Recent History – 2002 December 9, 2002, By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff The new Rotary Manor, a facility that’s brighter, more modern and more attractive than its predecessor — a converted office building — was officially opened Friday. The new $9 million facility features 44 private rooms and is 1,100 sq. metres larger than the… Read More

Recent History – 2003 January 29, 2003, By Kelly Harris, Daily News Staff Dawson Creek and District Hospital has received a dose of help from the Hospital Auxiliary in the form of cash for new equipment. More than $25,000 has been pumped into the hospital thanks to the auxiliary. That equates to three pieces of equipment… Read More

Recent History – 2003 Feb. 19, 2003, By Kelly Harris, Daily News Staff It could be called the McPediatrics and Maternity Lounge at the Dawson Creek and District Hospital. The hospital’s new lounge for parents, family and kids was furnished and decorated through cash raised during McHappy Day 2002. “Now parents have a room, a lounge,… Read More

Recent History – 2003 August 15, 2003–by Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff More than 200 people converged on Peace River Haven Thursday afternoon with a clear message for the province and the Northern Health Authority: don’t close this facility. People at the protest expressed concern about the health authority’s plans for the facility’s future. It… Read More

Recent History – 2003 March 21, 2003, by Kelly Harris, Daily News Staff A change in policy at a Grande Prairie rehabilitation centre has left Dawson Creek drug and alcohol counsellors looking for a new place to send people in need of help. Brent Neumann of Dawson Creek Counselling Services said the centre has started… Read More

Recent History – 2003 August 18, 2003, by Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff Two small devices are going to help local bones heal better. Thanks to a donation from the Suncor Energy Foundation, the Dawson Creek and District Hospital Foundation has purchased two fixator systems. The standard and small fixator systems are sets of clamps… Read More

Recent History – 2003 February 17, 2003, By Kelly Harris, Daily News Staff It was a sweetheart of a Valentine’s Day gift for the Dawson Creek and District Hospital. The hospital unveiled its new Telemetry Heart Monitoring System Friday, a machine purchased after two years of community fund raising and at a cost of $140,000. It… Read More

Recent History – 2003 September 24, 2003, By Gary Rusak, Daily News Staff Frustration and anger pervaded the Elks Lodge Tuesday night at a meeting of the Peace River Haven Gatekeepers to discuss the future of seniors’ care in Dawson Creek. “We have to keep putting the pressure on,” Gatekeeper member Paul DeCosta told the… Read More

Recent History – 2003 November 4, 2003 — Gary Rusak, Daily News Staff A letter of support from the City of Dawson Creek to the Peace River Haven Gatekeepers Society is forthcoming after a delegation attended city council on Monday to ask for their backing. “Every day you walk outside this building you hear another… Read More

Recent History – 2004 March 19, 2004, By Jamie Dirom, Daily News Staff The Northern Health Authority’s Adult Day Away program celebrated its first anniversary Thursday. From humble beginnings last year- the program started with a single member – the program has grown to 24 seniors and there’s now a waiting list. The program gives local… Read More