News Items tag as: Lyme Disease

Species of Lyme disease-causing bacteria found in three B.C. ticks
November 08, 2016 - 11:30 AM

VANCOUVER - The provincial government has issued a warning that a new species of bacteria has been found in B.C. and it can cause Lyme disease.
PUCKER UP: RCMP members suck limes for a good cause
April 08, 2015 - 2:15 PM

PENTICTON - Penticton RCMP members were told to suck it Wednesday, but it's for a good cause so they played along.
Penticton group posts Lyme Sucks Challenge video
February 16, 2015 - 2:57 PM

PENTICTON - A Penticton group has put out a YouTube video with a twist on last summer’s “Ice Bucket Challenge” in an attempt to raise awareness about Lyme Disease.
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JONESIE: Kamloops mayor could learn from Kelowna's mayor about wielding power
OPINION Kamloops City Councillors should consider themselves lucky. They have a bit of a bully for a mayor, but one who doesn’t know how to use his power properly. Reid Hamer-Jackson should have found time at the Southern In

Kamloops' first commercial art gallery to jazz up downtown strip
Nightlife in downtown Kamloops is about to get more eclectic as the first commercial art gallery in the city is opening this week, featuring a wine bar and 1930s theme. “I’m creating spaces throughout the gallery with anti

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug. The Justice Department proposal would recognize the medical uses of cannabis, but wouldn't legalize it for rec

More real estate listings and lower prices in Kamloops, Okanagan
A recent real estate report has good news for home buyers in the southern Interior. There are more houses on the market and lower prices around Kamloops and the Okanagan. The Association of Interior Realtors released its report for April to

Species of Lyme disease-causing bacteria found in three B.C. ticks