Medicine

Large grow-op raided on Malakwa property. RCMP. On the morning of July 6, Southeast District General Investigation Section along with the Sicamous RCMP detachment executed a search warrant on Full story

Kelowna distracted driver caught with drugs. Kelowna RCMP. Distracted driving is landing a 42 year old Kelowna resident in court after he was stopped for talking on his cellular phone. On March Full story

Interior Health Board announces new CEO. Interior Health. Norman Embree, Board Chairman for Interior Health, today announced that Dr. Robert Halpenny has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Full story

BC Ombudsperson releases recommendations on seniors care; health ministries fail to implement majority of recommendations. In response to the BC Ombudsperson’s report on seniors care, Columbia Full story

Common foods such as garlic and peppermint could, in the very near future, be classified as drugs that only big pharmaceutical companies could regulate and sell. Any food with any therapeutic affect could Full story

Revelstoke RCMP. A late night traffic stop has lead to a seizure of marijuana and cocaine. At approximately 11:15 p.m. on April 15th, 2010, a patrolling officer observed a small white pickup all Full story

While BC Government Finance Minister is smiling about his ministry’s commitment to health care, the Health Sciences Association of BC, the union that represents 16,000 diagnostic, clinical and rehabilitation Full story

Industrial Inquiry Commission issues report on the BC Ambulance Service. In November of 2009, An Industrial Inquiry Commission under the BC Labor Relations Code, appointed Chris Trumpy as Industrial Inquiry Full story

Massive grow operation busted in Anglemont. Chase RCMP. On May 18th, 2010 the Chase RCMP assisted by RCMP Air Services, Police Dog Services and Central Interior Traffic Services out of Kamloops Full story

Pritchard grow-op busted, suspected foreign national found tending grow. Chase RCMP. The Chase RCMP and the Canadian Border Services Agency continue their investigation into last week’s marijuana Full story

More health care dollars slashed — cuts affect us all. Recently, the British Columbia government announced to staff at hospitals and extended care facilities across the province, that there were going Full story

Otis the smiling Mountie makes another big seizure. Kelowna RCMP. Early Thursday morning, members of Southeast District Traffic Services Integrated Road Safety Unit and Keremeos Roving Patrol Full story

Shuswap MLA George Abbott and various officials assembled at Shuswap Lake General Hospital (SLGH) on Friday, May 14, 2010 to celebrate the completion of the $24 million hospital redevelopment. Mr. Abbott, Full story

In a March 11, 2010 press release, BC Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon, announced that ambulance services in the province will be more closely integrated with the health-care system in the future. Full story

Agreement reached with health facilities employees. Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Health Services. The Facilities Bargaining Association, representing over 47,000 health-care workers, has Full story

Where there’s smoke, there’s not necessarily fire. Revelstoke RCMP. What started out as a reported structure fire turned into a major drug seizure for Revelstoke Mounties. Last night at 7:45 Full story