Interior Health
Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…
Penticton awarded 35 new residential care beds
PENTICTON – Penticton will benefit from an additional 35 residential care beds following announcement today…
Naloxone kits could be coming to secondary schools in the Central Okanagan
KELOWNA – Should potentially life-saving, overdose-reversing drugs be kept on hand in Central Okanagan secondary…
Relying on water advisories alone won’t keep people safe: Interior Health report
A report from the Interior Health Authority warns public drinking water advisories are not a…
Mobile overdose prevention bus opens its doors in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Local drug outreach services just got a boost today with the opening of…
Water being tested at Vernon’s public beaches
VERNON – Officials in the North Okanagan are testing the water at local beaches to…
Okanagan Lake: Swim at your own risk
When the Okanagan has reached temperatures well above 30 C for most of the past…
Stay alert and watch for bats this May long weekend
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – As most of the province heads out to the woods for May long…
Truck spills thousands of litres of gas and diesel near Shuswap River
SHUSWAP – After a truck spilt thousands of liters of gas and diesel near the…
Overdose prevention bus rolls into Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – At first glance it looks like a run-of-the mill recreational vehicle, but it’s…
FENTANYL CRISIS: Just over 1,600 needles picked up in Kelowna parks last month
KELOWNA – Hopefully this isn't a sign of things to come in the middle of…
New program will see Kelowna doctors hire nurses to help share workload in family practices
KELOWNA – People without a family doctor in Kelowna could be linked up with a…
No ER in Ashcroft on Easter Weekend
ASHCROFT – A lack of doctors have forced an Easter long weekend closure of the…
Ex Interior Health employee wins wrongful dismissal lawsuit
KAMLOOPS – A Vancouver man will be awarded damages after a B.C. Supreme Court judge…
Street-level help for mental health and substance abuse in Kelowna
KELOWNA – A new partnership between Kelowna RCMP and Interior Health will provide better help…