Okanagan College partners with Justice Institute for paramedic training, space

George Wallace simply wants to help people. He wants to help people close to his West Kelowna hometown.

To get the training he needs, Wallace can commute from his home to the North Okanagan.

Wallace is one of 15 students in the primary care paramedic program at the Vernon campus of Okanagan College. He's able to study to become a paramedic thanks to a five-year lease deal reached between the college and the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) that expands access to JIBC's Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) training in the Interior region.

This collaborative agreement not only provides a home for JIBC’s health training programs but also gives students access to on-campus housing and other supports, making it easier for them to pursue training in t