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Global News at 5:30 Okanagan: Feb. 18The anticipated replacement of the aging Cottonwoods extended care facility has been put on hold indefinitely by the NDP. And, a 10-year-old Irish Dancer from Kelowna has made it to the world championships.Global News at 5:30 OkanaganFeb 18
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Budget fallout: Kelowna care home project haltedOne of the casualties of Tuesday’s provincial budget is a Kelowna capital project. Despite the province making an election promise, almost two years ago, that the Cottonwoods Care Centre replacement was a priority, it’s now been put on hold. Klaudia Van Emmerik has more.Global News at 5:30 OkanaganFeb 18
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Madeleine Roger on Global News Morning ahead of ‘Cottonwood’ releaseWinnipeg singer-songwriter Madeleine Roger joined Global News Morning ahead of the release of her debut solo album ‘Cottonwood’.Global News Morning WinnipegSep 19, 2018
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Questions raised about staff vaccinationAfter declaring an outbreak of COVID-19 at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna, the Interior Health Authority has revealed that 35 per cent of the facility`s staff have not been vaccinated against the disease. It’s a startling revelation that is raising a number of questions and concerns from the public.Mar 11, 2021
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Kelowna long-term care facility staff vaccination concernsMore concerns and questions are being raised over the latest outbreak at the Cottonwoods Care Centre in Kelowna. That facility was one of the first in the Province to get vaccine in December, but 35% of staff still haven’t been vaccinated. John Hua reportsMar 11, 2021
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IHA monitoring staff vaccinations at Cottonwoods Care Centre in KelownaIHA monitoring staff vaccinations at Cottonwoods Care Centre in KelownaMar 12, 2021
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Long awaited announcement made about Cottonwoods Extended Care home in KelownaIt is nearly five decades old and now–after many years of talk–news tonight that the aging Cottonwoods Extended Care Home in Kelowna will be rebuilt. That announcement made today by B.C.’s health minister who also took the opportunity to update construction on another long-term care project in the city as that one nears completion. Klaudia...Jun 28, 2024
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Winnipeg church employee charged with stealing from parishA Winnipeg man who was employed at a church in Windsor Park has been charged with stealing $400,000.00.Leo McCaughan, 39, worked as the book keeper since 2009 at the Parish of Saint Bernadette on Cottonwood Road when inconsistencies were found last May. Global’s Talia Ricci reports.Jan 7, 2016
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Mandatory vaccines for long-term care staff expected to significantly reduce outbreaks of COVID-19They are among the most vulnerable people when it comes to COVID-19—long-term care residents. But this week, they will start receiving their booster shots as an extra layer of protection. And according to Interior Health–Cottonwoods long-term care in Kelowna has been prioritized as one of the first facilities in B.C. where those shots will be...Oct 4, 2021
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Grass control pilot project brings 200 goats to LethbridgeLethbridge will be home to 200 goats for the next few weeks with a pilot project underway to help manage vegetation in Cottonwood Park. Matt Battochio reports.Global News at 11 LethbridgeOct 23, 2018
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Coronavirus: Kelowna family connects with great grandmother while practicing social distancingThree times a week, Noah, Ella and their mom Lindsay drive to Kelowna’s Cottonwoods Care Centre to visit their great grandmother, Donna.Apr 6, 2020
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Kelowna tree sculpture on the moveIt was once a majestic and massive Cottonwood tree. In 1997, it was one of more than 70 that were tumbled in Kelowna’s City Park during a summer windstorm. It became a storied sculpture that was placed in a downtown mall. Now it is on the move. Doris Maria Bregolisse reports.Global News at 11 OkanaganApr 18, 2018
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Kelowna man losing battle with IHAIt was four years ago when a Kelowna man confined to a wheelchair went public, criticizing Interior Health’s policy on medicinal marijuana. Gerald Hardychuk was denied the right to smoke his medicine on the property of the Cottonwoods Care Centre. At the time, IHA said it would work with Hardychuk to find a solution, but...Jan 13, 2016
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IHIT investigating infant’s death in Maple Ridge neighbourhoodA four month old baby girl dies under suspicious circumstances in the Cottonwood neighbourhood. Catherine Urquhart reports from Maple Ridge.Global News Hour at 6 BCJun 29, 2017