MOST CURRENT NEWS
Nicola Valley Emergency Department Closed Again
For the second straight evening, the Emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital will be closed immediately. Interior Health issued the closure just before 5:00 p.m. on Saturday saying that the Emergency Room would be closed from 6:00 p.m. Saturday Sept. 26, until 7:00 a.m. on Sunday Sept. 27. This comes after a...
19h ago
Merritt mayor calls out NDP healthcare promise
Amid frequent emergency department closures, Merritt mayor Mike Goetz says the BC NDP's promise to triple U.S. healthcare worker recruitment will need to benefit Interior Health communities more than the previous campaign did. Party leader David Eby lauded the success of past efforts to recruit more than 800 healthcare...
Sep 25, 2026
Nearly $113k in fines handed out for campfire violations across B.C. this summer
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they handed out more than $100,000 in fines to people who violated campfire bans this summer. The BC Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) says officers on weekend patrols between July 1 and Sept. 9, issued 98 tickets under the Wildfire Act worth $1,150 each, for a total of ...
Sep 23, 2026
NDP launch campaign focusing on Canada-US relations
British Columbians will be headed to the polls twice this fall, as Premier David Eby has called a snap election, just two years into his majority government mandate. Eby is hoping to capitalize on a weak opposition that has been more focused on fighting each other than his NDP government in recent months, culminating w...
Sep 23, 2026
Nicola Valley Hospital ER to close Friday for tenth occasion in 0206
Interior Health (IR) has announced that the Nicola Valley Hospital Emergency Department will be closed for 11-hours on Friday. The ER will be closed Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. IR recommends that those requiring emergency care can access care at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops or the Kelowna General Hospital. Th...
Sep 18, 2026
