The B.C. government is ramping up wildfire preparedness for 2025 by welcoming back experienced wildland firefighters and training a new wave of recruits, following a…
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Stop guessing – drug checking saves lives
Due to several recent drug poisoning events in the region, Interior Health is urging people to use available drug checking services in order to stay…
Interior Health expands online lab booking
Interior Health is expanding booking options for lab patients throughout the region. Effective Nov. 9, lab appointments can be booked online or by phone in…
B.C.’s COVID-19 response and latest updates for Oct. 16
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Stephen Brown, deputy minister of health, today (Oct. 16) issued the following joint statement regarding updates on…
Tobacco Plains getting $150,000 for solar power project
The Tobacco Plains Indian Band (?akinkum+asnuq+?it) is receiving $150,000 for a solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage installation, part of a funding partnership between the…
Test strips another tool to prevent fentanyl overdoses
People in the Interior Health (IH) region have another tool to make safer choices about drug use. For some, the stigma or shame associated with…
Area B included in forest industry funding support
The provincial government this morning (Dec. 23) announced it is providing $875,000 to 11 Interior communities to help with delivery of transition services and supports…
Take home drug checking kits available in Cranbrook
Research study evaluates safety of take-home drug checking kits Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), along with Interior Health,…
Local digs deep to win Washington endurance race
For the Record Blog – College of the Rockies There’s hard core, and then there is our director of facilities, Allan Knibbs. Allan has been…
Cardiac education series expands to Invermere, Kimberley
Doreen Byers was on the front nine of the golf course at Salmon Arm in June and she was getting weaker…and weaker…and weaker. She realized…