For Dr. Bron Finkelstein, returning to Northern BC wasn’t just a career move - it was a homecoming.
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Every New Year’s Day, Northern Health monitors its hospitals and labour and delivery units for the birth of New Year’s babies across the region.
Watch this page for updates on the birth of 2026 New Year’s babies in communities across the North.
Northern Health is issuing a Drug Advisory for the Northwest region of BC. Several “Down” samples submitted for drug checking have tested positive for Medetomidine.
Northern Health and FNHA are issuing a drug alert for the community of Smithers. A dark blue drug sold as “down” has been reported to be much stronger than expected and has highly sedative effects that last for extended periods of time. This is occurring whether smoked or injected.