If you are in urgent need of medical care, please call 911.
Non-urgent concerns to do with health care advice, please call HealthLink BC at 811.
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Gabriola Power Outages
On an increasing frequency, often the power outages arrive with severe weather conditions. This combination of events does not trigger a formal provincial emergency response, but it does put our vulnerable population particularly seniors at risk.
This program will do four things:
1. Establish a warming or cooling centre as necessary, 2. Assist seniors with grab and go emergency bags, 3. Information sessions sharing local community information on evacuation routes, centres, and preparations residents can undertake 4. Wellness checks and transportation as necessary to relief centres
* In 2022-23 grant period we used these funds twice, once in summer, once in winter. In 2023-24 we expect we will have two winter events and one summer event.
Directory of Important Contacts
Metal Health Contacts
Company | Phone | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
BC Bereavement Helpline | 1-877-779-2223 | 9:30AM - 5:30PM
Monday to Friday |
Grief Support
(Online Grief Support) | ||
Vancouver Island Crisis Line
(24 hour) | 1-888-494-3888 Crisis Text 250-800-3806 (6 - 10pm texting) | |
Mental Health Support Service
(24 hour - hotline) | 1-250-310-6789 | |
Community Mental Health & Addictions Nurse | 1-250-755-3366 | Cathy Fox
- catherine.fox@islandhealth.ca |
Community Social Worker | 1-250-802-4946 | 10:30AM - 12PM -
Angela Pounds Tuesday's at PHC office |
Local Supportive Contacts
Company | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|
Parkinson's Support Group
john.w.peirce@gmail.com | 1-250-247-8632 | |
Taxi Saver Program | 1-250-247-7311 | |
Gabriola Taxi | 1-250-247-0049 | |
GERTIE Community Bus | 1-250-668-6809 call/text | http://gertie.ca |
Drivers to Doctors | 1-250-713-8018 | |
Meals on Wheels | 1-250-753-1300 | |
Gabriola Better at Home | 1-250-754-3331 ext. 726 | http://nflabc.org |
Gabriola Health Clinic | 1-250-247-9922 | |
Gabriola Ambulance Society Equipment Line | 1-250-755-6576 | |
Gabriola Life Labs | 1-855-412-4495 | |
Island Pharmacy | 1-250-247-8310 |
