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 ...
Toxic drug alert available across Interior Health
Aberdeen Publishing A new text-based health alert system has been launched across the Interior Health region in response to the ongoing toxic drug emergency. Drug alerts play an important role in empowering people who use drugs to do so more ...
MyHealthPortal access
Dear editor, The Interior Health Authority (IHA) has a handy App called MyHealthPortal that allows patients to promptly view their health records online. The app tracks Interior Health services such as patient laboratory results and diagnostic imaging reports to name ...
Mandatory proof of vaccination coming to British Columbia
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, ...
COVID-19 restrictions extend to entire IH region
Don Urquhart COVID-19 restrictions including mandatory masks indoors and limits on indoor and outdoor gathering have returned to the Southern Interior. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the restrictions were necessitated by rising cases of COVID-19 in the region ...
Restrictions returning to bars, gyms, etc. amid soaring COVID-19 cases
Morgan Hampton Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced new restrictions today for the Central Okanagan region, which has seen increasing numbers of COVID-19. Restrictions were previously announced on July 28, but Dr. Henry is doubling down and increasing regional ...
Heat warning for the Central Okanagan
Joanne Layh Today Environment Canada issued another heat warning for the Central Okanagan, including Peachland. A ridge of high pressure building over B.C. will result in a period of elevated temperatures today through Wednesday, says Environment Canada. Daytime highs are ...
Mobile vaccination clinic returning to Peachland
UPDATE July 6: According to an Interior Health release issued today, second doses will be provided to anyone who received their first dose more than seven weeks (49 days) ago. Peachland View Interior Health’s mobile vaccination clinic will be returning ...
Cooling centre at community centre closing at 4 p.m.
Peachland View The cooling centre set up in the community centre will be closed by the municipality at 4 p.m. today. “Based on the seven-day forecast from Environment Canada, extreme temperatures are expected to take a dip. By next Wednesday, ...
Community centre now open as a cooling centre
Peachland View Starting today, the Peachland Community Centre will be available as a cooling centre for the community and will remain open from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. daily until the heat wave subsides. The Central Okanagan Emergency Operations centre ...
Water quality advisory rescinded for Trepanier
Joanne Layh A water quality advisory for properties serviced by the Trepanier system was rescinded by the municipality today, marking an end to spring freshet. The advisory had been in place since April 9 and applied only to properties serviced ...
Just under 700 vaccinated at mobile clinic
Vaccine drop-in clinic coming to Peachland June 9 – 10
Peachland View Interior Health’s mobile immunization clinic will make a stop in Peachland on June 9 and 10 for anyone who has not yet received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. No advance appointments are necessary to attend the ...
Vaccination clinic for today cancelled
Update 3:47 p.m. IH replied by email at 3:47 p.m. this afternoon in response to requests for comment regarding their no-show at today’s vaccination clinic at the community centre in Peachland. “No immunization appointments were booked or cancelled in Peachland ...
Vaccine clinic to open in Peachland
Update Apr. 7: The number to call now is 833 838 2323. Peachland View A vaccine clinic is set to open in Peachland on April 8 and 15 at the Peachland Community Centre. Eligibility is open to the following groups: ...