Health

Patient satisfaction with KGH emergency room lags behind other hospitals

Patient satisfaction with KGH emergency room lags behind other hospitals

Monday, March 29th, 2010 | 5:00 am

Hospital blames construction and streaming project for mark that’s seven points below the provincial average.

Vander Zalm slams the HST and Campbell ‘flip-flop’

Vander Zalm slams the HST and Campbell ‘flip-flop’

Friday, March 26th, 2010 | 5:00 pm

Bill Vander Zalm refuses to sit back and accept the Liberal government’s “serious flip flop” on the Harmonized Sales Tax, and he doesn’t want you to either. That’s one of the reasons the former B.C. premier will be making a stop in Kelowna Saturday night on his anti-HST tour.

Latest valley water study offers no surprises; Demand is growing while the supply is under increasing pressure

Latest valley water study offers no surprises; Demand is growing while the supply is under increasing pressure

Friday, March 26th, 2010 | 4:51 pm

Second phase of Okanagan Water Supply and Demand study shows the valley is veering closer to extreme water shortages.

Read this before you make lunch or dinner plans

Read this before you make lunch or dinner plans

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 11:18 am

Today is Dining Out For Life, an event that sees participating Okanagan restaurants pledge 25 per cent of their revenues from breakfast, lunch or dinner to the Living Positive Resource Centre to help support the fight against AIDS.

Video: What’s all this talk of drought and a low snowpack?

Video: What’s all this talk of drought and a low snowpack?

Thursday, March 25th, 2010 | 8:30 am

Kelowna.com talked to Darren Schlamp of the Glenmore-Ellison Improvement District about how the snowpack in the surrounding mountains affects how much water we have.

Interior’s version of Grey’s Anatomy taking shape at UBCO and KGH

Interior’s version of Grey’s Anatomy taking shape at UBCO and KGH

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 | 11:30 am

Third segment of distributed medical program begins student recruitment process.

Mayor proud of water progress, but says there’s much left to do

Mayor proud of water progress, but says there’s much left to do

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 | 9:29 am

World Water Week highlights growing problems in Okanagan Valley.

Okanagan water supply under pressure from all sides, says expert panel

Okanagan water supply under pressure from all sides, says expert panel

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 | 4:57 pm

Panelists mark World Water Day with examination of water supply and quality problems in the valley.

With H1N1 almost gone, attention turns to West Nile virus

With H1N1 almost gone, attention turns to West Nile virus

Thursday, March 4th, 2010 | 12:22 pm

False alarms around virus over after two Kelowna residents tested positive for local infection last summer.

West Kelowna council agrees to rezone farm land for future health centre

West Kelowna council agrees to rezone farm land for future health centre

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 | 6:13 pm

Site of future health centre is at Brown and Bering Road.