Recruiting new doctors a full-time job
NEWS/ HEALTH — The town of Creston might have the answer to doctor shortages in the Kamloops region. Coun. Marg Spina, who heads up the Southern Interior Local Government [Continue]
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Rain stops, sun shines on 39th annual Walk for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment
NEWS — The sun broke through just in time and for long enough for 220 marchers to take a message of peace through the streets of downtown Kamloops today. It was the annual [Continue]
Clinical services building officially underway
NEWS/ HEALTH — Construction of the new Royal Inland Hospital clinical services building officially began today. The building will feature an expanded and enhanced space for [Continue]
$50,000 for Sun Peaks Health Centre study
NEWS/ SUN PEAKS — A $50,000 provincial government grant will help Sun Peaks determine the viability of an expanded health-care centre, Health Minister Terry Lake announced [Continue]
Vaccines have a proven track record
TUESDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — On Thursday, April 24, The Armchair Mayor News wrote an editorial about the controversy over flu shots and pointing out some of the arguments [Continue]
Announcement on vaccine reinforces message that getting a flu shot beats not getting one
THURSDAY MORNING EDITORIAL — Health Minister Terry Lake and provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall had a message Wednesday that went beyond an announcement about a [Continue]
Record number of vaccine doses for flu distributed in B.C. since November, says Lake
The 2013-14 influenza season in B.C. set records with 1.4 million vaccine doses distributed and 80 per cent of health-care workers vaccinated, says Health Minister and [Continue]
Kamloops caregivers will learn vital skill of health advocacy at upcoming workshop
NEWS — When you need support, knowing how to effectively ask for what you need is key. For Kamloops families living with dementia, it’s an essential skill. They have [Continue]
Plans getting geared up for annual Kamloops Bike to Work Week from May 26 to June 1
NEWS — Plans for this year’s Kamloops Bike to Work Week are underway and the organizing committee has set a goal of 1250 participants — 300 of which they hope [Continue]
Regional hospital taxes up by average $21
NEWS — The Thompson Regional Hospital District’s new budget will see an average increase of $21 per household. That means the average home will pay $126.55 compared [Continue]
Risk of further measles spread is low
NEWS — A measles outbreak has been largely contained to the eastern regions of the Fraser Valley and members of that community, and the risk of further spread is low, [Continue]
March to protest today’s end of health accord
NEWS — MP Cathy McLeod’s office will be the scene of another protest rally today, this one against the end of the Canadian Health Accord. The Kamloops Health [Continue]
Tick time is here, warns Interior Health
NEWS — It’s tick season. Those small bugs that feed on the blood of humans and animals and can sometimes transmit disease appear as the weather changes. “Ticks [Continue]
RIH clinical building contractor chosen
NEWS — A contractor has been picked to design and build the new clinical services building at Royal Inland Hospital. Interior Health Authority announced today Bird [Continue]
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