For the third time this month, the emergency room at Nicola Valley Hospital in Merritt is closed due to what Interior Health is calling an “unexpected physician vacancy.” As Travis Prasad reports, residents are fed up and are demanding an explanation.

Member of the Month – February 2026: Victorian Hospital of Kaslo Auxiliary Society
The Village of Kaslo sits on the shores of Kootenay Lake, serving a small but geographically dispersed population across North Kootenay Lake. With a village


