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Interior Health
Another case of meningococcal disease confirmed within Interior Health region
OKANAGAN – The Interior Health Authority has confirmed another case of meningococcal disease. This is…
UPDATE: Special air quality statement for Lavington is over
UPDATE: 2:35 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 VERNON – Environment Canada has ended it's special…
Meningococcal disease immunizations expanded in South Okanagan
OLIVER – The discovery of a third case of meningococcal disease in the South Okanagan…
Two of the most severe flu strains expected in the Interior this year
Interior Health says they are expecting two of the more serious types of flu in…
How to avoid hiring an unqualified care aide for a senior
PENTICTON – If you are planning to hire a care aide for an aging member…
Employee information breach at Interior Health under investigation
There has been a breach involving the personal information of about 500 current and former…
New Interior Health chair, board members appointed under new government
With regime change in the B.C. Legislature comes a purge at boards and offices across…
How Kamloops officials are monitoring mobile overdose prevention sites
KAMLOOPS – Since rolling into Kamloops earlier this year, the mobile overdose prevention sites have…
Heffley Creek to remain under boil water advisory until road is repaired
KAMLOOPS – A boil water advisory that has been affecting Heffley Creek since one of…
Kelowna’s mobile overdose prevention unit gets high tech gift
KELOWNA – The people using the mobile overdose prevention in unit will be able to…
The Alexis Creek Health Centre has been closed due to wildfire activity
CARIBOO/CHILCOTIN – An evacuation order has closed the Alexis Creek Health Centre. An Interior Health…
How air quality affects wildfire evacuees returning home
VICTORIA – A result of the wildfires in British Columbia is tens of thousands of…
The latest on beach water quality at the north end of Okanagan Lake
VERNON – Water testing has come back within acceptable levels for Kin and Sandy Beaches…
Changes to hospice parking lot at Penticton Regional Hospital
PENTICTON – Ongoing construction at Penticton Regional Hospital has resulted in the need for temporary…
Interior Health warns of West Nile virus risk
Now that summer is in full swing, Interior health officials are warning people about the…
Supervised drug consumption approved for Kamloops and Kelowna
Kamloops and Kelowna are taking another step forward in the fight against the opioid overdose…
Interior Health facilities filling up with wildfire evacuated patients
KAMLOOPS – Royal Inland Hospital was already at capacity before wildfire season started, but with…
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…