Temporary service interruption at 100 Mile District General Hospital emergency department

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100 Mile House and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at 100 Mile District General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 17 to 7 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake during this time.

Why you should avoid water with blue-green algae blooms

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Algae are a natural part of the aquatic ecosystems of lakes and algae blooms can occur throughout the Interior Health region.

Blue-green algae are actually a microscopic bacteria called cyanobacteria. Cyanobacteria can live in waters through winter. In the warmer spring and summer months, cyanobacteria can multiply very quickly and produce several types of toxins that can be poisonous to people, pets and livestock.

Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department

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Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15 to 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 16. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Temporary service interruption at Lillooet Hospital emergency department

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Lillooet and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 to 8 a.m. Sunday, May 17, 2026. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at Lillooet Hospital.

New child life specialist enhances pediatric care at KGH

4 minutes

Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) has long been a place where dedicated nurses, physicians and interdisciplinary teams work together to support patients of all ages through what can be complex and uncertain times.

As pediatric services continue to grow at the hospital, so too does the commitment to caring—not only for medical needs, but for people’s emotional and developmental well-being.

U.S. nurse finds a new rhythm in rural nursing in the Cariboo

3 minutes

For Stasia Ruskie, the journey from the United States to Canada wasn’t part of a long-term plan—at least, not at first.

“I had been planning to spend a summer in Alaska,” she says. “And I kept seeing B.C. health career ads in my Facebook feed, and that got me thinking.”

And, just like that, what started as a travel plan quickly became something more permanent.

Temporary service interruption at South Okanagan General Hospital emergency department

1 minute

Oliver and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at South Okanagan General Hospital.

Emergency services will be unavailable from 5 p.m. on Friday, May 8 to 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at South Okanagan General Hospital.