A Ministry of Children and Family Development media release Thursday said that more parents in the Kootenays will see dramatic savings as seven child care sites are welcomed into the $10 a Day child care program. The release said that at these sites, families will pay no more than $200 per month per child for full-time enrolment...

In a media release Wednesday, Interior Health said there will be temporarily closing the inpatient unit at the Boundary District Hospital (BDH) due to significant staffing challenges. “This difficult decision was made in order to maintain safe patient care,” said Interior Health president and CEO, Susan Brown in the media...

Starting Wednesday, March 23, 2022, rapid antigen test kits will be available to people aged 18 years and older through community pharmacies. Eligible individuals can pick up one kit of five tests every 28 days from participating pharmacies at no cost. Individuals must present their personal health number when picking up the...

Interior Health said in a media release Tuesday that the past year has seen a jump in newborn babies in the region. Interior Health said in 2021, there were 6,136 newborns in our hospitals, an increase of 489 births or a nine per cent increase over 2020. “Interior Health is happily welcoming our tiniest patients to the...

I am a neurologist working in Nelson. I talked to a man this summer to review his Parkinson's disease. He was not doing well. Usually he did not have any history of depression but he was lacking his usual motivation. He lived in a remote area and had lived there on a small remote property with a stream running through it for...

As people in B.C. continue to step up and become vaccinated in record numbers, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have decreased, leading the provincial health officer to lift additional public health orders.   As of Friday, March 11, 2022, B.C.’s indoor mask order is being repealed along with eased restrictions on long-term...

As COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to increase, Interior Health (IH) plans to streamline its immunization campaign with new clinic locations. Over the coming weeks, the COVID-19 vaccine appointments will move from mass immunization clinics to pharmacies and IH health centres. “Together with our community partners, we...

To the citizens of Kootenay Boundary, Everyone in our region has been stressed by the COVID-19 pandemic over the last two years. We have all been subjected to a barrage of information, advice, and instructions; always evolving and sometimes conflicting. We write to explain our perspectives as Family Practitioners (Family...

The BC Ministry of Health said of Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, 90.6% (4,514,727) of eligible people five and older in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine and 86.1% (4,289,963) have received their second dose. In addition, 93.2% (4,321,476) of eligible people 12 and older in B.C. have received their first dose ...

Nelson Police Department is witnessing first-hand the effects of a lethal drug supply that has caused Interior Health to issue a warning for the entire region. Nelson Police said in a City of Nelson media release Friday that during a recent 48-hour period, officers responded to 16 overdose calls. On Friday, officers again...