During Question Period today (Oct. 5), Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka slammed the NDP government for leaving Elkford Health Centre’s emergency department ‘temporarily’ closed for…
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MLA Clovechok presses Health Minister on cancer care
Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Doug Clovechok is keeping his foot on the gas when it comes to getting answers on cancer health care for rural British…
Local MLAs decry lack of clarity to access to cancer care
Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka says after government made the announcement that it will be sending thousands of cancer patients to private U.S. clinics for…
Progress comes from working together
Letter to the Editor On May 17, Health Minister Adrian Dix and I had a constructive discussion with Doctors of BC. I was pleased to…
Vaccination efforts boosted by pharmacies
B.C. pharmacies are playing a pivotal role in providing more options for people seeking booster shots to protect against COVID-19. More than 350 pharmacies in…
IH has most unvaccinated health care workers
Seven per cent of Interior Health Authority (IH) workers remained unvaccinated against COVID-19 up to the Oct. 26 provincial government deadline, more than double the…
Public invited to COVID-19 telephone town hall
The public are encouraged to join a live, interactive telephone town hall to discuss B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts in the Interior Health region. The call…
KERHD approves care centre funding after addressing slight
The Kootenay East Regional Hospital District (KERHD) board of directors August 6 aired some grievances and offered the provincial government and Interior Health Authority some…
BCPFF thankful for COVID-19 vaccine inclusion
Letters to the Editor BC Professional Fire Fighters (BCPFF) are committed to serving our communities and helping to keep British Columbians safe. With yesterday’s announcement…
MLA urges signing petition to return KRSA back to residents
By Tom Shypitka Back in March of 2020 and the start of the pandemic, the resident’s initial concern of a COVID-19 outbreak was the huge…