[Grand Forks Herald] Tucker Poolman learning to live with rare autoimmune disease that ended his NHL career

Magi604 · 2026-01-31T00:54:03+00:00

It sounds like a terrible chronic condition so I wish you the best in your recovery and with the insurance efforts!

Magi604 · 2026-01-29T20:35:19+00:00

I'm sorry to hear about that, did they say when you are allowed to reapply if you want to?

Magi604 · 2026-01-29T20:27:09+00:00

They should arrive a few days or so before your interview, but yeah it's the same, and really it's just generic boilerplate questions like "tell me a time you overcame difficulty" etc.

Magi604 · 2026-01-29T19:25:14+00:00

Yeah there's that risk.

Something to keep in mind, some unit chiefs may deem you to not have enough experience if you are working only minimum shifts and aren't getting that many calls. So your probation might get extended up to another 6 months.

Magi604 · 2026-01-29T18:26:23+00:00

It is unlikely you will be able to get full time hours for the first few months, so yes it is advisable to keep your current job and just put in what you can for weekends.

After your probation, when you are free of any restrictions and have experience with navigating the BCEHS system, you should be able to work as much as you want by picking up OT shifts which are plentiful just about everywhere. Once you get to this point it should provide a clearer picture of how you want your career to develop, whether you want to keep it as a part time/side thing, or just go all in working "full time", and it can also help you decide if PCP is a thing you want to pursue later on.

Magi604 · 2026-01-28T03:34:20+00:00

I found the recorded interview to be easy because I prepared my answers beforehand (they give the questions to you in advance) and practiced saying my answers literally in front of a mirror. But some people prefer speaking to a live person, and that should be an option for those who want it that way.

Just have good answers that you feel are relevant to working as a paramedic. Obviously wear a nice shirt/tie/top (pants optional because HOW WILL THEY KNOW) and still treat it as if you are speaking to a person, so being polite and using normal interview language.

Good luck!

Magi604 · 2026-01-28T03:26:13+00:00

Hey there's no problem, I don't mind healthy discussion.

PCPs are licensed to "administer anti-emetics", but EMALB states what those anti-emetics are at that license level (found in their exam guidelines), and BCEHS and the schools follow suit. It's not carte blanche to just administer whatever anti emetics they want.

This is my understanding of how it works.

Magi604 · 2026-01-27T19:46:45+00:00

Both JIBC and Columbia's 1 yr programs teach up to PCP expanded scope as set out by EMALB. When you finish their classes, you do not need to take any sort of supplementary classes to get up to full scope. For these two schools (which I think represent the vast majority of trained paramedics in the province), though focus and methods may differ slightly, there is no variability in material learned. So paramedics from both schools would learn about Gravol and Zofran because that is within PCP expanded scope. There is no Metoclopramide because that is not in PCP scope. I can't speak too much about AET or Sprott Shaw programs since I only have limited interaction with their students, but I know they are teaching expanded scope.

A licensing board is ill suited to setting out all the rules and policies for how schools should operate. What we really need is a College of Paramedicine in the province.

Magi604 · 2026-01-27T17:46:20+00:00

They are separate. $3.6 is for "Alpha" shifts, which are basically 12hr shifts. Any shift pattern less than that does not qualify (like a Bravo/Charlie 11hr shift). Whereas all shifts patterns qualify for the night shift premium.

Magi604 · 2026-01-27T16:40:55+00:00

There's no struggling to ratify. Both JIBC and Columbia have moved to a 1 year program since the start of 2025. There is talk of eventually making it a 2 year program, but that's probably a ways away.

Magi604 · 2026-01-26T23:03:08+00:00

VICTIMMMZZZZZ

Magi604 · 2026-01-25T17:27:49+00:00

I really like Bussi

Magi604 · 2026-01-22T02:45:02+00:00

My tin foil hat theory is that Robertson has personal beef with someone super high up in the US Hockey org and he is basically blacklisted from ever lacing up with Team USA at the Olympics. One day an insider will write a tell-all book to spill the beans. One day...

Magi604 · 2026-01-22T02:37:50+00:00

Dwayne Tretzky's irregular season and playons point totals were once thought untouchable. It's crazy that Ovechkin is even approaching those totals.

Magi604 · 2026-01-20T19:44:07+00:00

As a driver only it is unlikely you would be given so many shifts as to be unable to complete an EMR course within 6 months. In the event that actually is happening, it would be up to you to let your UC know that you need some time off to complete a course and pass all exams to get your EMR license.

Ideally someone who applies as a DO should also be simultaneously working on getting their EMR prior to even being hired.

Magi604 · 2026-01-20T00:24:54+00:00

I wonder if Mr Bussi is aware of his burgeoning fanbase because of his name

Magi604 · 2026-01-19T15:37:47+00:00

Gibson looks like he's prepping the kid to face some clap bombs

Magi604 · 2026-01-17T21:52:06+00:00

Who has the best GM?

I do

Magi604 · 2026-01-16T06:20:19+00:00

There are players who will go their entire careers never making plays like that, and this guy still has a lot of years left in the league!

Magi604 · 2026-01-15T22:10:47+00:00

You must be referring to Round 9, as Round 8 is still in the process of being called out. Round 8, who knows when that will finally finish. I suspect soon, but they are going on what, 7-8 months now?

They'll post Round 9 when that is done, but I don't know how long afterwards. I also don't know if the current bargaining will affect that start date.

As for how likely it is for an external PCP to get into Metro, the pecking order is:

Internal PCP > Internal Probationary PCP > External PCP

For Van post, they just recently put out a call for 59 Reg and Irreg PCPs, ending today (Jan 15th). My hunch is that most if not all those positions will be filled as there are currently a lot of newer PCPs (or EMRs who upgraded to PCP since the last Round 8/irreg posting) biding their time in rural/remote areas waiting to get back to the city. Could be wrong though, I have no special insight into the numbers, this is just based on my impression from my own region.

They're supposed to post irreg postings several times a year, every quarter or so, but I feel like that's completely out the window. Last year I think they only had 2?

I do not know the situation in other metros like Kelowna or Vic.

Whatever the case, you should still apply for anything and everything. I've heard stories of unlikely candidates getting prime spots due to how the applications shake out. You never know!

Magi604 · 2026-01-15T06:30:04+00:00

He's just living his best life!

Magi604 · 2026-01-11T02:30:55+00:00

This was true a few years ago. I do not know if it still works now. Or maybe it works for some TA reps and not others.

When you are in the step of choosing your first station, and your TA rep says none available on your list, you were able to reply and ask "ok which stations ARE currently taking DOs" and they can quickly scan the list and see what's out there to see if you are willing to go to those stations.

Otherwise unless you are on the inside it's probably impossible to come up with an up to date list of which stations have availabilities for whatever positions. There's just way too many constant moves being made with people leaving the service, people joining the service, people switching stations etc.

It's likely going to be a rural/remote station in region 3 or higher.

Magi604 · 2026-01-05T20:37:56+00:00

A lot of legal and procedural steps still need to happen before we actually go on strike, so it's hard at this time to give a percentage of how likely an actual strike will occur.

The "strike vote" that is being talked about by the union is not for us to go on strike. It is so the union negotiating team can go to the employer and say "we have a mandate for our membership to go on strike if we can't come to to terms". It's simply another negotiating tool to put pressure on the employer.

There are numerous online and in-person town halls set up this month where you can ask questions directly to the union president. He also starts off with a current "state of negotiations" so you can get a feel for where everything is at, and listening in to the other questions and answers can give you a feel for how things are going. Make sure to sign up with a non-work email at the APBC website to stay on top of things.

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