Tag Archives: Health
Northern Secwepemc communities working hard to slow COVID-19 outbreaks
CANIM LAKE, B.C. - For months, the Interior and Cariboo regions of the province were largely spared from the full force of the COVID-19, likely due to geography and limited travel.However, since Chris...
Jan 22, 2021
Kamloops Curling Club now home to an emergency homeless shelter
KAMLOOPS - The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a potential problem for shelters across Canada. As health guidelines limit the number of people who can gather in a space, communities run the risk of losi...
Jan 21, 2021
Long-term care outbreaks continue as Interior nears completion of first priority vaccinations
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health's Chief Medical Health Officer held a COVID-19 update on Wednesday (Jan. 20), shedding light on the pandemic situation within the health authority. As of Wednesday, IH has d...
Jan 20, 2021
Seniors care advocates push B.C. government for rapid tests in long-term care screenings
KAMLOOPS - To prevent COVID-19 transmission in long term care or assisted living facilities, the province is being called on to add rapid testing to virus-screening routines. The B.C. Seniors Advocate...
Jan 19, 2021
Community virus transmission in Kamloops seeps into long-term care system
KAMLOOPS - While the Interior started off the pandemic with modest COVID-19 infection rates compared to other parts of B.C, the region is experiencing a swell of cases.On Monday (Jan. 18), provincial ...
James Peters Jan 18, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Gemstone Care Centre grows to 18 cases
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health says 18 people at the Gemstone Care Centre in Brocklehurst have tested positive for COVID-19. IH says 14 residents and four staff members have been infected at the long-term...
Jan 18, 2021
Your One Thing
Oh, picking one thing is tough! I recently joined a virtual book club and it’s unlike anything I’ve been a part of in the past. This is a non-fiction book club where each person reads what...
yourlife Jan 18, 2021
Cariboo COVID-19 cases climbed last week, while Kamloops saw slight decrease
KAMLOOPS - While several regions in British Columbia are seeing COVID-19 infection spikes, data recorded for the start of January in Kamloops saw a modest decrease. One of the largest case jumps was s...
Jan 16, 2021
Harvest Meats recalls sausages over undercooking
OTTAWA - Harvest Meats is recalling a brand of Polish sausages due to undercooking that may make them unsafe to eat. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall affects customers in Alberta, B...
Jan 15, 2021
Kamloops arts organizations pivot, look ahead to the end of the pandemic
KAMLOOPS - We've now surpassed the ten-month mark of the COVID-19 pandemic in B.C. While there is hope that a vaccine could bring life back to some sort of normalcy within the calendar year, it will b...
Jan 14, 2021
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