News Items tag as: Interior Health Authority 2021

Kamloops woman concerned under-vaccinated patients not getting the same care
November 05, 2021 - 6:30 AM

A Kamloops woman says a recent encounter at the hospital has her questioning the level of care health professionals are offering to unvaccinated or partially vaccinated patients.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Royal Inland Hospital
September 28, 2021 - 5:21 PM

Interior Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Royal Inland Hospital after two patients tested positive in the same unit.
Not all restrictions for residents in Interior Health have been lifted
September 14, 2021 - 12:13 PM

While the B.C. Vaccine Card is now being phased in and some restrictions have been eased in the Interior Health region, there are still limitations on what people can do that others in B.C. can.
COVID numbers now increasing throughout the province, not just in Interior Health
August 24, 2021 - 4:24 PM

There were 641 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours.
Interior Health's former chief medical health officer in court for sex assault charge in April
July 27, 2021 - 9:00 PM

The Alberta court system continues to move forward with charges against Interior Health's former chief medical health officer.
UPDATE: Interior's Chief Medical Health officer replaced after sexual assault charge
June 09, 2021 - 12:00 PM

More information on the charges against Dr. Albert Stefanus de Villiers, who was until yesterday was the chief medical health officer of Interior Health, has been made available from the Alberta courts.
Don’t blame anti-vaxxers for Central Okanagan’s low vaccination rate
May 28, 2021 - 2:22 PM

The Central Okanagan, and particularly Kelowna’s Rutland neighbourhood, score below the provincial average when it comes to vaccination rates.
Dreams of concerts, travel touted as ways to boost Interior Health vaccination rates
May 21, 2021 - 3:29 PM

Interior Health is reaching out to young "influencers" in the hope they will help get out the COVID-19 vaccination message as youth as young as 12 are now eligible for the jab.
COVID cases jump in Central Okanagan, hold steady in rest of Interior Health
May 20, 2021 - 12:00 PM

While COVID-19 cases have been dropping steadily in B.C. that was not the case in the Central Okanagan last week.
Two Kelowna automotive businesses closed because of COVID transmission
May 10, 2021 - 2:30 PM

The parts and services department at Kelowna Toyota has been ordered closed by Interior Health because of COVID-19 transmission.
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Why butchers are making a comeback in B.C.
Being a butcher is much more than standing in a freezer and hacking meat with a knife, and a butchery instructor in Kamloops says the craft is rising in popularity. Corey Davison is an assistant teaching professor in the retail meat process

UBCO, TRU study finds cannabis use helps in recovery from hard drugs
A new study from UBC Okanagan and Thompson Rivers University has found that cannabis use can offer benefits to people undergoing treatment for substance use. People living in a residential recovery facility were given supervised amounts of

Vernon homeowners to see whopping 10% tax increase
Homeowners in Vernon are set for the highest property tax increase in years with an almost 10% jump when compared to last year. With little debate, Vernon council approved the 9.91% increase – a rate four times that of inflation.

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