BC announces new vaccine registration schedule
On the same day the province reported more than 3,200 new COVID-19 cases in three days, BC announced a new vaccine registration schedule that will provide certainty for more than 1.3 million British Columbians aged 40 and older, as B.C.'s Get Vaccinated program moves forward. The BC Government said the new schedule for age ...
People aged 60+ can now register for COVID-19 vaccine in B.C.
Nearly one million British Columbians have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The Province’s Get Vaccinated program is ramping up and is calling on everyone aged 60 and older to register. People born in 1961 and earlier (60+), Indigenous peoples 18+, and those who are clinically extremely vulnerable can now register...
Workplace Closure order issued as BC reports record-breaking 1,293 new COVID-19 cases
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, announced Thursday that WorkSafeBC inspectors have been given new duties in fighting the spread of COVID-19 transmissions in the workplace environment. Dr. Henry said starting Monday, when the public health investigation determines that transmission has occurred at the...
Kootenay/Boundary sees increase in new COVID-19 cases
Like the rest of the province, Interior Health is also seeing an increase in new COVID-19 cases. Ending of April 3, 2021 the BC Centre of Disease Control Geographic Distribution map shows an influx of new COVID-19 cases, with the Windermere region in the East Kootenay topping the Kootenay/Boundary with 24. Revelstoke, in the...
Main Street Diner owner makes tough call due to pushy customers not following COVID-19 protocols
Main Street Diner owner Nicholas Diamond decided enough was enough, closing the doors to his Baker Street restaurant Saturday afternoon after numerous visiting patrons were ignoring COVID-19 safety protocols. In a Facebook post, Diamond said he made the incredibly tough call Saturday afternoon during tremendously busy day for...
DRUG ALERT for Trail/Fruitvale
Interior Heath has issued a DRUG ALERT for TRAIL after a COCAINE tested positive for FENTANYL. Risk of overdose can be very high when fentanyl is in stimulants like cocaine. Please remind your clients of the overdose prevention tips and community resources as noted below. Please display the attached poster in locations where...
First two days of April see more than 1,000 new Covid-19 cases per day in BC
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting two periods: April 1 to 2, we had 1,018 cases, and in the last 24-hours, we had a further...
BC sets new record for daily COVID-19 cases with 1,013
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: "Today, we are reporting 1,013 new cases, including six epi-linked cases, for a total of 100,048 cases in British Columbia. "There ...
Interior Health amalgamates primary care, mental health and substance use services
Interior Health has amalgamated pre-existing mental health, substance use, and primary care services under one roof. Over the past year, Interior Health has been working with stakeholders, clients and neighbours, to co-ordinate merging the Outreach Urban Health primary care clinic with the pre-existing mental health and...
BC amending public health orders to bend the curve, protect people
To address rising COVID-19 case counts, protect people and communities and help break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, the BC provincial health officer is amending the provincial public health orders effective midnight tonight, March 29, 2021 a BC Government media release said Monday. “COVID-19 continues to create challenges...
