Impact on scheduled surgical procedures: IHA
Interior Health (IH) is working in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) to respond to COVID-19. Along with other agencies and health authorities, IH has pandemic plans in place and is prepared to adjust capacity as required. As part of this planning, and following direction...
BC Declares Public Health Emergency; Bars, Clubs ordered to be closed
From the Rossland Telegraph On March 17, 2020, British Columbia’s Public Health Officer declared a public health emergency in BC to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Health Minister Adrian Dix and Public Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry held a news conference Monday afternoon to make statement and ...
IHA: COVID-19 and your pets
It's not clear yet if, or whether, our beloved pets will be carriers of COVID-19, so Interior Health has offered some basic guidelines for pet owners in the following release: Every Person Matters is a saying we have here at Interior Health. And we take it pretty seriously. Although we don’t provide health-care services to ...
Castlegar responds to COVID-19
The City of Castlegar is taking a collaborative approach and working closely with the community in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the situation evolving quickly, the City is vigilant in our planning and staying up-to-date as new information becomes available. We’re following the direction of the provincial and ...
COVID-19 shuts down Silver City Days
Federal and Provincial Government Health Officials strongly recommend social distancing and the cancellation of large events to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, the City of Trail and the Silver City Days Planning Committee have decided to cancel Silver City Days, scheduled for May 6 -10, 2020. “We understand...
BC has 11 new cases of COVID-19 today, for total of 64
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing 11 new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 64 cases in British Columbia. The individuals are all...
Seven new COVID-19 cases in BC
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing seven new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 46 cases in British Columbia. The individuals are...
Seven more cases of COVID-19 in BC
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: “We are announcing seven new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 39 cases in British Columbia. The individuals are...
Mobile breast cancer screening coming to Castlegar
Approximately one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. It is the most common type of cancer found in women in BC with around 3,500 BC women receiving a breast cancer diagnosis each year. Regular screening mammograms can find breast cancer early, often before it has spread. About 10 per cent of all screening...
Five new BC cases of COVID-19
Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response in British Columbia: "We are deeply saddened to announce that a resident of the Lynn Valley Care Centre in North Vancouver, a man in...
