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...
City of Trail given Community Wellness and Harm Reduction Grant
The City of Trail is one of 24 communities that were awarded Community Wellness and Harm Reduction Grants. Funded projects will be active from March 2020 to February 2021. The Community Wellness and Harm Reduction Grant was launched to support community partnerships on focused, action-oriented harm reduction projects or initiatives, tailored to meet local needs. […]
New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
People living in Castlegar will soon have better access to team-based urgent and primary care with the opening of a new urgent and primary care centre (UPCC). “Castlegar has about 2,000 people who do not have a regular primary care provider. This needs to change,” said Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development...
BC Coronavirus cases rise to 27
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 six new cases of COVID-19, for a total of 27 cases in British Columbia. The individuals are ...
Eight new cases of coronavirus today in BC, bringing total to 21
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) in British Columbia: "We are announcing eight new cases of COVID-19 for a total of 21 cases in British Columbia. The individuals are in the...
New case of coronavirus brings BC total to 13
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) in British Columbia: “We are announcing one new presumptive case of COVID-19 for a total of 13 cases in British Columbia. The individual resides...
Three new BC cases of Coronavirus, bringing total to 12
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) in British Columbia: “We are announcing three new cases of COVID-19 in B.C, for a total of 12 cases in British Columbia. All of these new cases...
Ninth case of coronavirus confirmed 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) in British Columbia: “We are announcing one new case of COVID-19 in B.C., for a total of nine cases in British Columbia. The individual affected...