CPR Awareness Month – a chance to save a life
Health Minister Terry Lake highlighted the importance of CPR Awareness Month Thursday by taking part in a demonstration on basic CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating and breathing stops. It strikes suddenly and affects people of all ages. Fewer than 12 per cent of people […]
Proposed changes to Agricultural Land Commission could affect local food security, farmland
An institution established 40 years ago to protect farmland in British Columbia could soon be disbanded by the provincial government, which may have major implications for the food security of West Kootenay residents, according to one local expert. Established in 1973, the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) is an area of about 47,000 square kilometres of […]
Kaslo faces reduction in on site emergency care
By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily Like the other 300 residents who attended Tuesday’s Kaslo Village Council meeting, Maggie Winters is not happy about Interior Health’s decision to reduce Kaslo’s emergency room hours to weekdays, 9 am to 5 pm. “But at least a decision takes some of the uncertainty away,” said the spokesperson for […]
No time like the present to get a flu shot
There were cars and people filling the parking lot of the Prestige Inn Lakeside Resort Wednesday. The beehive of activity wasn't because of a convention but the first flu shot clinic of the season as close to 1,000 people were expected to roll up the shirt sleeve and get poked by an Interior Health nurse. IHA staff said there...
Liquor review creates lots of interest
Liquor, or changes to government regulations, definitely was a hot-button topic for the BC public as more than 76,255 people logged into the Liquor Policy Review website to voice their opinions. Parliamentary Secretary John Yap said the consultation process saw an nprecedented level of engagement with the public, stakeholders...
Grand Forks has new hospital heliport
Landing on dirt and grass is no longer necessary for helicopters when they land at the Grand Forks hospital. The Boundary Hospital officially opened it’s Heliport on Monday, to a small crowd of local stakeholders and onlookers. “Paramedics are already happy they don’t have to push through the dirt,” said Ingrid Hampf, Acute...
IH launches 'Healthy from the Start' for pregnancy care
Healthy From The Start is a one-stop shop that connects pregnant women with appropriate services in the community to support a healthy pregnancy. Information and resources are available on a variety of subjects including accessing prenatal care, when to seek medical care, mental health, relationships, breastfeeding, parenting...
Interior Health announces more closures for Kaslo ER
The press release reads like a broken record to residents in and around Kaslo as Interior Health announces another round of closures to Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department due to limited physician/staffing availability. “Kaslo and area residents are advised that due to limited physician availability the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department will be […]
BC Nurses Union urges IH to look at alternative solutions to Kaslo Hospital
Editor, The Nelson Daily The Interior Health Authority’s decision to reduce Emergency services to Kalso will only result in hardship to the members of that community, and those members who live in outlying communities which are serviced by Kaslo. Contrary to The Ministry of Health’s strategic goal #3 which speaks to accessibility of timely, safe, […]
IH announces more closures to Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department
Interior Health has announced the latest round of closures of the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department due to limited physician/staffing availability. The closure began Friday (October 4), running until Wednesday (October 9). Due to limited physician availability the Victorian Community Health Centre Emergency Department will be closed: 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4 to 8 […]
