Online Sick Note Tumbler Ridge, BC
Tumbler Ridge is an isolated mining community with no walk-in clinic. Coal miners work shifts that make it impossible to access healthcare in Dawson Creek (95 km away), which itself has limited capacity.
Challenges
- No walk-in clinic
- 95 km to Dawson Creek (also limited)
- Mining workers on shift schedules
- Extremely isolated community
Major Employers
- Mining (Coal)
- District of Tumbler Ridge
- Forestry
- Tourism