Online booking for COVID-19 tests coming to Interior Health
People across Interior Health will soon have access to new, easier ways to book an appointment for a COVID-19 test with the launch of online booking for all IH COVID-19 Community Collection Centres. Testing is available for those experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 and those who have been sent for testing by their primary care...
Got mobility issues? Try the new Accessible Trail.
For people in wheelchairs and people with mobility issues who need walkers, canes or crutches to help them walk, there is now a nice, smooth, low-angle loop trail that winds for about one kilometre through trees and bushes and open areas on the south side of Strawberry Pass (Nancy Greene Summit), in the Rossland Range Recreation...
Horgan commits to provide free COVID-19 vaccine, once approved and available
At his Keep BC Moving Forward virtual town hall, John Horgan committed to provide a free COVID-19 vaccine to any British Columbian who wants one—once a vaccine is approved and available. “We have worked hard to keep people healthy and safe through the pandemic,” said Horgan. “The difficult times are not over yet, because the...
Open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry: speading COVID-19 in prisons
Dear Dr. Henry, Thank you profusely, Dr. Henry, for everything you and your ministry staff have done these past many months to safeguard British Columbians from the suffering of the global novel coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. I am a sixty-six year old Extinction Rebellion climate activist residing in Victoria, and am writing...
150-strong camping party at the Bombi sparks warning from IHA
Interior Health (IH) is urging attendees of a camping event at the Bombi Summit (between Castlegar and Salmo) to self-monitor after a large gathering occurred Sept. 12 and 13, 2020. Interior Health has been alerted to a group of approximately 150 participants who attended the group camping event. In the context of the COVID-19...
Explainer: What’s in wildfire smoke, and why is it so bad for your lungs?
By Luke Montrose, for The Conversation If I dare to give the coronavirus credit for anything, I would say it has made people more conscious of the air they breathe. A friend texted me recently after going for a jog in the foothills near Boise, Idaho, writing: “My lungs are burning … explain what’s happening!!!” A wildfire ...
Kootenay communities take note: 10-year-old inspires others to 'climb for Alzheimers'
Not many 10-year-olds would consider spending their birthday climbing the 2,830 steps up the notoriously challenging Grouse Grind® – but young fundraiser Talia Yorish is determined to make a difference. 2020 marks the her third time in the Climb for Alzheimer’s, a fundraising challenge to raise awareness and funds for the...
Province announces 104 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 2
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are announcing 104 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 5,952 cases in British ...
The new Emergency Department at KBRH is open for service
Effective Tuesday, September 1, people who live in the Kootenay Boundary region can now access the updated emergency department (ED) at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital (KBRH) in Trail. “I am pleased to see this portion of renovations at KBRH open to patients. The emergency department and electrical redevelopment...
Interior Health urges evacuation planning
Interior Health thanks the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, the City of Penticton and the BC Wildfire Service for ensuring we are briefed and supported in response to the Christie Mountain wildfire. Interior Health is taking every precaution to ensure patients, residents and staff are safe and prepared should the ...
