Peachland View Interior Health is now offering COVID vaccine clinics for kids under five and is encouraging parents to register children now at getvaccinated.gov.bc.ca. The clinics provide children between the ages of six months and four years old with a ...
Marius Auer The next step in B.C.’s COVID-19 immunization strategy will be another round of booster shots, in the form of a ‘fourth shot’ available to people in B.C. starting in the fall of 2022. In October 2021, the province ...
The Peachland Chamber of Commerce is welcoming an easing of COVID-19 health mandates as a way of supporting businesses and the community. This afternoon the BC Ministry of Health announced that effective Mar. 11 at 12:01 a.m. face coverings will ...
Don Urquhart B.C.’s health minister said the province will not go down the same path as Quebec on vaccinations due to the “exceptional success” of vaccination campaigns here. On Tuesday Quebec Premier François Legault said the province would be imposing ...
Don Urquhart Cross-border shoppers and travellers will once again face the requirement of a pre-arrival negative PCR test for trips of all durations from tomorrow (Dec. 21). This pre-arrival test must be taken prior to entering Canada. For a brief ...
Joanne Layh On Tuesday night Peachland council unanimously approved a new policy making it mandatory for both staff and members of council to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. “Given the continuing spread of COVID-19, including the Delta and Omicron variants, ...
Don Urquhart The federal government is lifting the COVID-19 PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated land travellers returning to Canada after short visits to the US. This means travellers making short cross-border trips, returning within 72 hours of their departure ...
I was deeply saddened by the disrespectful disruption of the Kelowna Remembrance Day service by anti-vaxxers. Are they really saying that their objection to wearing a mask in public and being asked to be vaccinated against COVID equates to our ...
Neha Chollangi After nearly two long years of closure, the US will finally open its land borders with Canada and Mexico next month to fully vaccinated travellers, Brian Higgins, New York Rep., announced on Tuesday in a statement about the ...
Joanne Layh A $1,000 civic grant is changing hands for the second time, thanks to the ongoing pandemic. Earlier this year the fall fair cancelled their 2021 event due to COVID-19, which led council to redirect $3,000 from their civic ...
Mayor Cindy Fortin Hello fellow Peachlanders, I hope everyone was able to enjoy the summer, despite the challenges of the unprecedented heat wave, wildfires, and, of course, continuing COVID health worries and restrictions. I can’t imagine what it is going ...
I had a major heart attack on Monday, Labour Day. Emergency room staff at KGH said I would have died within a couple hours, had my wife not brought me in. After my assessment, they gave me blood thinner, then ...
Patrick Van Minsel Peachland Chamber of Commerce A Peachland Chamber of Commerce survey reveals diverse opinions on vaccination passports for specific businesses and events in B.C. On Aug. 23, the provincial government announced plans to require individuals to prove vaccination ...
Jake Courtepatte Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside announced Tuesday morning that masks will once again be mandatory in all indoor spaces in British Columbian schools, for those in grades 4-12. All K-12 staff will have the same mandate. Whiteside joined ...
Jake Courtepatte In an unprecedented move in the Province, British Columbians will soon have to show proof of vaccination in order to access a broad range of events and businesses. Premier John Horgan, in his first public appearance in weeks, ...
