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castanet.net > news > Kelowna > 631146 > Matching-donor-pushes-KGH-Foundation-Heart-of-Gold-gala-over-1-million

Matching donor pushes KGH Foundation Heart of Gold gala over $1 million

19+ hour, 12+ min ago   (316+ words) The second busiest emergency department in B.C. is getting a big boost thanks to the generosity of the Central Okanagan and an anonymous matching donor. The KGH Foundation’s Heart of Gold gala on Saturday night raised more than $1 million for Kelowna…...


castanet.net > news > Penticton > 631129 > South-Okanagan-fuel-sales-to-support-Canuck-Place-Children-s-Hospice

South Okanagan fuel sales to support Canuck Place Children's Hospice

23+ hour, 2+ min ago   (132+ words) South Okanagan drivers can fuel up for the kids with Otter Co-op gas stations' Fuel Good Day this week. On Tuesday, 5 cents of every litre of fuel sold at the gas bars will be supporting Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. The…...


castanet.net > news > Vernon > 631006 > Regional-District-of-North-Okanagan-treating-brown-water-from-the-Antwerp-Springs-Deep-Well-system

Regional District of North Okanagan treating brown water from the Antwerp Springs Deep Well system

23+ hour, 12+ min ago   (341+ words) The Regional District of North Okanagan is taking additional steps to clear up drinking water from the Antwerp Springs Deep Well system. The move to the Antwerp Deep Well supply in the Lavington and Coldstream areas was made in support…...


castanet.net > news > Alberta > 630771 > Alberta-First-Nation-wants-to-set-up-safe-haven-for-gender-affirming-care

Alberta First Nation wants to set up safe haven for gender-affirming care

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (517+ words) An Alberta First Nation says it aims to defy Premier Danielle Smith’s government by establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming medical care — contrary to provincial law. Saddle Lake Cree Nation says access to health care is a treaty right and…...


castanet.net > news > Summerland > 630141 > Summerland-wildlife-rehab-facility-nears-wildfire-rebuilding-goal

Summerland wildlife rehab facility nears wildfire rebuilding goal

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (255+ words) Recovery is going well for the Interior Wildlife Rehabilitation Society after the Bald Range wildfire destroyed much of the Summerland property. IWRS founder Eva Hartmann previously told Castanet the wildlife facility wasn't completely wiped out. Since then, the non-profit that…...


castanet.net > news > Kelowna > 629945 > Kelowna-wants-downtown-supervised-consumption-site-closed

Kelowna wants downtown supervised consumption site closed

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (424+ words) The City of Kelowna is calling for the closure of the supervised consumption site downtown. Mayor Tom Dyas posted a letter to social media Tuesday that was sent to federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel, requesting that Health Canada deny the…...


castanet.net > news > Vernon > 629584 > Vernon-family-thanks-local-compassion-fund-for-life-changing-hearing-aid-gift

Vernon family thanks local compassion fund for life-changing hearing aid gift

2+ week, 7+ hour ago   (208+ words) A 102-year-old Vernon senior is expressing her gratitude to a local compassion program after receiving life-changing hearing aids. For years, Olga managed her hearing loss by reading lips. However, as her macular degeneration progressed and reduced her vision, lip-reading was…...


castanet.net > news > Kelowna > 629578 > Counterfeit-pills-10-times-stronger-than-fentanyl-circulating-in-Kelowna

Counterfeit pills 10-times stronger than fentanyl circulating in Kelowna

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (127+ words) Interior Health has issued a drug alert in Kelowna over counterfeit hydromorphone pills. The pills, sold as hydromorphone, dilaudid or “dillies,” actually contains cychlorphine. Cychlorphine is a laboratory-made synthetic opioid with no legal medical purpose that has approximately 10-times the…...


castanet.net > news > Kelowna > 629164 > Toxic-drug-deaths-rise-in-June-across-Interior-Health

Toxic drug deaths rise in June across Interior Health

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (237+ words) The BC Coroners Service is reporting a spike in unregulated toxic drug deaths in the Interior Health Region in June. The latest statistics show overall in BC, 138 deaths were attributed to suspected unregulated drug toxicity in the month, which works…...


castanet.net > news > BC > 628382 > Man-drowns-while-swimming-near-Goldstream-Falls-on-Vancouver-Island

Man drowns while swimming near Goldstream Falls on Vancouver Island

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (111+ words) A man has died while swimming near a waterfall at Goldstream Provincial Park, about 19 kilometres west Victoria. RCMP say in a news release that the drowning happened Monday evening as the 27-year-old man was swimming near Goldstream Falls. Police say…...