North Island Community Health and Wellness

09/22/2026

09/18/2026

Meet our Port Hardy Public Health Nurses who provide Youth Health Services at a variety of locations throughout our community, making care and support more accessible for local youth.

09/16/2026

September 13–19 is International Housekeeping and Environmental Services Week!

This week, we recognize the dedicated teams who help keep Island Health facilities clean, safe and welcoming for patients, families, staff and visitors. Their work is essential to infection prevention, quality care and the day-to-day operation of our health care system.

Thank you to all our Housekeeping and Environmental Services team members for the care, skill and commitment you bring to your work every day.

We respectfully acknowledge that this photo of Elda and Brenda was taken at Cowichan District Hospital, located on the unceded, traditional territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) Peoples.

09/16/2026

In smaller communities, health care is personal.

In Gold River, Tahsis and Kyuquot, health care professionals have opportunities to build meaningful careers where teamwork, strong relationships and continuity of care are part of everyday practice.

Bring your skills to Vancouver Island West and find meaningful work surrounded by ocean, mountains and close-knit communities.

Find your place with Island Health. Learn more and view current opportunities in these and other rural and remote communities: https://careers.islandhealth.ca/rural-remote/

We respectfully acknowledge that Gold River and Tahsis are located within the traditional territory of the Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation, and that Kyuquot is located within the traditional territory of the Ka:’yu:’k’t’h’/Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations.

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka’wakw Peoples. If you identify as Indigenous, please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application at [email protected].

📷 Destination BC/Boomer Jerritt

09/11/2026

Prenatal classes are happening this fall in Port Hardy! All are welcome, and these classes are provided for free. Please call or email to register

09/09/2026

Back to school means more children walking, biking and taking the bus. Slow down, stay alert and watch for kids on roads, at intersections and around schools.

Remember that a 30 km/h speed limit is in effect in school zones from 8 am to 5 pm on school days, and in playground zones from dawn to dusk every day. When school bus lights are flashing, vehicles approaching from both directions must stop. And drivers must keep a safe distance of at least 1 m when passing cyclists and other vulnerable road users.

09/08/2026

A nursing degree is more than a milestone. It’s the beginning of a career that can take you in many different directions.

At Island Health, nurses can build experience across acute care, community health, rural nursing, mental health, long-term care, specialty practice, leadership and more—all within one organization.

Whether you’re searching for your first nursing role or thinking about where your career could take you next, there’s room to learn, grow and find the work that feels right for you.

Build your nursing career with Island Health:
https://careers.islandhealth.ca/nursing/

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw Peoples.

Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application if you identify as Indigenous at [email protected]

📷: Kai M., Registered Nurse, Royal Jubilee Hospital

09/04/2026