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Family believes death of missing Salmon Arm senior with dementia was preventable
“THEY TURNED HIM OUT AT 1:30 A.M., THEY GAVE HIM A VOUCHER AND THEY PUT…
Spike in overdoses puts Kamloops in discussion for safe injection site
KAMLOOPS – A safe injection site is being considered for Kamloops. Provincial health minister Terry…
Enhanced health services coming to rural Interior Health communities
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A program offering paramedicine to rural residents around the province is expanding to…
Hydrogeologists point to liquid manure as probable source of North Okanagan drinking water contamination
SPALLUMCHEEN – More voices are joining the call for a moratorium on a North Okanagan…
Government meeting to focus on contaminated drinking water in the North Okanagan
SPALLUMCHEEN – Residents will sit down with government representatives tomorrow to discuss the issue of…
NDP visiting Hullcar Valley to discuss water quality concerns
SPALLUMCHEEN – A North Okanagan community’s fight for clean drinking water has caught the attention…
Salmon Arm arena closes until further notice after lab samples test positive for asbestos
SALMON ARM – A sports facility used by numerous groups in Salmon Arm has been…
Water samples from Shuswap spill sent to lab; health authority believes risk to be low
SHUSWAP – While health officials believe there is little risk to public safety, an advisory…
Vernon mom raising alarm after teenage son asked to consent to immunization
YOUTH HAD BAD REACTION TO VACCINATIONS AS A CHILD VERNON – You might not think…
Graduating medical students could help Kamloops doctors shortage
KAMLOOPS – If you’re one of the thousands of people across the Thompson region hoping to…
Two Kamloops pharmacies might hold the key to curbing the city’s doctor shortage
KAMLOOPS – Two pharmacists in town are adding a new service to their locations in…
From miracle to ‘my little secret’: How four Okanagan patients are using medical marijuana
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Medical marijuana is fraught with politics, from local police departments warning dispensaries to…
Why a Vernon doctor will help patients with their marijuana
"I'VE HAD PEOPLE WITH STAGE FOUR CANCER SAYING 'I'VE GOT TO BUY IT ON THE…
More cases of whooping cough in Vernon than normal
VERNON – A jump in the number of people coming down with the whooping cough…
‘My daughter’s future is in jeopardy’: Vernon mom speaks out at medical marijuana rally
VERNON - A drop of cannabis oil eaten on a cracker is making 13-year-old Tanniel’s seizure’s drop from 170 a day, to 30. “It was our life saver,” her mom, Elizabeth Bakker says. Doctors tried a number of different things, Bakker says, but Tanniel’s non-epileptic seizures weren’t getting better. Frustrated and heartbroken at seeing her...
UPDATE: Precautions taken after overnight fuel spill in Coldstream
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DISTRICT OFFICES TO REOPEN COLDSTREAM - An overnight fuel spill at a Coldstream gas staiton has prompted a full response from emergency crews. Officials say approximately 6,000 litres of gasoline spilled at the Centex Gas Station on Kalamalka Road just after midnight, Nov. 25. The spill is believed to have occurred when a...
Plans for huge new care home in downtown Vernon coming along
VERNON - The creation of a large, multi-storey care home in downtown Vernon is moving along, but there are concerns it won’t be much to look at. The City of Vernon supported several development variances for the project, which includes 90 residential care beds, 52 assisted living units, 72 one- and two-bedroom condo units, and...
The pesky problem a Vernon politician says is causing bed bugs to spread like wildfire
VERNON - A Vernon councillor is shocked at how common bed bugs are in the city, and he has at least one idea of how they’re spreading. Coun. Brian Quiring spoke up about the matter at a council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 13, after being contacted by a concerned resident. “I’m shocked actually by how big...
A Tower of Care completed one donation at a time in Vernon
VERNON - From people donating to ‘light a bulb’ on the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Christmas tree to volunteers selling second hand clothing, the community has come together for health care. The Vernon Jubilee Hospital Foundation announced Wednesday, Sept. 23, that enough donations have been received to complete the top two floors of the Polson Tower...
$2-million pharmacy project at Vernon Jubilee Hospital a wrap
VERNON - Vernon Jubilee Hospital’s old emergency department has been transformed. Left empty after the emergency department moved to the Polson Tower in 2011, the space was renovated to house the hospital’s pharmacy. Those renovations, which began in early 2014, are now complete, and the new pharmacy — previously located in the basement — becomes...
Westbank First Nation’s private hospital still on shaky legal ground
The first version of Westbank First Nation’s hospital project may be dead and buried leaving…
Vernon woman shows what Lyme disease really looks like
VERNON - A young Vernon woman battling Lyme disease hopes you’ll share her story. It couldn’t have been easy to tell, and it’s not always easy to watch, but 21-year-old Amy Soranno’s two-year story of pain and unanswered questions is now laid out in a documentary called Amy’s Complex Case. The video, which can be...
Tolko’s mountain of ash plagues Spallumcheen residents
SPALLUMCHEEN - Palisades Mobile Home Park resident Beverly Anderson first experienced what she calls a “soot storm” shortly after she moved in last year. “My first mistake was we went out and left all the windows open. When I came back in it was like a dust storm all over my floor, and my cupboards,”...
Precautions taken after confirmed Norovirus case at Vernon school
VERNON - The Vernon School District is taking precautions after a child was diagnosed with Norovirus earleir this week. Superintendent of School District 22 Joe Rogers says a single case of the virus was confirmed Wednesday, May 13, at Ellison Elementary School, prompting a precautionary response. “When we have a potential outbreak, once we have...