To help ensure accommodation is available for critical-response personnel and the tens of thousands of people evacuated due to wildfires, the B.C. government is restricting…
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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…
Cranbrook helps raise funds for JoeAnna’s House
The fundraising committee of the first ever Good Lemonade Day is proud to announce that $17,200 was raised at the inaugural event held on June…
Interior Health encourages you to e-scooter safely
Summer is here and, for many of us in the B.C. Interior, it’s a time to enjoy actively moving around in our communities. Many people…
Limit set for election signage along Highway 3 corridor
The flow of repetitive election signage that speckles the sides of Highway 3 through Cranbrook during elections is going to be slowed. City of Cranbrook…
Energy Economics leads the way in renewable energy in B.C.
By Erin Knutson Energy Economics is leading the way with green energy. The Creston-based company (with a head office in Vernon and satellite office in…
IH nurse prescriber program continues to expand
One year ago today, Crystal Head of Vernon was the first registered nurse in B.C. to write an opioid agonist treatment (OAT) prescription for opioid…
Urgent and primary care centre opening in Cranbrook
A new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) is opening Dec. 8 in Cranbrook’s Baker Street Mall, Unit 230, 1311-2nd Street. “The new UPCC in…
EK landscapes and Okanagan clay on display
The current exhibition in the Gallery at Centre 64 is definitely worth a visit. It is a display of unusual photographic prints of East Kootenay…
COVID-19 immunizations available at local pharmacy
B.C.’s age-based immunization program continues to accelerate across the Interior region. People aged 30 and over may now choose to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from…