News Items tag as: Medical Assistance in Dying

MAID: Growing number of people in Interior Health choosing procedure
February 13, 2024 - 7:00 AM

Every year more people are choosing medical assistance in dying in the Interior Health region with numbers growing dramatically since the procedure became available eight years ago.
Why this Kelowna death doula supports medical assistance in dying
February 10, 2024 - 7:00 PM
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A death doula in Kelowna is passionate about her work, despite the controversy it comes with.
MAID: Revelstoke woman demands access for dementia patients after dad suffered
January 29, 2024 - 6:00 AM

A woman in Revelstoke is fighting for her right to medical assistance in dying after watching her dad’s long and traumatic death to Lewy body dementia, a neurological dementia disorder that affects older adults.
DIFFICULT CHOICES: What Kelowna doctors are discovering about medically assisted deaths
February 03, 2017 - 8:00 PM

'IT'S A VERY EMOTIONAL THING, IT'S HARD'
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New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Rent slowly getting cheaper in Kelowna as condo stock increases
Rent prices are slowly but steadily trending downwards in Kelowna, and the huge volume of condos might help speed up that descent into affordability. Kelowna’s average asking price to rent a one-bedroom apartment is $1,953, down 1.3 p

MAID: Growing number of people in Interior Health choosing procedure