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Interior Health beginning process of bringing back evacuated residents and patients
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says it is planning to bring back care home residents, acute care patients and community health clients who were evacuated due to wildfire threats.IH temporarily relocated 8...
Doug Collins Aug 25, 2021
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations 'off the table' for school district 68 employees
NANAIMO - Union leaders representing teachers and support staff in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools say they won't initiate the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for their members.Jeremy Inscho,...
Aug 25, 2021
Hundreds of COVID-19 vaccines in Revelstoke considered invalid after incorrect storage; IH asks recipients to re-book
REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Hundreds of residents who were immunized against COVID-19 in Revelstoke are being asked to re-book.Interior Health (IH) says it recently discovered doses of COVID-19 vaccine stored ...
Aug 24, 2021
124 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend throughout Island Health
NANAIMO - The steady rise in COVID-19 cases in Island Health has continued.Island Health confirmed 124 new cases over three reporting periods from the weekend. It brings the total number of cases in t...
Aug 23, 2021
ONE-ON-ONE: Health Minister Dix hints at proof of vaccination, says high positivity prompted new restrictions in Interior
KAMLOOPS - One day after the B.C. government implemented tighter health restrictions for Interior Health, in response to a surge of COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Adrian Dix spoke one-on-one with CFJ...
Aaron Schulze Aug 21, 2021
Injured ATV rider north of Horne Lake nearly tumbles over cliff
QUALICUM BEACH - A teenage girl was only a few feet from falling over steep cliff after a serious ATV mishap.Arrowsmith Search and Rescue president Nick Rivers said their agency responded Wednesday Au...
Aug 19, 2021
Central Island drives steep increase in Island COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Island Health has reported a steep increase in COVID-19 cases.The health authority confirmed 53 additional cases on Thursday, Aug. 19, taking the total number of active cases to 323.The cent...
Aug 19, 2021
Body of missing diver located around Winchelsea Islands
NANAIMO - The search for a missing diver off the coast of Lantzville has concluded.Nanaimo RCMP have confirmed the body of a man in his 40's was discovered in the area around the Winchelsea Islands on...
Aug 19, 2021
Kamloops more than doubles weekly COVID-19 cases
KAMLOOPS - For the second week in a row, Kamloops has more than doubled its weekly COVID-19 cases.The latest Local Health Area map from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control between Aug. 8 to 14 shows 1...
James Peters Aug 18, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases drop throughout Island Health and central Island area
NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster continues in Island Health and the central Island area. The health authority announced 29 new cases on Wednesday, Aug. 18, higher than the day before. However, act...
Aug 18, 2021
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