In British Columbia, a town burned down, more than 500 people died in a heat dome, more than 10,000 people were displaced in what could be Canada’s costliest natural flooding disaster ever, and more than 2,000 people are expected to die from illicit drug overdoses, a record amount. And the pandemic continued. “It’s unbelievable the […]
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A year end message
The Steele report
Within a few days the hectic preparations will be over and the silence of the snowflakes will erase the footprints that littered the sidewalks. The street lights will shift their duties to guiding holiday visitors to their destinations. Smaller centers still have the magic of Christmas, that special look that was so prominently featured on […]
Interior Health opens final phase of new emergency department at PRH
PENTICTON – Interior Health is pleased to announce the largest phase of its emergency department renovation at Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) is now complete and the full department is open to people needing emergency care in Penticton and the South Okanagan Similkameen. The opening of the new care spaces signifies a major milestone in the […]
by Paul Eby
Precious Things at Christmas time
We would suspect that many of you have listened to CBC’s program North By Northwest with Cheryl McKay (Saturday and Sunday mornings from 6:00 to 9:00 am). When Darlene heard this weekend was featuring submissions from listeners on the topic of “Precious Things”, she sat down and wrote something which is not only seasonably appropriate […]
Clamping down on Christmas
Ministry of Health Office of the Provincial Health Officer NEWS RELEASE Province strengthens COVID-19 measures for safer holiday season VICTORIA – The provincial health officer is implementing additional measures to address rising COVID-19 case counts that could result in increased hospitalizations and critical care admissions and the potential to overstress the health-care system. Revised provincial […]
Getting seated in venues
The B.C. government has announced a series of new restrictions, accelerating rapid-testing, postponing surgeries and speeding vaccine booster rollout in response to a wave of COVID-19 Omicron variant cases crashing over the province. Effective Dec. 22 at 11:59 p.m., bars and nightclubs must close, gyms/fitness centres and dance studios must close and all indoor gatherings […]