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Regional District of North Okanagan treating brown water from the Antwerp Springs Deep Well system
20+ hour, 53+ 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…...
Nearly one-quarter of Osoyoos homes tested above radon guideline
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (194+ words) Results from Osoyoos' 100 Radon Test Kit Challenge are in, painting a portrait of risk in the South Okanagan. In a recent report ahead of council, town staff noted of 88 homes that took the radon challenge, 23 per cent of homes tested…...
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…...
Kelowna Veterinary Hospital gets ALC approval for new Munson Road facility
1+ week, 2+ day ago (426+ words) Kelowna Veterinary Hospital has received approval from the Agricultural Land Commission to build a new facility on farmland on Munson Road, treating both pets and the agricultural sector. The approval for the facility at 1853 Munson Road allows the business to…...
Congo's Ebola outbreak shows no signs of slowing as deaths top 3,000
1+ week, 5+ day ago (206+ words) Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, the latest government data showed Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it. Data from Congo’s Ministry…...
Check vaccinations before heading back to school: chief public health officer
1+ week, 5+ day ago (592+ words) In an interview on Tuesday, Dr. Joss Reimer said measles is still spreading, while vaccine misinformation continues to circulate online. The national measles immunization rate for two-year-olds is about 85 per cent, falling short of the 95 per cent needed for herd…...
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…...
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…...
Increase in asthma-related doctor visits during smoky South Interior summer
2+ week, 6+ day ago (381+ words) Weeks of heavy wildfire smoke across much of the province have driven an increase in respiratory-related medical visits across the Southern Interior. "There has been an increase in asthma inhaler dispensations since late July, particularly in the Okanagan and Thompson…...
New award category recognizes workplace wellness in Vernon
3+ week, 2+ day ago (157+ words) The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce has expanded its award categories, adding a new honour focused on workplace wellness and community health. The addition comes ahead of the Chamber's 42nd annual Business Excellence Awards, presented by Kal Tire, which will take…...