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Sun Peaks Resort sees slight rise in active COVID-19 cases, on-site testing finished
SUN PEAKS, B.C. - Active cases of COVID-19 increased to 25 at Sun Peaks Resort on Tuesday (April 13).The good news, however, from Mayor Al Raine is there were nearly 34 COVID-19 tests administered on ...
Apr 13, 2021
COVID-19 testing at Sun Peaks Resort starting Monday after cases spread in the community
SUN PEAKS RESORT -Sun Peaks Resort will have testing for its residents following Friday's (April 9) spike in COVID-19 cases.The Sun Peaks Community Health Centre's website said testing will be noon to...
Doug Collins Apr 11, 2021
Ten Kamloops pharmacies offering COVID-19 vaccines
KAMLOOPS -Anyone between 55 and 65 years of age is eligible to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in local pharmacies throughout B.C.In Kamloops, 10 pharmacies are offering the AstraZ...
Apr 10, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Sun Peaks Resort, 15 positives from Friday
SUN PEAKS RESORT - COVID-19 has spread throughout Sun Peaks Resort in the last week.Mayor Al Raine confirmed to CFJC Today that 15 out of 45 people who were tested for COVID-19 on Friday (April 9) hav...
Aaron Schulze Apr 10, 2021
B.C. government selects main contractor for Cariboo Memorial Hospital renovations
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Residents in Williams Lake and the Cariboo-Chilcotin are closer to having access to an updated hospital.Graham Design Builders LP was selected as the senior member for the Caribo...
Apr 07, 2021
Schools in Kamloops and Salmon Arm added to Interior Health’s COVID-19 exposure list
KAMLOOPS - Arthur Stevenson Elementary in Kamloops had a potential COVID-19 exposure take place between March 29 and April 1. Elsewhere, Salmon Arm Secondary - Jackson Campus, had a potential exposure...
Apr 07, 2021
Online booking system opens Tuesday for B.C. COVID-19 vaccination appointments
KAMLOOPS - All eligible adults in B.C. will soon be able to follow a three-step process to register and book their vaccine appointments online.The B.C. government's online registration program opens T...
Apr 05, 2021
Exercise for seniors a key to fall prevention
VERNON - New University of British Columbia research is confirming a strong link between exercise and preventing falls.Seniors falling often results in hospitalization and in some cases a rapid declin...
Apr 04, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021
Kamloops to receive 10 new youth substance use treatment beds
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says ten new youth substance use treatment beds will be coming to Kamloops. In a release Thursday (Apr. 1), IH says the contract to operate these beds has been awarded to A ...
James Peters Apr 01, 2021
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