New home for KNC Clinic and will be a hub for Indigenous health services in ʔamakʔis Ktunaxa The Ktunaxa Nation Regional Health Centre has officially…
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Emergency Preparedness Fair in Invermere May 10
May 4-10 is National Emergency Preparedness Week, and to wrap up the week, we will be hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair on May 10 from…
New treatment centre for Interior First Nations people
First Nations in the Interior region will have access to First Nations-led mental health and addictions treatment, with construction underway on the Seven Nations Soaring…
May is Child Care Month
Letter to the Editor Quality and inclusive child care supports children in formative stages of their development and helps them meet their milestones and thrive,…
Smoky skies alert issued for the Kootenays
The East and West Kootenay are included in a smoky skies bulletin issued by the provincial government this afternoon. The bulletin issued jointly by the…
Toxic drugs claimed 17 lives in region in 2022
Seventeen East Kootenay residents were lost to toxic drugs in 2022, among the 2,272 lives lost in the province, the BC Coroners Service reported today…
Drug decriminalization begins Tuesday in B.C.
B.C.’s decriminalization of people who use drugs comes into effect on Tuesday, Jan. 31. Health Canada granted the Province of B.C. a subsection 56(1) exemption…
Take-home fentanyl test strips shown to be useful
A research study conducted by Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Interior Health (IH) and…
Website connects people to important supports
People in British Columbia have access to a new website that will help them more easily navigate and connect with mental health and substance use…
IH administers more than one million vaccine doses
Interior Health (IH) has surpassed administering its millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine throughout the Interior as the #journey2immunity campaign continues. “We are proud to report…