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Needles
Kamloops mom wary of public beaches after finding signs of drug use
A Kamloops mother is wary to visit public spaces with her child after noticing drug…
Children pricked by discarded drug needle at Vernon daycare
Several children at Vernon's Maven Lane child care centre were pricked by discarded drug needles…
Penticton, Interior Health look for collaborative approach to discarded needles
PENTICTON – The City of Penticton and Interior Health have agreed on the need for…
North Okanagan man launches needle buyback scheme from back of minivan
VERNON – Inspired by a similar initiative in Kamloops, a Spallumcheen resident has launched a…
Needle drop box installed in front of Vernon home was in the ‘wrong spot’
VERNON – Within hours of the city installing its first 24-hour needle drop box plans…
VIDEO: Kamloops needle buyback program helps protect addicts’ privacy
KAMLOOPS – What started off as an initiative to clean up used sharps and needles…
Kamloops council concerned with Interior Health hesitancy to support needle buyback
KAMLOOPS – Interior Health's lack of support for needle buyback programs was a hot topic…
Vernon councillor grills Interior Health on claim that 99 per cent of needles are disposed of properly
VERNON – A Vernon city councillor says Interior Health’s claim that it properly disposes of…
More needle drop boxes heading to Vernon
VERNON – Two large needle drop boxes scheduled to be installed in Polson Park in…
Hundreds of thousands of Interior Health needles remain unaccounted for
HOW INTERIOR HEALTH CALCULATED ITS CLAIM THAT 99 PER CENT OF NEEDLES ARE PROPERLY DISPOSED…
Here’s why Interior Health has concerns about needle buyback programs
KAMLOOPS – At least two communities in the Southern Interior have created a grassroots needle…
This grassroots needle program in Kamloops is aiming to clean up the streets
KAMLOOPS – Two Kamloops volunteers have banded together to create a new incentive to try…
Penticton city council approves strategy to deal with needles in public places
PENTICTON – A plan to reduce the number of needles left on Penticton streets has…
Kamloops Chamber calls for ‘common sense’ approach to sharps distribution
KAMLOOPS – The Kamloops Chamber of Commerce is asking for 'common sense' amendments when it…
Big downturn in complaints about discarded needles in Vernon leaves questions
VERNON – The number of discarded needles found around Vernon doesn’t seem to be the…
Increasing number of needle pickups prompts call for a safe injection site in Penticton
PENTICTON – Penticton's fire chief is advocating for a safe drug consumption site in the…
What you need to know if you find discarded needles
KAMLOOPS – While most people are afraid to even go near discarded IV drug needles…
Kamloops to ask other municipalities for help and advice in dealing with needles epidemic
KAMLOOPS – Many Kamloops residents would agree the number of used syringes littering the streets…
More needle disposal containers coming to Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Thanks to funding from the Interior Health Authority, the City of Kamloops has…
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…
Needles found in Vernon playground an isolated incident: School District
VERNON – The Vernon School District is hoping to find out who scattered dozens of…
Dozens of needles found at Vernon elementary school
VERNON – More than 50 discarded needles were found on the grounds of a Vernon…
Why all those discarded needles are signs of progress for HIV, Hep C in Southern Interior
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Nearly 400 new Hepatitis C cases and as many as 15 HIV cases…
Vernon to map hotspots, look at disposal resources after hundreds of discarded needles found
VERNON – The number of discarded needles being found in Vernon continues to climb. In…