Health minister Josie Osborne makes announcement in her home riding
Josie Osborne, the province’s Minister of Health, speaks to the media outside of Lady Rose Marine Services in Port Alberni. Accompanying her are John Jack (Huu-ay-aht First Nations Chief Councillor), Brandy Lauder (Hupacasath First Nation Elected Chief Councillor) and Debra Toporowski (Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health).
1 / 1 Josie Osborne, the province’s Minister of Health, speaks to the media outside of Lady Rose Marine Services in Port Alberni. Accompanying her are John Jack (Huu-ay-aht First Nations Chief Councillor), Brandy Lauder (Hupacasath First Nation Elected Chief Councillor) and Debra Toporowski (Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Health). Advertisement
More people living in rural, remote and First Nations communities will benefit from free ferry service when travelling for non-emergency medical appointments, thanks to an expansion to British Columbia’s Travel Assistance Program.
Seven additional ferry routes are being added to the program, which supports patients with the cost of ground, air or ferry travel to access non-emergency medical specialist services not available in their own community. In 2023, almost 100,000 trips were covered by the Travel Assistance Program.
Health minister Josie Osborne, in a return to her home riding of Mid Island-Pacific Rim, made the announcement on Thursday, Dec. 19 at Lady Rose Marine Services in Port Alberni. Lady Rose offers passenger and freight service for the remote communities of Bamfield, Kildonan and Haggard’s Cove.
More remote B.C. communities to get free ferry service for medical trips
