Online Sick Note Elkford, BC
Elkford is BC's highest-elevation town, built around Teck's Fording River coal mine. With no walk-in clinic and 165 km to the nearest hospital in Cranbrook, miners and their families rely on limited local healthcare that can't keep up with demand.
Challenges
- No walk-in clinic
- Mining workers on camp rotations
- 35 km to Sparwood, 165 km to Cranbrook
- Isolated mountain community
Major Employers
- Teck Resources (Fording River mine)
- District of Elkford
- Forestry
- Tourism