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Nurses rally at Merritt's hospital demanding better security and more staff
April 17, 2024 - 2:30 PM

Nurses at the Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt spent the lunch hour today protesting staffing shortages and demanding increased security.
Mandatory vaccines for nurses making hospitals even more unsafe: union
September 14, 2021 - 6:00 PM

A decades-long shortage of trained nurses in B.C. is going to be made worse if hundreds, even thousands, of nurses have to stop work because they’re not vaccinated against COVID.
B.C. nurses union says Interior Health failing Kamloops hospital workers during pandemic
February 08, 2021 - 2:30 PM

The B.C. Nurses Union has some scathing criticism of Interior Health's handling of frontline workers during the pandemic, pointing to an outbreak of COVID-19 at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops as an example of the dire impact the pandemic is having on nurses.
Hundreds of new nurses coming to the Southern Interior
January 19, 2016 - 4:39 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hundreds of new registered nurses are being recruited to work in local hospitals under a new provincial agreement, the health minister announced today.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are a collection of reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of November 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jo

West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Penticton 'potio' smoking lounge blazing a trail for cannabis tourism
A dispensary in Penticton made its patio into a pot smoking lounge, and its success could turn a new leaf for the cannabis industry in the Okanagan. Back in February the BC government permitted smoking pot anywhere you’re allowed to s

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Nurses rally at Merritt's hospital demanding better security and more staff