News Items tag as: Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis
July 28, 2024 - 2:45 PM

A Vernon country music singer is suing the Interior Health Authority and a slew of doctors after he was told to take Tylenol following a trip to the emergency department but ended up needing open heart surgery a week later.
TRIBUTE TO MOM: Vernon man running marathon a day to raise funds to fight cancer
April 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM

A Vernon man, with help from his partner, will be running one marathon a day during the month of May to pay tribute to his late mother and to raise funds for a life-saving piece of equipment at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
iN VIDEO: Why kids handed out 3,000 coffee sleeves to Vernon health-care workers
March 01, 2024 - 12:00 PM

Children from schools around Vernon have designed coffee sleeves to show their appreciation for health-care workers.
New North Okanagan health-care network to connect people with family doctors
February 02, 2024 - 2:19 PM

The BC government is adding 75 more health-care workers to the Vernon area, including family doctors and nurse practitioners through a primary-care network.
Vernon Jubilee Hospital doctors buying COVID-stressed staff breakfast to say thanks
October 12, 2021 - 4:30 PM

Appreciation for Vernon Jubilee Hospital staff will come wrapped up in a breakfast burrito on Friday.
Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital declared over
April 16, 2021 - 5:30 PM

The COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital, which claimed three lives, is over.
One dead following COVID outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
April 07, 2021 - 10:52 AM

One person has died at Vernon Jubilee Hospital following an outbreak of COVID-19.
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vernon Jubilee Hospital
March 31, 2021 - 12:51 PM

A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared at Vernon Jubilee Hospital.
Shuswap family welcomes third-generation New Year’s baby
January 12, 2021 - 3:30 PM

It wasn’t planned, but somehow a Sicamous family lined up the birth of their newborn baby girl with her mother's and grandfather’s birthdays, all celebrated New Year's Day.
iN VIDEO: Vernon health care workers extend thanks to peers in touching video
April 17, 2020 - 5:00 PM

Vernon health care workers are offering thanks to other hospital and frontline workers who continue to work during the pandemic.
More ...

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 April 2025. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones

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.

News Items tag as: Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Vernon musician suing Interior Health Authority over delayed diagnosis

TRIBUTE TO MOM: Vernon man running marathon a day to raise funds to fight cancer

iN VIDEO: Why kids handed out 3,000 coffee sleeves to Vernon health-care workers

New North Okanagan health-care network to connect people with family doctors

Vernon Jubilee Hospital doctors buying COVID-stressed staff breakfast to say thanks

Deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital declared over

One dead following COVID outbreak at Vernon Jubilee Hospital

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Vernon Jubilee Hospital

Shuswap family welcomes third-generation New Year’s baby

iN VIDEO: Vernon health care workers extend thanks to peers in touching video

Kamloops

Kelowna

Penticton

Vernon