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General News · 9th February 2026
CCHA Sandy 250-935-6718
For travel to medical appointments beyond Campbell River without a vehicle:

It's a good time for a reminder of Island Health's travel assistance - rural remote program for travel to/from medical appointments beyond Campbell River. The information in the picture above can be seen at the bottom of the "Clinic" tab of the corteshealth.com website.

The information page for this program can be found at https://corteshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/travelassistance-ruralremoteprogram-2024.pdf . They need requests to be submitted 3 days in advance.

The request form can be found at https://corteshealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Rural-Remote-Patient-Transportation-RequestV8.pdf and emailed to info.patient.transportationislandhealth.ca.
You can call them at 1-844-940-6617 for assistance.


For travel to medical appointments beyond Campbell River with your vehicle:

If you need to book to be on the barge for a medical appointment beyond Campbell River the request form can be found at https://www.bcferries.com/barge-booking-request
Please remember that Tuesdays are for dangerous cargo only.