Interior Health Authority

• B.C. wildfires: Interior Health returning clients to evacuated long-term care residences

  131 residents are returning to Vineyards Residence in Kelowna while 112 residents are returning to Lakeview Lodge in West Kelowna.

  Fire

  Aug 26
  
• Blue-green algae health warnings issued for 3 lakes in Nicola region

  According to IH, cyanobacteria can produce several types of toxin that can be poisonous to people, pets and livestock.

  Canada

  Jul 28
  
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• 8 people exposed to fumes from ‘unknown substance’ smoked inside Kelowna General Hospital

  Interior Health says it’s investigating the incident, but did not say if the unknown substance was an illegal drug.

  Canada

  Jun 24
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• B.C. doctor suing Interior Health for wrongful suspension

  Charles Hoffe says his vaccine safety concerns led him to be suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Apr 25
• Pushback on Interior Health suggestion to delay ‘safe spaces’ bylaws  

  Interior Health Authority says communities eyeing new bylaws should wait for six months before potentially implementing them.

  Canada

  Apr 21
• B.C. man sues Kelowna hospital over alleged wrong surgery that ruined his sex life

  The plaintiff claims the surgeon performed the wrong operation on his injured penis resulting in a deformity that 'caused the plaintiff immense pain and suffering.'

  Canada

  Apr 15
• Doctor denied position at Merritt, B.C. emergency room

  Merritt residents say this has become an uphill battle with Interior Health and if a solution is presented, they would at least like it considered.

  Health

  Mar 29
• Interior Health ends employment of former top doctor convicted of sexual assault

  Interior Health said in an emailed statement that it could 'confirm that as of (Tuesday), Dr. Albert de Villiers is no longer an employee of Interior Health.'

  Crime

  Feb 8
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• Former top doctor of B.C.’s Interior Health region, Alberta’s North zone found guilty of child sex assault

  Dr. Albert De Villiers was found guilty Tuesday of the sexual molestation of a child under the age of 12 in Grande Prairie, Alta. It's a charge he denied.

  Crime

  Feb 7
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• Former top doctor for Interior Health testifies in child sex assault trial

  Due to the age of the people involved in the trial, there’s a publication ban covering their identities and anything that may offer insight into them.

  Crime

  Jan 11