Update on IH numbers: · No new deaths to report. Update on outbreaks: · Canim Lake has 45 cases linked to the outbreak. · Sunnybank long-term care in Oliver has 22 cases: 17 residents and five staff. · Creekside Landing long-term care in Vernon has 16 cases: 11 residents and five staff · Williams Lake […]
Archives for 2021
Club 400 – oliver rotary club raffle
Winners Barry Kelsey – Ticket #48 – $52.00 Barb Harvey – Ticket #199 – $100.00
U have to do the research
What is? bamlanivimab What is a cluster and where can I find one? Is there a difference between a wave and a surge? What is a variant? – Covid 19, Influenza, the common cold – now the variants ( UK and SA) Wash your hands, self distance socially, wear a mask – which is most […]
Desert Sun – a new lease on life in Osoyoos
Desert Sun Counselling and Resource Centre (DSCRC) pay the Town $800/month for rent and pays a portion of the natural gas and electrical utilities based on the square footage they occupy. The proposed rate works out to $10.49 square foot and this includes use of the shared space with the Town without additional charge. The […]
New CEO for SOS Medical Foundation
A new Chief Executive Officer for the South Okanagan Similkameen Medical Foundation is set to begin her new role this spring. Sally Ginter, currently CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities in Toronto, has been hired after an extensive search by the SOS Medical Foundation board, assisted by the Vancouver-based search firm The Discovery Group. Ginter, […]
Council Briefs – Oliver
2018-2022 Strategic Plan 4th Quarter Update – Council received the Fourth-Quarter update on items identified for action in the 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. Progress on the Strategic Plan’s priorities – Community Enhancement (Downtown Revitalization), Social & Environmental (Affordable Housing), Safety & Security (Safe Communities), and Good Governance (Relationship Building and Regional Aquatic Facility) were advanced during […]
Covid – Interior Health
Total number of deaths in IH has risen to 40. o 1 additional death at Heritage Square in Vernon. o 1 additional death at McKinney Place in Oliver. The following is attributable to Susan Brown, president and CEO, Interior Health: “We are sad to report that over the weekend we had two more COVID-related deaths […]