Emergency -
911 now available
- Ambulance: an
ambulance is maintained locally
- Fire:
volunteer fire departments located in New Denver and Silverton provide
the area with firefighting coverage
- Police: three
RCMP officers live and work in New Denver
- Telephone: (250) 358-2222
- Victim Services: (250) 265-4834
- Fax: (250) 358-2665
Health
- Hospital: the Slocan
Community Hospital and Health Care Centre in New Denver has acute and
extended-care beds, a small emergency department, and laboratory and
X-ray services.
- Medical Clinic: staffed by two full-time and
one part-time physician, the New Denver Medical Clinic is adjacent to
the hospital.
- Cancer InfoNet Group: a new service to be
provided by volunteers to cancer patients, allowing the
non-computer-literate to access cancer information on the internet
- Dental Clinic: Dr. Wiseman's dental office in
Silverton serves the community and region, providing orthodontic
services as well.
- Nursing Home: Attached to the hospital is a
thirty-bed nursing home with the best view in the world.
- Counselling: community counsellors visit
weekly from Nakusp.
- Physiotherapy: a part-time physiotherapist
provides in-patient and out-patient services in the hospital.
- Naturopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine:
Dr. Fournier visits the hospital outpatient department weekly to offer
his expertise in these areas.
- Occupational Therapy: a part-time occupational
therapist provides in-patient and out-patient services in the hospital.
- Public Health Unit: The public health nurse
visits monthly to provide immunization services.
- Hospice Society: Trained volunteers provide
support services to the dying and their families.
- Last Wishes
is a non-denominational volunteer community society formed to deliver
information to its membership regarding private funeral arrangements,
including planning for burial or cremation. They have created an info package which can be downloaded.
Transportation
- Arrow and Slocan Lake Community
Services: runs a wheelchair accessible minibus roundtrip from
Nakusp through New Denver, Silverton and the Slocan Valley to Nelson on
Tuesdays and Thursdays and roundtrip from Silverton and New Denver to
Nakusp and the Hot Springs on Wednesdays
Library Services
- A well-stocked Reading Centre
is open eight hours a week, staffed by dedicated volunteers.
- Location: ground floor of Knox Hall at corner of
6th Ave. and Columbia St.
- Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 7-9 pm and Tuesdays
and Thursdays 2-4 pm.
- Public internet access available.
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