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

If you are evacuated due to a wildfire, you’ll be anxious to return home. Officials and the local fire authority will let you know when it’s safe to do so. Your home may be impacted by smoke, soot and ash, chemicals, structural damage and water damage. 

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

Emergency services will be unavailable from 7 a.m. on Monday, August 5 to 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. Patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops during this time.

Update: 3:56 p.m.

Merritt and area residents are advised that Interior Health has secured physician coverage for Sunday, August 4 at Nicola Valley Hospital and Health Centre. The emergency department will remain open Sunday, August 4. This is an update to a public service announcement issued earlier today.  

Update issued August 3, 3:56 p.m.

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

Interior Health (IH) is responding to the potential for flood-related impacts to health facilities and clients in Lillooet due to the landslide into the Chilcotin River southwest of Williams Lake.

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Job Title: Corporate Director, Facilities Management & Operations
Years of Service: 15
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Community:  Kelowna
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Nakusp and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Arrow Lakes Hospital due to limited nurse availability.  
 
Emergency services will be unavailable from 11 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31 to 7 a.m. on Thursday, August 1, 2024. Patients can access care at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail during this time.
 

People looking for skills training and job opportunities in mental-health and addictions care are now able to access free education and paid work experience in the sector.