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May 29, 2015 Vol. 20, Issue 20
Funding to benefit health programs in Shuswap
ommunity-based health programs in the Shuswap region have received added support thanks to funding recently provided by Interior Health to local health societies in Sorrento and Scotch Creek. Interior Health has provided $120,000 to the Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre Society and $60,000 to the North Shuswap Health Centre Society to help the societies support the operations of health centres in each community over the next three years. These health centres are operated by the societies and are a place at which residents can access services, including those of nurse practitioners. “The Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre Society is delighted to receive this funding from the Province through Interior Health. This will enable us to continue offering primary health care to
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the residents in our region and allow us to concentrate on expanding and improving our services. The Health Centre has become a part of the fabric of the Sorrento region and the entire community will celebrate this news.” said Marilyn Clark, President, Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre Society The Sorrento Community Health Centre is home to a full-time nurse practitioner, who provides primary care services to residents in the region. The nurse practitioner has been serving the community since 2013, after the successful application of Interior Health and the Sorrento and Area Community Health Centre Society under the Province’s Nurse Practitioners for B.C. program. Interior Health also offers home health, public health and mental health and substance use services as outreach from Salmon Arm. ...Continued on page 8
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Local Gold Panner grateful to chase Everything definitely ‘panned out’ for Ernie Erickson at the BC Open Gold Panning Championships; he came home after the May long weekend with two gold nuggets. One of the nuggets was a prize for selling the most raffle tickets, many of which were sold in Chase. Erickson, who is the Chairman for the event, would like to thank Ernie shows one of his gold the citizens of Chase and nugget prizes
District, for their support and the wonderful response of ticket buying and support of the club and event. Erickson was surprised when he won a second nugget with a raffle ticket that he had bought himself. The BC Open is an annual event, held every May long in Enderby. There are a variety of different gold-panning games like “Metal Detecting” and “Claim Staking”. ...Continued on page 4
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