The Interior Health (IH) Legal Substances team and the YOUTHWISE Advisory Group are excited to launch IH’s annual youth poster contest, Beyond the Buzz 2.0: Youth Voices on Substance Use for the chance to win a gift card worth $150 of the winners choice.
Name: Emily Davidson (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse
Length of Service: 9
Worksite: Kelowna General Hospital
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: syilx
Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital.
Emergency services will be unavailable from 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 to 7 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.
All other inpatient services will continue at Nicola Valley Hospital.
This is part one in a three-part series exploring the connection between housing and health in the Interior Health region.
In Canada, access to safe, affordable housing is one of the strongest predictors of health. Research shows people without stable housing face additional health impacts and more barriers to care.
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 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025. Patients can access care at Cariboo Memorial Hospital during this time.
Please see the attached document to learn more about the look, contamination, and risk associated with the current drug alert.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, Interior Health is pleased to announce that following an extensive search, Sylvia Weir is appointed president and CEO of Interior Health (IH), effective immediately.
Name: Sahra Gibb (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Team Lead, Internal Recruitment
Length of Service: 12
Worksite: Community Health and Services Centre
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: syilx
