Applications for $1,000 B.C. Recovery Benefit will begin soon
A majority of British Columbians will get a lift with the launch of the B.C. Recovery Benefit, enabling many families and individuals to receive the benefit by the end of the year. “As 2020 draws to a close, we look back on a year like no other. British Columbians came together to face the challenge of COVID-19 with resilience...
BC records 566 new cases overnight, 74 in Interior Health
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 566 new cases of COVID-19, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 38,718 cases...
New collaborative report on First Nations child and youth injuries
VICTORIA, December 8, 2020 – Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth today released a report examining critical injuries and deaths of First Nations children and youth Illuminating Service Experience: A Descriptive Analysis of Injury and Death Reports for First Nations Children and Youth in B.C., 2015...
Op/Ed: Gentle medicine could radically reform medical practice
By Jacob Stegenga, in aeon magazine Numerous criticisms of medical science have been articulated in recent years. Some critics argue that spurious disease categories are being invented, and existing disease categories expanded, for the aim of profit. Others say that the benefits of most new drugs are minimal and typically...
Interior Health declares outbreak at Village by the Station in Penticton
Interior Health (IH) has declared an outbreak at Village by the Station long-term care in Penticton. One staff member and one resident have tested positive for COVID-19. All individuals in close contact with these individuals are in self-isolation and monitoring for symptoms. IH will continue to monitor the situation, while...
Advice from Experts: Stay as active as you can for the best life
Five tips to get you off the sofa – because sitting more during COVID-19 is hurting your health By Wuyou Sui, for The Conversation With the Canadian government continuing to recommend physical distancing measures, many people are finding themselves confined to their homes more than ever before. While some are citing the...
More than five people a day dying from drug toxicity: BC Coroners Service
The BC Coroners Service has published updated reports on illicit drug toxicity deaths and fentanyl-detected drug deaths to Oct. 31, 2020, with 162 illicit drug toxicity deaths reported in October. The latest data equate to five people per day losing their lives to illicit drug overdoses. “This is the fifth month this year...
Rossland Council “reZooms” remote meetings
Special Council Meeting 11:00 a.m. November 23: Safe Restart Grant Funding Present: Mayor Kathy Moore, and Councillors Chris Bowman, Stewart Spooner, Janice Nightingale, Andy Morel, and Dirk Lewis. Staff: CAO Bryan Teasdale, CFO Elma Hamming, and DCO Cynthia Año Nuevo. This special meeting of Council was called to...
COVID-19 outbreaks declared at long-term care homes in Kamloops and Penticton
Interior Health is declaring two COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes in Kamloops and Penticton. In Penticton, The Village by the Station long-term care home and in Kamloops, units C1 and C2 at The Hamlets at Westsyde long-term care home have both had one staff member test positive for COVID-19, according to IHA press...
Interior Health issues COVID-19 alert
Interior Health is alerting residents throughout the region that surging COVID-19 activity has become a concern. Due to higher rates of COVID-19 being detected, Interior Health is concerned by the upward trend and frequency of new clusters in the region. The provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has issued regional...
