Name: Jacqueline Stewart (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Nursing unit assistant
Years of Service: 10
Worksite: Shuswap Lake General Hospital
Community: Salmon Arm
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc Nation
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: I was born ready!

Naloxone is a widely available medication that can reverse an opioid overdose temporarily. It has been a vital tool in combatting the toxic drug crisis since B.C. launched the Take Home Naloxone program in 2012.

Name: Kayleigh Lowey (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Nursing unit clerk
Years of Service: 10
Worksite: Royal Inland Hospital
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: Secwépemc
Advice to live by: One day at a time.

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

View more toxic drug, environmental, and COVID-19 alerts

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

View more toxic drug, environmental and COVID-19 alerts.

Submitted by the Canadian Mental Health Association 

You might have a thousand Facebook friends or followers on Instagram. Or maybe you have friends the “old-fashioned” way. In any case, we know that having a good community of friends is about the quality – and not the quantity – of our relationships. And communication is at the core. So, if we want to strengthen our relationships, practising the art of listening is an effective strategy.

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

Emergency services will be unavailable until 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21 and patients can access care at the Arrow Lakes Hospital at 97 1st Ave. NE, Nakusp.

Name: Tasha Kanigan (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Regional lead for primary care
Years of Service: 10
Worksite: Castlegar Health Centre
Community: Castlegar
Ancestral Territory: Converging territory of the Sinixt, Syilx, Ktunaxa, Secwepemc peoples in the Kootenay Boundary

Interior Health (IH) and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions are preparing to open the first complex care housing locations in Kamloops and Kelowna in the weeks ahead.

Complex care housing has on-site health care and social supports designed for people who live with significant mental health and addiction and or medical challenges that result in difficulty finding and maintaining housing. Complex care housing in Kamloops and Kelowna will have 24/7 staff who support residents with comprehensive, person-centred services to meet their needs.

Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital due to unanticipated limited physician availability as of 8:30 a.m. today.

Emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. Emergency department services will be available again at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.