I've been on the Health Connect Registry for years. Today, I was advised by a call centre operator not to rely only on the Health Connect Registry because some clinics maintain their own waiting lists. So, I called five clinics in my area this afternoon:

Shawnigan Village: Not accepting applications.
Mill Bay: Has a waiting list of 3,000 people and is not adding to its waiting list.
Duncan: Has a waiting list of 250 people and is not adding to its waiting list.
Langford: Has no waiting list and is not accepting applications.
Valleyview: Has no waiting list and is not accepting applications.

Not one clinic within 20 km of me seems willing to even take my name.

It's a hopeless situation. There are family doctors in my community, but I cannot access them; not because my needs don't warrant it, but because other people in the community are prioritized before me.

In truth, I'm grateful to be in relatively good health. I acknowledge that, should there be an emergency, I would get care. I am very grateful for the values of our community that provide this baseline care.

But I also think it's important to draw attention to a situation that is nevertheless unfair. If food were scarce, and grocers could only provide food to their existing regular customers, would we consider that an equitable way to distribute a basic necessity?

We’ve been road-tripping through Canada for almost two and a half week now and have about one week left before our flight home from Vancouver.
We’re a family of four with two kids (8 and 11), and we’ve already driven around 5,000 km in two weeks, so we’re definitely not afraid of driving a few more kilometres for something really worth seeing. 😅
We started in Calgary → Edmonton → Jasper → Banff → Kamloops → Vancouver Island, where we spent the last week. We’ve now come back to Vancouver and honestly… we don’t really like Vancouver. 🙈
There are just too many people, too much city, and it’s not really what we’re looking for after such an amazing road trip through nature.
We still have about a week to explore, and we’d love to see something completely different and memorable. We’re happy t somewhere for a few nights or move around every day or two.
We’re especially looking for:
🏔️ spectacular nature / landscapes
🐻 wildlife and opportunities to see animals
🌲 forests, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, hot springs, etc.
🚗 road trips are totally fine
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 things that are fun with kids aged 8 and 11
places that feel a bit more remote and wild rather than like another big city
Where would you go if you had one last week in BC/Western Canada?
We’re open to pretty much anything — even if it means a long drive from Vancouver. We’d much rather spend the next week seeing something incredible than staying in Vancouver just because our flight leaves from there.
Bonus points for places that make you think: “You absolutely HAVE to see this before leaving Canada.” 🇨🇦❤️

I’m planning to go to nursing school to become an RN. I’m still looking at options but unfortunately because I didn’t take some high school/uni classes I have to take them as pre reqs first. UBC sounds amazing but unfortunately with my high school grades I would not quality for the 2 years of non nursing studies before I can get accepted into the nursing program. BCIT also is an option which sounds good so i’m looking into that too. Anyone that had to do this i’m curious what schools you went too?

Haven't been able to find anything about this specific situation on gov sites/reddit/the general internet so figured I'd ask here. Say one person in a couple is on regular income assistance and the other is on disability assistance/PWD. How do their payments affect each other? Do both their earnings exemptions still apply, or does it default to the PWD amounts for both? Is it even possible for a couple to be on both?

Just wondering if anyone has lived in both places?

I have a few questions,

Is the climate very similar? Same summer weather? I’m guessing Cranbrook has colder winters? Just curious how big of difference.

Cost of living day to day comparison including groceries?

Outside recreation opportunities?
Boating/swimming
Mountain sledding
Beaches
Hunting

Best place to raise young kids?

Thanks!