Tag: Interior Health

Work continues on Fernie Fairy Creek Filtration Exemption program

City of Fernie Josiah Spyker - June 21, 2025

The City of Fernie is working towards UV disinfection to improve water quality at the Fairy Creek source.

Elkford Mayor pleased with new new urgent and primary care centre

East Kootenay News R McCormack - June 19, 2025

Elkford Mayor Steve Fairbairn says the new urgent and primary care centre is a much-needed addition to local health care.

Measles exposure in East Kootenay

Kootenay News Kate Brown - June 17, 2025

A case of measles has been confirmed in Sparwood, with Interior Health warning of possible further exposure in the region.

Feast For A Cause raises $35,000 to support Elk Valley health care

East Kootenay News R McCormack - June 16, 2025

Interior Health says it received overwhelming support for health care in the Elk Valley through this year’s Feast For A Cause in Fernie.

Interior Health opens new urgent and primary care centre in Elkford

East Kootenay News R McCormack - May 23, 2025

Interior Health (IH) has opened a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) in Elkford, in a step to...

Interior Health hosts measels vaccine clinic in East Kootenay

East Kootenay News R McCormack - May 22, 2025

Interior Health will set up additional vaccine clinics in Kimberley, Fernie and Golden to offer immunization against measles. The clinics...

Cranbrook lifts water quality advisory

City of Cranbrook R McCormack - May 2, 2025

The City of Cranbrook has lifted its community-wide water quality advisory after being in place for nearly a month. The...

Cranbrook water quality improving – advisory remains for now

City of Cranbrook R McCormack - April 30, 2025

Turbidity levels in Cranbrook's Phillips Reservoir are still elevated, but officials say conditions are slowly improving. Despite the change, the...

Interior Health CEO announces retirement

Provincial My East Kootenay Now Staff - April 25, 2025

Interior Health (IH) President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO),Susan Brown, has announced her retirement, concluding 14 years with the...

Cranbrook issues water quality advisory

City of Cranbrook Josiah Spyker - April 9, 2025

A water quality advisory has been issued for the City of Cranbrook due to elevated turbidity levels coming out...

Construction begins on NICU expansion

East Kootenay News R McCormack - March 26, 2025

East Kootenay Regional Hospital will get a new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) as renovation and expansion work has...

Kootenays see no toxic drug-related deaths in January

Kootenay News My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 15, 2025

Interior Health saw 21 unregulated drug-related deaths in January, but none in the Kootenay region. According to the BC Coroners...

New primary care location offers expanded services in Kimberley

East Kootenay News R McCormack - March 11, 2025

A new and renovated primary care unit in the Kimberley Health Centre has given residents improved access to local...

Dust advisory reissued in Sparwood

East Kootenay News Josiah Spyker - March 7, 2025

Interior Health and Environment Canada has issued a dust advisory for Sparwood due to high concentrations of coarse particulate...

Homeless deaths in B.C.s Interior reaches 86 in 2023

Kootenay News My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 7, 2025

At least 458 people experiencing homelessness died in British Columbia in 2023, according to data from the B.C. Coroners...

Flu outbreak across Interior Health

Health Care My East Kootenay Now Staff - March 4, 2025

Facilities in Cranbrook and Castlegar have joined the growing list of locations within Interior Health currently battling flu outbreaks. IH...

- Advertisement -

Tag: Interior Health

Now playing

Latest News

You may also like

In The News

Now playing