Hundreds of cars drove through the rainy streets of Pincher Creek in southern Alberta on Tuesday, hoping to draw attention to the town's looming loss of rural health care. For three years Pincher Creek has relied on a single surgeon who is on call 24-7, Myhr said. Dr. Gavin Parker treats a patient at the Pincher Creek Health Centre. A sign is hung from a truck during the Rally for Rural Health Care in Pincher Creek, Alta., on Tuesday. Dr. Gavin Parker says it could be catastrophic for Pincher Creek if the province can't find new doctors for its hospital.

Source: CBC News July 01, 2020 14:15 UTC