Name: Jennie Bui (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Communication and Engagement consultant 
Years of Service: 2 
Worksite:  Royal Inland Hospital
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc 

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital (SOGH) due to unexpected limited physician availability.

From 6 p.m. tonight, Monday, July 24 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital.

During this time, all other inpatient services will continue as normal at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Interior Health is reminding people who use Nicola Lake that there is a risk of exposure to cyanobacterial toxin due to the presence of a blue-green algae bloom on the lake. Samples of lake water taken on July 18, July 10 and July 7 tested positive for the presence of cyanobacterial toxin. 

Environment Canada continues to adjust heat warnings in the Interior Health region due to daytime temperatures in the mid to high 30 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 18 degrees Celsius. No extreme heat emergencies have been declared at this time.

Please check the Environment Canada website for updates on heat warnings in your area.

Environment Canada has extended heat warnings in the Interior Health to include the Kamloops and South Thompson for Thursday and Friday. Daytime highs between 35 and 38 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 18 degrees Celsius are forecast for the next two days. This is not an extreme heat emergency.

Interior Health is reminding people that elevated temperatures increases the risk of heat-related illness increases.

Name: Catherine Turcotte (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Years of Service: 6
Worksite:  Penticton Regional Hospital
Community:  Penticton
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: Don't let anyone steal your sunshine! Take it one day at a time.

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for the entire South, Central and North Okanagan including Penticton, Kelowna and Vernon for Thursday and Friday. Daytime highs between 35 and 38 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 18 degrees Celsius are forecast for the next two days. This is not an extreme heat emergency.

Interior Health is reminding people that elevated temperatures increases the risk of heat-related illness increases.

New Denver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre due to unexpected limited nursing availability.

Emergency services will be unavailable until 8 a.m. Thursday, July 20 and patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital at 97 1^st Ave NE, Nakusp.

People in the community who need life-threatening emergency care (i.e., chest pains, difficulty breathing, severe bleeding) should always call 911 for transport to the nearest available and appropriate facility. 

Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the Fraser Canyon including the community of Lytton. Daytime high temperatures near 35 degrees Celsius combined with overnight lows near 18 degrees are forecast for the next three days. This is not an extreme heat emergency.

Interior Health is reminding people that elevated temperatures increases the risk of heat-related illness increases.

Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital due to limited nursing availability.

From 7 p.m. Wednesday, July, 12, to 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 13, emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

During this time, all other inpatient services will continue as normal at Nicola Valley Hospital.