News Items tag as: 2017 Flu Season

How to avoid spreading illness during the holiday season
December 30, 2017 - 12:30 PM

KELOWNA – Interior Health is asking people to make an effort to avoid spreading communicable diseases to reduce the number of outbreaks in care facilities which are common at this time of year.
Two of the most severe flu strains expected in the Interior this year
October 05, 2017 - 6:30 PM

Interior Health says they are expecting two of the more serious types of flu in the Southern Interior this winter.
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease. From a few months of free rent to

How to avoid spreading illness during the holiday season