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Image Credit: SD23 May 22, 2021 - 2:49 PM Central Okanagan Public Schools continues to have the highest number of COVID-19 school exposures out of any school district in the region. The school district saw eight schools with potential exposures within the last two weeks, according to Interior Health and the school district. Central Okanagan Public Schools issued press releases stating May 21, Interior Health confirmed exposures at Springvalley Elementary and Rutland Senior Se...

April 24, 2021 - 5:00 PM The Central Okanagan school district continues to have the largest number of potential COVID-19 exposures in the Interior, reporting 19 new exposures within the last two weeks. Within the Central Okanagan, potential exposures include: Kelowna Secondary School with potential exposures from April 12-14, Okanagan Mission Secondary from Apr. 12-16, Rutland Middle School, April 12 and 13, Ellison Elementary School, April 12 and 13, at West Kelowna’s Rose ...

April 07, 2021 - 6:00 PM Teachers at 10 Kelowna area schools thought they were going to get their COVID-19 jabs on April 1, but within hours they learned theyd beed fooled by what is being chalked up to be a communication error. According to a teacher who was lined up to get immunized, staff at the schools that were selected for having the highest number of exposure events were elated to learn they’d get COVID-19 vaccinations. “Through a miscommunication by Interior Healt...

In the South Okanagan, there was exposure at Oliver elementary school. Having the hardest go with potential exposures at the moment is the  Kamloops Thompson school district which has 12 exposures. Beattie Elementary, Norkam Secondary, Arthur Stevenson Elementary, South Kamloops Secondary, Kay Bingham Elementary, Valleyview Secondary, Kamloops School of the Arts, Chase Secondary School, Savona Elementary and Brocklehurst Middle are among those that have had an exposure. In Febrary new rules...

Mar 4, 2021 12:03 AM Russ Byth Interior Health has awarded a contract for 10 substance use treatment beds for youth to The Bridge Youth & Family Services Society in Kelowna. The new beds will open this spring and are part of Victoria’s commitment to double the number of youth substance use beds. Inpatient treatment beds provide a short-term “live in” environment with daily programming to address the underlying causes of a person’s substance use. There were 43 new cases ...