system

I got a red light ticket in September and disputed it within the month. I heard that the dispute process can sometimes take years??? and if so does the ticket affect your insurance in the time being - meaning does it deduct points from your license, or do I suffer any consequences while my ticket is waiting in the disputing process?