Education / Employment / Development - Employment Assistance
Employer Assistance Program
Employer Assistance Program: Our aim is to connect employers to the right workers, with the right skills, when they are needed.more info
Employment Services
Through training in job search skills, interview skills, and job-specific skills, Supported Employment works with local employers to assist individuals eligible for our services in obtaining meaningful work within the community.more info
Job Seeker Assistance Program
NIEFS is the major employment agency for Northern Vancouver Island and your one-stop WorkBC Employment Service Centre. As a leader in workforce development we provide services to over 5000 job seekers and 500 companies annually. We have been actively connecting employers with workers since 1986.more info
North Island Employment Foundations Society - (NIEFS)
NIEFS is the major employment agency for Northern Vancouver Island and your one-stop WorkBC Employment Service Centre. As a leader in workforce development we provide services to over 5000 job seekers and 500 companies annually. We have been actively connecting employers with workers since 1986.more info
Opportunities Career Services Society
OCSS's goals are to increase our clients potential for success and achievement of their career/work goals through individual employment coaching and group workshops, to assist and support employers in talent recruitment and retention and to provide short term, temporary employee assistance.more info
Vancouver Island Vocational and Rehabilitation Services Ltd. (VIVRS)
A dynamic, growing agency that has been providing individualized employment and life skills services to clients on Vancouver Island since 1992.more info
Alder Medical Clinic - 277 Evergreen Road (250-287-7441):Dr. Rizwan Salam; Dr. Tim Eckford; Dr. Sathie Naicker
Cortes Medical Clinic - 941 Beasley Road, Manson's Landing (250-935-6718): Accepting New Patients to Clinic
Harbourside Clinic - 1 - 672 RD Plaza, Heriot Bay (250-285-2265): Dr. Lola Kareem accepting Quadra Residents
Quadra Island Medical Clinic - (250-285-3540): Dr. Steve Hughes ; NP Pat Peterson
Quinsam Medical Clinic - #280-400 Dogwood Street(250-286-0601):Dr. Ayorinde Dada; Dr. Val Veerapen
River City Medial Clinic - 1424-B Island Hwy Superstore (250-287-2111): Dr. Shiubong Wong; Dr. Chidi Okereke
The Bridge Medical Clinic - 2207F Glenmore Road (778-420-0200):Walk in clinic will see all patients
NOTE: Patients are advised to contact clinics directly. Information is only current as of December 21st, 2020
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Visit the Lifeguard App program page on FETCH: (https://campbellriver.fetchbc.ca/service.html?i=368) or their website for more information and how to download the App: (https://lifeguarddh.com/)
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January 19, 2021 – Advance Care Planning – Horst Backe and Jane Osborne. For a description of the first topic, please visit the website (https://www.bccrns.ca/) and click on the link under events titled: BC CRN Learning Event - Ready for the Unexpected: Why you should have an Advance Care Plan
February 16 – Practical Guide to Elder Abuse and Neglect Law – Krista James. Krista James of the Canadian Centre for Elder Law and BC Law Institute is the pre-eminent lawyer in BC on this topic. Krista worked with Horst and reviewing our materials to ensure they did not contain any errors in law. The full description of this learning event will be on BC CRN website in early February.
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