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When seniors reach an age where it’s no longer safe for them to get behind the wheel, doctors must sometimes be the bearer of bad news.

Two medical clinics located in downtown Lac-Mégantic were miraculously spared by the monster fire that reduced many buildings to ashes after the deadly train explosion on July 8; however, they remain inaccessible because they are in the disaster area.

Lac-Mégantic, Quebec | “The sky was orange. It was like in a movie—a ball of fire, big explosions, flames, smoke and lots of people gathered in the street, in pyjamas.”

Dr. Mélissa Généreux has only been head of the Public Health Office at the Regional Health Agency of the Eastern Townships since July 2. Four days later, she was hard at work in the devastated area of Lac-Mégantic.

Local pharmacies co-operate to ensure local residents have access to needed medications.

FREDERICTON | “Actuarial expertise and methods can help identify areas to lower healthcare costs,” says Jacques Lafrance, president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

TORONTO | The HealthAchieve conference and trade show has announced its lineup of speakers this year will include Colonel Chris Hadfield, Hélène Campbell and Sir Ken Robinson.