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36th Annual Wild Goose Chase The start of the 36th Annual Wild Goose Chase which has been organized for the past 17 years by Brian and Wanda Nemethy. The event is held beginning of May every year and this year the race had 291 participants. There is a fun run for either a 3.5 km, 8 km run or 5 km walk through the streets of Vanderhoof. Prizes, gifts and awards are given for various categories. Running is growing every year in Vanderhoof, the NVSS Cross Country team is just one example how starting kids early in running generates winning championships at the high school and provincial level. Photo courtesy of Wanda Nemethy
Vanderhoof Mayor elected NMPT President Northern communities have approved a disbursement of more than $160,000 this fiscal year to support students in the Northern Medical Program and the UNBC Family Nurse Practitioner program. The disbursement is the largest-ever from the Northern Medical Programs Trust (NMPT), a partnership involving UNBC and 30 local governments from around northern BC. The majority of the funds provide financial assistance to students who are pursuing clinical experiences in northern and rural communities as part of their education. 370 student awards have been provided since the NMPT first started providing
funding in 2006. “Medical students in the Northern Medical Program have a unique opportunity to train in a setting that is as close to true-life practice as is possible,” says Dr. Justin Frey, a UNBC and NMP graduate practicing in Vanderhoof. “The NMPT removes some of the stress associated with paying for education as well as living expenses, allowing many of these well-rounded students to train while raising families. Placed together, the NMPT and NMP are allowing our area to produce top-quality physicians trained in the north for the north.” To date, of the Northern Medical Program graduates
who have completed residency, about two-thirds are working in northern or rural communities. The Trust held its annual general meeting on May 8 in conjunction with the North Central Local Government Association convention in Fort St. John. In addition to approving the disbursement for 2014-15, the Trust members elected Vanderhoof Mayor Gerry Thiessen as NMPT president. He replaces Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman, who served one year as NMPT President. Mackenzie Mayor Stephanie Killam is the new NMPT VicePresident. Continued on page 3
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