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Lakeshore Drive residents wake to cougar sighting
May 27, 2015 - 7:30 PM

PENTICTON - Residents in the area of 100 Lakeshore Drive may have witnessed an unusual sight this morning — a cougar lounging on park grass just east of the Peach Concession at approximately 7:30.
Nine salmonella victims in B.C. Interior contracted from live chicks
May 27, 2015 - 5:26 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - The Interior Health Authority is bearing the brunt of a B.C. salmonellosis outbreak connected to live poultry distributed from a hatchery in Alberta.
Laundry privatization decision expected this summer
May 27, 2015 - 4:38 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Hospital Employee Union members who filled the Interior Health Authority board meeting yesterday to show their concern about laundry service privatization got a polite but firm message from chairman Erwin Malzer.
Some Okanagan Falls residents will be dry on Thursday
May 27, 2015 - 2:31 PM

OKANAGAN FALLS - A few Okanagan Falls residents will find themselves without running water for a period of time Thursday.
Aboriginal health strategy hopes to improve care outcomes
May 27, 2015 - 1:00 PM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Tailoring healthcare for the 54,000 First Nations living within the Interior Health Authority will improve the quality of life and health outcomes and ultimately save money by reducing the need for services amongst a population that is overrepresented within the system.
B.C. firefighters heading to Alberta
May 27, 2015 - 11:31 AM

KAMLOOPS - Fire risk in B.C. has lowered over the last several days and as a result B.C. Wildfire is sending crews to Alberta, where the province is under a province-wide fire ban as several large wildfires burn out of control.
Naming opportunities come with large donations to hospital fund
May 27, 2015 - 11:29 AM

PENTICTON - The campaign for funds to equip Penticton Regional Hospital’s planned Patient Care Tower will now include an opportunity for major donors to leave a lasting legacy on the project.
Campapalooza campacacancelled
May 27, 2015 - 10:41 AM

THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A first-of-its kind event that gives parents a chance to get a taste of all the different summer camp options in one place has been cancelled.
More rain, thunderstorms in forecast for Okanagan
May 27, 2015 - 7:57 AM

OKANAGAN - Above normal temperatures are back, but they come with a chance of rain and thunderstorms over the next few days.
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