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There's always potential for extended hot temperatures in the summer. Here's what you can do to ensure you and your family remain safe…
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Have you ever wondered who helps ensure food establishments are serving your food safely, or the water you’re swimming in is safe? How boil water…
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Hot weather in the B.C. Interior is nothing new, and neither is flocking to the beach or water to cool off. Summer started early with scorching…
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Your living situation could change quickly during wildfire season if you’re evacuated, but your need to access health care could remain the same.…
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The best way to protect your health from wildfire smoke is to reduce your exposure to smoke and seek cleaner air. Stay indoors: Reduce time spent…
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In 2021, a year marked by catastrophic wildfires and floods in B.C., Tamara Sommer was hired to support the Health Emergency Management B.C. (…
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Mother Nature is glorious but fickle – we never know what she is going to hand us. Folks in the Chilcotin are known to be resourceful and…
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Brookhaven's Chronic Behavioural Disorder unit staff celebrate a resident's 80th birthday while evacuated at Creekstone Manor in North…
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The White Rock Lake wildfire, located approximately 34 kilometres northwest of Vernon, ignited on July 13, 2021. For about two weeks, residents of…
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The Juniper Ridge neighbourhood of Kamloops when it caught fire in 2021 Canada Day is often celebrated around Canada with fireworks. In 2021,…
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Often during an emergency, there are people who stand out as exceptional leaders. Michael-Ann Miller (pictured above), clinical operations manager…
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Pictured above: a 2019 community workshop on extreme heat It might feel like the middle of winter, but Interior Health's Healthy…