Merritt and area residents are advised of temporary changes to emergency department hours at Nicola Valley Hospital due to limited nursing availability.
After high school, Catherine Turcotte moved to the Okanagan. Wanting to be a nurse since childhood, she attended nursing school while staying in Penticton.
Interior Health is reminding people who use Nicola Lake that there is a risk of exposure to cyanobacterial toxin due to the presence of a blue-green algae bloom
From 6 p.m. Monday, July 24 to 8 a.m. Tuesday, July 25, emergency services will be unavailable and patients can access care at Penticton Regional Hospital.