Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

View more toxic drug, environmental, and COVID-19 alerts.

Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.

View more toxic drug, environmental, and COVID-19 alerts.

Residents are advised that plans to reduce inpatient services temporarily at the Invermere and District Hospital are no longer proceeding.

Residents are advised that Interior Health is temporarily adjusting emergency department hours at the Ashcroft Community Health Centre, effective Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.

Barriere residents are advised that physician services remain open at the Barriere and District Health Centre. COVID-19 testing and immunization clinics are also continuing.

Slocan Valley residents are advised that Interior Health is temporarily adjusting emergency department hours at Slocan Community Health Centre beginning today, Jan. 20, 2022. 

Until further notice, emergency department hours will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. 

There are updates to the temporary service changes we have made to support patient care and service access during COVID-19 Omicron-related staffing challenges in our communities. We will resume normal operations as soon as possible.

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Becoming a caregiver can creep up on you. Maybe it starts with dropping by your mom’s house to do her laundry or taking your dad to a doctor’s appointment or delivering groceries to your friend. Maybe you call your adult daughter every day to check in because she suffers from depression. Gradually, you find yourself doing more and more as the person you are caring for needs more support. You may not even realize it; you are making a commitment to care for someone else.

Our social media platforms are a great way to engage with our Interior Health community and share information. Check out these recent posts, and consider sharing them with your friends and family on your own social channels. 

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I first experimented with tobacco as a kid. My mom and step-dad smoked at home all the time, so it felt like a natural thing. I hated it at the time, but as I got a bit older I discovered Indonesian clove cigarettes. My friends and I liked their smell and sweet taste and they became our "party cigarettes". 

Over time I switched to regular cigarettes because they were cheaper. And by the time I was 16 I was smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.