Name: Dr. Dwight Ferris
Pronouns: He/him/his
Job Title: Infectious disease physician
Years of Service: 23 years
Worksite: Kelowna General Hospital
Community: Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Interior Health (IH) is responding to the potential for fire-related impacts to health facilities and clients in the community of New Denver.
As a precautionary measure, IH is relocating 28 residents from the Pavilion long-term care home to alternate locations away from the impacted area.
Interior Health is contacting families directly and has established a phone line where they can get updates on the location of their loved ones. That phone number is 1-833-469-9800, and hours of operation are Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Williams Lake and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.
Smoky skies from wildfires can trigger anxiety or worry in children and youth, especially amidst evacuation alerts or orders. It can be hard to know how to communicate wildfire or evacuation information to children in a way that doesn’t cause them concern.
Williams Lake and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Cariboo Memorial Hospital.
As a precautionary measure, Interior Health (IH) supported the relocation of 21 residents from Cariboo Place long-term care home to alternate locations away from wildfire risk last night.
Interior Health is aware of information circulating in the community and would like to confirm that planning work was undertaken to ensure the ability to respond in the event of a risk to the life and safety of residents in care. At this time, there will be no further evacuations of residents.
Interior Health (IH) is responding to the potential for fire-related impacts to health facilities and clients in the community of Williams Lake due to the River Valley wildfire.
As a precautionary measure, IH is relocating 21 residents from Cariboo Place long-term care home to alternate locations away from the impacted area.
Staff from Cariboo Place have been contacting families directly and providing updates on the location of their loved ones. For any families looking for further information on their loved ones, they may call 778-417-0275 or 780-399-6570.
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.
Creston and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Creston Valley Hosp
Interior Health (IH) is responding to the potential for fire-related impacts to health facilities and clients in the community of Ashcroft due to the Shetland Creek wildfire.
