Macdonald defends farmers’ market coupon project. BC Liberals cut funding that provided fresh produce to low-income... [Read more]

Improving local food systems at the grassroots level. Interior Health. Interior Health has recently invested $75,000 to build... [Read more]

It looks like the mainstream media are finally on WHO’s case, calling for an accounting of what some call a fraudulent... [Read more]

Order your BC artisanal cheese! Spring Health Foods will be special ordering organic cheeses from Saltspring Island producers,... [Read more]

In a press release dated October 8, 2009, BC Health Minister Kevin Falcon laid out new room rates for residents in long-term... [Read more]

A November 27 article on the Russian-language news site Новости России (newsru.com) reports that a deputy... [Read more]

Canadians may have a reputation for complacency and lack of protest, but we do have other ways of getting our views across.... [Read more]

Use your ER wisely – advice for patients with flu-like symptoms. Interior Health. Interior Health would like to remind... [Read more]

Ukrainian organizations in Canada have today issued an urgent appeal to the Canadian public and government for assistance... [Read more]

Produce availability plan supports remote communities. Ministry of Agriculture and Lands / Ministry of Healthy Living... [Read more]

Time to set the clocks back once again! After midnight this coming Sunday, our clocks will move backward by an hour. The... [Read more]

In January of this year, Columbia Valley News published an article describing how the BC government budget cuts to health... [Read more]

People Profiles – Pamela has been a ‘holistic health practitioner’ in the Columbia Valley for 10 years.... [Read more]

An American perspective  – A 10-minute new year resolution. As I head into the New Year, I’m continually reminded... [Read more]

Bill C-6, also known as the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, would replace Part I of the 40-year-old Hazardous Products... [Read more]

by Helga Boker. An open letter to Premier Gordon Campbell by the Columbia House Family Council in Invermere about the devastating... [Read more]

Dec 19 & 20, Invermere – Simple Soups and Hearty Stews For Winter – Saturday, December 19th at 6pm. When winter... [Read more]

An aquifer protection plan for the District of Invermere’s water. At the regular meeting of the District of Invermere... [Read more]

World-wide pandemic declared with all normal seasonal-flu-like symptoms being put down to swine flu. Each and every year... [Read more]

How serious is the flu situation now in BC? CVNews has been following this story since the outset, and we will try to summarize... [Read more]

On November 5th, 2009, the Polish Minister of Health, Dr.Ewa Kopacz, spoke before the Polish Parliament about the Swine... [Read more]

In a letter to the BC Chamber of Commerce, provincial health officer Perry Kendall provides some common-sense suggestions... [Read more]

Africa has become a continent of orphans. As many as 11.6 million children have been orphaned by AIDS. Grandmothers (called... [Read more]

Bill of rights for residents promotes better care. by Ministry of Healthy Living and Sport The Residents’ Bill of Rights... [Read more]