Tag Archives: Health
Active COVID-19 cases decrease in B.C. and Interior Health; provincial hospitalizations rise
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is continuing to account for a smaller percentage of B.C.'s new COVID-19 cases.Between Sept. 17 and 20, the province is reporting 1,692 new cases of COVID-19 - an average of...
James Peters Sep 20, 2021
Rotary Food Drive collects over 22 tonnes of non-perishable items for the Kamloops Food Bank
KAMLOOPS - Over the weekend, the Rotary Food Drive took place across Kamloops. Thousands of yellow bags full of non-perishable food were collected by hundreds of Kamloops Rotary volunteers. "We receiv...
Sep 20, 2021
Kamloops family keeps raising funds for Terry Fox Run through iced tea stand
KAMLOOPS - Cai McLean is becoming accustomed to his yearly interviews."It looks like I'm going to be on the news again this year," Cai says, to start his interview with CFJC Today.The media attention ...
Sep 17, 2021
Kamloops LHA sees slight increase in weekly COVID-19 cases, Central Okanagan drops again
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops Local Health Area (LHA) saw an increase in weekly COVID-19 cases.According to the latest geographic distribution of COVID-19 by LHA of Case Residence by the B.C. Centre of Dise...
Sep 15, 2021
Kamloops and surrounding rural communities grateful for paramedic hires, 24/7 ambulance service
KAMLOOPS - This week, the B.C. government announced enhanced ambulance services for rural and urban communities in the province. The change comes with an ongoing hiring push for more paramedics and di...
James Peters Sep 15, 2021
Provincial response to RIH staffing strain includes emergency department funding, patient discharge planning
KAMLOOPS - According to BC health officials, Royal Inland Hospital running at 117 per cent capacity, and the provincial health minister says several steps have been taken to address staffing strain in...
James Peters Sep 14, 2021
Interior Health allows 50 per cent capacity for large events; participants must be fully vaccinated
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health updated its COVID-19 regional orders to make it possible for larger events to go ahead in the Interior, if participants show proof of full vaccination. All participants at a...
Doug Collins Sep 13, 2021
MLAs to Premier and Health Minister: 'Look the people of Kamloops in the eyes. Walk them through your plan...'
KAMLOOPS - Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone and North Thompson MLA Peter Milobar called an impromptu news conference early Monday (Sept. 13) morning after the provincial government sent out a ne...
Sep 13, 2021
Interior Health sees 542 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend; active caseload drops by more than 200
KAMLOOPS - According to the latest update from health officials, Interior Health accounted for about a quarter of B.C.'s new COVID-19 cases over a three-day period.Between Sept. 10 and 13, the provinc...
Sep 13, 2021
Drug alert issued for Kamloops, white substance contains fentanyl and benzodiazepines
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health (IH) issued a drug alert for a toxic substance being sold and used in Kamloops.IH says a white substance - that turns black with harsh chemical taste when smoked - sold as "...
Doug Collins Sep 13, 2021
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