Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a heat warning for the Fraser Canyon and South Thompson areas in the Interior Health and Fraser Health regions from August 25 to August 28, 2025. View the map of the heat warning area here. 

The province has not declared an extreme heat emergency for this region. With elevated temperatures, the risk of heat-related illness increases. 

International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) on August 31 brings together a global community to take action on overdose. This year’s theme, One Big Family Driven by Hope, reminds us that these losses do not just shatter individual families; they fracture entire communities.

Interior Health Peers from the Vernon Downtown Mental Health and Substance Use Clinic are leading a grassroots art initiative titled Expressions from the Front Lines: A Journey through the Toxic Drug Crisis.

The unique exhibit, on display at the Okanagan Regional Library and Gallery Vertigo, brings together a collection of heartfelt artistic expressions from those with lived and living experiences in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31, 2025.

Name: Dr. Nancy Humber (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Physician
Length of Service: 29 years
Worksite:  Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre
Community: Lillooet and Goldbridge
Ancestral Territory: Northern St'at'imc

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

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

Emergency services will be unavailable now until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. Patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp during this time.

Emergency services are expected to resume as scheduled at 8 a.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2025.

A simple courtyard in Kelowna General Hospital’s (KGH) McNair psychiatric unit has been transformed into a vibrant, healing space through a collaborative mural project rooted in culture, community and mental wellness.

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

Emergency services will be unavailable now until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Patients can access care at Arrow Lakes Hospital in Nakusp during this time.

All other inpatient services will continue at Slocan Community Health Centre. 

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. Monday, August 18 to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Patients can access emergency care in Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

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

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 Sunday, Aug. 17 until 7 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. Patients can access emergency care at Penticton Regional Hospital during this time.

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