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The Courage of Facing Transition I was watching a show a few days ago on OWN called “In Deep Shift”. It is about how a challenging occurrence in your life can bring about a shift in consciousness to a higher level. It usually involves having a breakdown then a breakthrough, but it brings new strength to use in your life as a result of facing adversity. These difficult challenges are like obstacle courses that force us to twist and turn in a way that creates a new found sense of resilience and once embraced, can positively affect not only your life, but that of others. I loved the title as it really does seem to express the feeling we all have when there is a desire within us to make a change, but the process of it initiates some deep inner muck we have to traverse through. Bringing consciousness to ourselves is focusing awareness on what is really going on inside of us, not outside. We stop external striving and make a choice to get off the train and rest at the station for awhile. We take time to linger in quietness and really connect with our own inner self, listening to what we truly need, want and desire. Alas, this is when resistance can often appear. Resistance is anything that you revert to doing in order to avoid going deeper into yourself. It is natural because most of us are afraid of really being who we are. Resistance can take many forms and we can come up with many interesting reasons why we must get busy again or not take the time right now to just be still. In actuality, they are all reasons we avoid listening to our intuitive and knowing self. Listening might just take us down a path that seems unfamiliar, out of control or it can even present us with a 360 degree turn from what “we think” is the right answer to ensure our happiness, success, well-being or recovery. Resilience is an important quality to develop in life, but a revisiting of what it means is probably even more important as the transitions of “advancing maturity” become more apparent in your life. I consider it one of the important ingredients in coming to live life in grace and it is one of the qualities you need to manoeuvre all of the ups and downs of aging. Dr. Eva Selhub is a resilience expert and clinical instructor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She says, “Resilience is about the deep knowing that one has the resources to handle the uncertainties that come with life. She thinks that some people are naturally more resilient than others and better able to handle the pressures of change, but that resilience is also something that can be learned. By committing yourself to shoring up physical, mental and emotional resilience, you’ll be better able to face any challenge, big or small, that comes your way.” continued on page 3
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You have to take care of yourself first to be able to do this. Many of us, especially when a caregiving role is taken on, tend to forget this principle very quickly, and succumb to the mounting needs of another to the detriment of our own well-being. Recognizing that a propensity for martyrdom is a pattern worth addressing can initiate a type of breakdown where you must lose your chosen identity. A resistive confusion of who you are without this seeming sense of external value can result. You must come to grips with the adage, “Change your outlook, change the outcome.” This takes some real inner connection to the truth within you and a focused commitment to making a shift. And yes, you encounter reluctance to face it. However, the simplicity of it is this: you just have to be willing to be willing and really desire a shift to happen. You begin to sense a physical sensation of something changing. When you make a choice to focus consciousness on yourself, you activate a healing process. If you keep allowing it, consciousness will move its healing presence to the place that really needs it. It helps to have tools to do this. One tool is called the Insight Meditation. You use your breath to bring mindfulness to this desire to let go of figuring everything out
and practicing how to let go. Sit comfortably in a sitting position and focus on your inhale breath. Breathe in deeply and as you do, imagine the word Rise. Hold your breath, then slowly begin to blow your breath out through gently pursed lips and as you do, imagine the word Fall. This creates a type of breathing mantra that quiets the mind and also takes you into your inner presence, which is where you want to be to truly listen. If your mind starts thinking, as it loves to do, say the word thinking, thinking then return to the gentle inflow and outflow of your breath, imagining Rise, then Fall. As external circumstances happen or are about to happen in our lives, we get a sense of it. We have a knowing that a transition is coming. We don’t always like it, because on a deep level we understand that we are being called to make a shift in our inner awareness, usually one that is very needed in our lives. Come join with me and other shift shapers in an upcoming workshop called Grace Full Aging: Creating the Life You Want. I believe it is always better to have companions to share the journey with, because life gets so much easier when you recognize you’re not alone. Marjorie Horne is a Conscious Aging Workshop Facilitator. Contact her at 250-863-9577 or marjorie@caresmart.ca
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Mike Straus, Contributor When Gwenda Tempel was searching for a way to help her elderly mother stay in her home, the right solution wasn’t immediately obvious. s “It’s hard to find the right provider,” she says. “It’s not easy to connect the dots as to what a person needs at different times.” Tempel was aware of the existing agencies, but finding one organization that could meet all of her mother’s needs was a struggle. That is, until she found Elder Helpers. The Elder Helpers of the Central Okanagan is part of a North America-wide network of Elder Helpers organizations that provide the elderly with volunteer services. Elder Helpers connects the elderly to local volunteers through an easy-to-use online database. Volunteers simply make a profile on the site and post icons of the ser-
vices they wish to provide. Seniors can access this database and search by region or by service. Within minutes, seniors can see a list of local volunteers who will help them get groceries, cook and clean, read to them, do handiwork and gardening, or simply socialize with them. “The biggest thing I see this organization doing is providing seniors with companionship,” Tempel says. “My job is to encourage people to live their best, happiest life. I see a lot of sadness in seniors because they’ve lost that. You don’t have to feel that way if you know you can reach out to someone.” Tempel says there are lots of ways that seniors can benefit from the Elder Helpers program. Families can often get worn out as caregivers, but with volunteer support, a visit with elderly relatives can simply be a visit. In some cases, Tempel sees children living in other provinces using the service to check up on
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Improving Access to Healthcare: Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice Mobile Assessment Unit Connects Seniors to Physicians Local program can connect senior citizens with family doctors in as little as 6 weeks.
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Mike Straus, Contributor Senior citizens without regular family physicians can now find a local physician to monitor their ongoing health needs, thanks to a new local initiative that is changing the way people access healthcare. The Mobile Assessment Unit was created by the Central Okanagan Division of Family Practice in October 2014 and is funded by the provincial A GP for Me initiative, a joint venture by the B.C. Government and local physicians. Since November, the unit has helped nearly 160 people over the age of 65 to find family physicians. Tristan Smith, Executive Director of the CODFP, says the program takes a three-pronged approach in addressing the local family physician shortage. This includes attaching senior
Smith says the program offers the community a variety of benefits. When you have a family physician, your needs will be better managed, and you’ll cost the system less,” Smith says. “If you’re admitted to the emergency room, your hospital stay will likely be shorter if you have a family physician. It’s a worthwhile investment. Recruiting new physicians to the
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Chronic Pain Management Program Gives Seniors Better, Longer Lives Physiotherapist Helen Day says her unique 5 Point Protocol for Chronic Pain cured her own neuropathy and paraplegia after a debilitating surgical error left her in terrible pain. Mike Straus, Contributor The daughter of an orthopedic surgeon, Helen Day graduated from the University of Alberta over two decades ago - and ever since she has been a practicing physiotherapist and avid athlete. So when she underwent a routine surgical procedure in 2002, she could tell almost immediately that something had gone wrong. “For the kind of operation I was having, the anesthetist had to paralyze me from the waist down by injecting something into the muscles around my spine,” she says. “But as soon as the needle went in, I know I was in trouble. I could see my nail beds turning blue.” As Helen would later discover, the anesthetist had injected the anesthetic agent directly into her spinal column, where it traveled up to her brain and inflamed her spinal cord. She became an incomplete paraplegic and was in severe pain. Helen knew that if she was going to have any chance of reversing her paralysis and treating her pain, she’d have to take her care into her own hands. “I’d been doing acupuncture forever and ever. So I took one of my acupuncture needles and inserted it into my back. Then I took the tissue around the needle and formed it into a C shape with my hands. The relief I felt was amazing.” Just prior to her surgery Helen had resumed mediation and diaphragmatic breathing, and after her surgery, she started using breathing and meditation techniques in conjunction with acupuncture to treat her pain. After spending 8 years in pain and 6 years on disability benefits, Helen
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Chronic Pain By James Kaufman, R.Ac. Pain is considered chronic if it lasts 6 months or more and it can be debilitating to live with. The pain may be constant, or it can come and go, interfering with many aspects of daily life. The quality of the pain can be tingling, jolting, burning, dull, aching or sharp. The cause of chronic pain often isn’t well understood. In some cases, there may be no evidence of disease or damage that points directly to pain. In other cases, pain may remain after the original injury shows every indication of being healed. Chronic pain can be due to a chronic condition, such as arthritis or fibromyalgia, but often there is still no clear understanding of the physical cause of the pain. Damage to a peripheral or spinal nerve may lead to chronic pain, where the damaged nerve, not the original injury, is causing the pain. Nerve damage can result from accidents, infections or surgery. Researchers think chronic pain may be partly caused by sensitization, a process where the nervous system amplifies and distorts pain, resulting in severe pain that is out of proportion to the disease or original injury. Sensitization can affect all the pain-processing regions of your nervous system, including the sensing, feeling and thinking centers of your brain. When this occurs, chronic pain may be associated with emotional and psychological suffering. Treatment for chronic pain often means managing the pain through
over-the-counter pain relievers, prescription opioids, cortisone, or NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatories). Unfortunately for many, medications often have undesirable side-effects and may offer only limited effectiveness for dealing with the pain. Other treatments may include physiotherapy, massage, chiropractic, counseling, and acupuncture, therapies which aim more at resolving the pain. Often, a combination of approaches is needed to effectively treat this problem. Acupuncture is an excellent option for chronic pain. Although Western medicine has not yet uncovered the mechanisms of acupuncture, it is clear that acupuncture is very effective for treating all kinds of pain, both acute and chronic. This goes beyond the “placebo effect”, as acupuncture works just as well on animals (who bring no expectation to the treatment table). One of the reasons that acupuncture is particularly good for treating pain is the way in which it stimulates the production of endorphins, the body’s natural pain relievers. In addition, acupuncture focuses on correcting imbalances in the body and encouraging normal, healthy functioning of the body’s various systems, which may help the body to correct the sensitization process as described above, or changes or disruptions to the body as a result of injury or illness. In this way, it can help both to manage and relieve the pain in the short term, and help to address the underlying causes of the pain to help to resolve chronic pain
over time. In my practice, I have seen patients with chronic pain respond very positively to acupuncture, with a reduction in pain symptoms and the overall level of pain. As pain diminishes, acupuncture helps open the door for healing, allowing a person to regain aspects of their former lifestyle and quality of life. Although
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Questions for Nurse Kris Dear Nurse Kris; My parents live in Newfoundland, and I live in Summerland, BC. They are strongly considering moving to Kelowna? I’ve always thought of Kelowna as a pretty spendy place to live. What should I be telling my parents to look into? I don’t have a lot of time to help them, as I’m busy with my own kids and their problems, and I work and look after my own house. Can you give me any ideas to advise them about? Sarah in Summerland, BC Dear Sarah; Kelowna consistently ranks near the top in UN-affordability of housing, in all of Canada. While the winters out East are brutish, the cost of living in Kelowna is similarly brutish. I have come across a great study recently done by a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies student at UBC-O, by the name of Heather Catherine Brown (Brown, 2013). In her thesis called “Aging Gracefully: A case Study of Seniors in Kelowna’s Housing Market,” she finds that seniors already living here do say that Kelowna’s housing market is expensive and that these seniors recommend that the location of the new home, be close to amenities. They also recommend that a senior/senior couple, rent first for one year before deciding to buy a home. These study participants all recommend that the City of Kelowna add more affordable housing options. Recommendations were also made by these seniors that the three levels of government do more to make housing more affordable for seniors. The main keys to success for your parents, according to this thesis (Brown, 2013), is maintaining social connections, having a good sense of personal well-being, and having available home support services. Many respondents to this study said that they incorporated the help of realtors, family members and friends as well as doing on line research and enquiries in making decisions about what kind of housing
would best suit their needs. Many seniors feel that it is their ‘right’ to stay in their own homes for as long as possible (and in most cases, they are right about that). Sarah, I think your parents should investigate the housing market with the assistance of someone they trust, to make non-conflict recommendations to them. There is a lot to keep in mind to be sure. Your parents should think of the things that are important to them (access to medical services, golf courses nearby, values around privacy and space, proximity to family etc), determine what their funds are and plan what the best living and housing situation is, based on the answers to those questions. In Kelowna, there are a wide range of options; from living in an owned detached home, to apartments that are subsidized, to ‘campuses of care’ which have both Assisted Living condos and residential care beds, in the same large building. Or, supportive housing, where most meals are taken in a common dining room, and some who also have a variety of specialized purpose rooms such as a wood working shop, a movie theatre, a hair salon, a general store, a gift shop etc. Housing affordability will determine where your mom and dad can live. The cost of housing, should be no more than 30% of their available income (Brown, 2013). Kelowna also has one or two professional geriatric care managers who know the seniors housing industry well. They could be contacted and asked for assistance as they know the seniors housing market well and have no conflict of interest in deciding which housing option is best. Best of luck Sarah, Dear Nurse Kris; My dad had an unsettling experience recently in a nearby hospital. He’s been living at home alone since Mom died last year. I’ve been noticing that he’s been getting less nimble. So of course the inevitable happened. He fell one day while continued on page 11
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Nurse Kris on the health care system from page 11
sweeping his porch, a neighbour found him there a few hours later and called the ambulance. He went to the emergency room and was told he had a broken hip. If that isn’t bad enough, they didn’t put him in a real bed, they put him in a stretcher in the hallway. I was really shocked when I arrived there later that day. He said he couldn’t get any rest because the lights from the nursing station, kept him from sleeping and the staff were noisy. He said he had wet the bed once because no one came to help with a bedpan. This really upsets me! I talked to the nurses and they said they were at “overcapacity” and unfortunately dad would remain on the stretcher til a bed came open, or surgery… whichever came first. What has our health care system come to?? Dear Dealing: Your Dad is considered a “Frail Senior”. His experience is not unusual of patients in hospitals in BC, and in many places across Canada.
Being a “hallway” patient is not uncommon to hear about. Hospitals in BC are usually at overcapacity, which correlates to sick patients like your dad, sleeping on stretchers in the hallways; often without privacy, or the capability to readily summon help for pain control, or the wants of nature. Canadians have claimed for five decades that we have the best health care system in the world. It may have been true at one point, it is true no longer. Canada spends 12% of its GDP on health care; it ties for first place with Iceland, yet has only mediocre health care outcomes in the 32 country OECD {Organization for Economic Development}. Canada is the only country in the world to outlaw the private purchase of health care services that are publicly administered, as per the tenents of the Canada Health Act. No other country in the OECD has replicated our single payer system. Our health care is not ‘free’, it is expensive to procure and manage. Its cost is hidden in our high taxes; free it is not. When Medicare was developed in
the 1950’s it was designed to meet the acute care needs of a relatively young population, not keeping the elderly safe at home or housed in facilities. As such, the health care system can be compared to the Medieval Groaning Board; the health care system is buckling under the weight of burden of caring for its aging citizenry. As Dr. Simpson, new leader of the Canadian Medical Association
said, “Canada’s health system ranks next to last (after the US) on virtually every measure of quality and access to care”. He continues on to say that no one would ever create a health care system like this today. (Andre Picard, 2014). Dr Simpson maintains that caring for people in their own homes to the extent safely possible would save the health care system in Canada, $2.3B per year.
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Eat Well 9-5 for Nutrition Month March is Nutrition Month here in Canada, and this year’s theme of Eating Well 9-5 is designed to inspire Canadians to make positive changes for a healthier workplace environment. Research shows that eating well at work can boost concentration and productivity, and reduce sick days by helping to improve overall health. If you are like the 45 per cent of Canadians who say that eating healthily at work is challenging – according to the Dietitians of Canada – then check out these tips to improve your nutrition during the workday: Rushed Mornings – Almost 40 percent of Canadians skip breakfast, even though that can lead to weight gain and increased appetite later in the day. Missing breakfast also leaves you less alert and unable to concentrate at work. Instead, prep breakfast the night before: put frozen fruit, Greek yogurt and almond milk in the blender and store in the fridge overnight. As a convenient protein option, hard-boiled eggs can be refrigerated for up to one week.
Need a 60 second breakfast idea? Try nut butter and banana wrapped in a tortilla. Snacking at Work – One in four Canadian workers are highly stressed on most days. Studies show that stress can increase the desire to eat high-fat, sugary snacks. Here’s a sweet idea: keep your workplace free of empty-calorie treats. Instead, putting out a fresh fruit bowl will encourage healthy snacking throughout the day. Next time you’re planning catering for a meeting, order food that will help keep attendees focused and productive, such as salads and wraps filled with veggies and lean protein such as chicken, cheese, eggs or legumes. Lunchtime – How often do you find yourself eating lunch at your desk? While you might be trying to save time, eating in front of your computer can lead to overeating because you’re not paying attention to your food. (Plus, 100 times more bacteria are found on the average desktop than a kitchen table, and
400 times more than the average toilet seat. Yuck!) One of the easiest ways to pack a healthy lunch is by making extra dinner and bringing leftovers. For variety, form a lunch club with co-workers, and take turns bringing a nutritious lunch for the group. Encourage your lunch club to head outside for a post-meal walk to help digestion, so you feel energized when you head back to your desk. Mid-Day Slump – It has happened to us all. Three o’clock hits and you’re lethargic and eyeing up the coffee machine. But did you know that a large (563 mL) coffee shop “double-double” has the same calories and more sugar than a chocolate glazed donut? Prevent the dreaded mid-day slump by staying hydrated and keeping healthy snacks in your desk drawer, such as pre-portioned packs of nuts, crackers or granola bars. Regardless of snack choice, if you’re one of many Canadians with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, you may experience fewer symptoms and less fatigue by going with a gluten-free
option. Add cucumber, lemon or mint to jazz up plain water and replenish often before a slump sets in. Sipping M on herbal tea throughout the day will c also keep you hydrated. Commuter Cravings – The aver- c age Canadian’s commute to work l R is 25 minutes. Long working and commuting hours have been associ- l ated with mindless eating in the car, and reliance on convenience foods H j like take-out or restaurant meals. Before you head home, continue to f fight dehydration by filling up your s water bottle, and avoid pre-dinner w munchies by packing healthy snacks. a To ensure healthy weekday suppers, spend some time on the weekend f f planning your meals. Healthy eating during the week s has its challenges, but by following o these simple tips you can reap the h benefits of improved work perfor- t mance and overall vitality. A Registered Dietitian in Kelow- f na, B.C., Tristaca Curley is the found- h er of Fueling With Food. She can be fi found at www.fuelingwithfood.com. t
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Mike Straus, Contributor With its floor-to-ceiling windows, contemporary chandeliers, open-concept dining area and elegant fireside lounge, Northwood Retirement Resort in Kelowna epitomizes luxury living. Principal director and CEO Ed Hall says that Regency, which is jointly owned by the Hall and Kornell families, strives to meet the needs of seniors in the area by providing them with an engaging community and fun activities at affordable rates. “Often we’ll have residents’ family members come to tour the facility, usually in their 20s and 30s.” says Hall. “By the time they get to our in-house movie theatre they ask how long they have to wait before they can live here.” Hall says that when it came time for his mother to move out of her home, he looked around and couldn’t find anything good enough. “I wanted to build something that was nice enough for my mom,”
he says. In the Okanagan, seniors have a wide array of choices for housing options, ranging from full-time care facilities to independent villas – and the market is competitive. Hall notes that 90 percent of seniors will retire in their hometowns, but the 10 percent who move will go to one of four places in Canada – and the Okanagan gets the lion’s share of retirees who relocate. Regency caters to the independent senior and strives to meet seniors’ needs for socialization and engagement rather than focusing on physical care. That’s why Regency is able to keep its prices down (under $2000 per month) while offering the enriched lifestyle that care facilities can’t offer. Hall says Regency’s philosophy “is that independent, perky people want to live with independent, perky people.” At Northwood, residents can work on DIY projects in the wood-
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Sleep patterns change as we age If you don’t sleep like a baby any more, you’re not alone. As we age, our brains change, which affects how we sleep. While many changes are normal, scientists think that helping older people sleep better may one day help rejuvenate brain functions like concentration and memory. “Sleep patterns change as we get older,” explains Dr. Julie Carrier, a scientist with the Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine in Montreal. Many older adults go to bed and wake-up earlier, take more naps and sleep less at night. They also tend to wake up more often and sleep more lightly. “We’ve all seen how a baby can sleep right through a Christmas party,” she says. “By the time we reach the age of 50, it’s just not possible.” As we sleep, our brains get a chance to recharge. But gradually, our brains lose that capacity, which can affect our ability to learn and remember. Dr. Carrier and her colleagues are looking at ways to stimulate the brain to give older adults back the qualities of sleep they’ve lost. “Some people think of it as
searching for the Fountain of Youth,” she says, laughing. Her research is still in its early stages. In the meantime, if you’re tired of counting sheep, try these six tips for a better sleep: 1. Cut back on smoking, as well as coffee and alcohol. 2. Stay active and eat well, but don’t eat too much or exercise near bedtime. 3. Make sure your bedroom is quiet and dark with a comfortable temperature. 4. Go to bed at the same time every night. 5. Try to avoid stress at bedtime. 6. Don’t panic. Many changing sleep patterns are normal. But if you’re not sleeping well, talk to your doctor. Your insomnia might be caused by a medical condition. The Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine has several labs where researchers use advanced technology to explore different aspects of sleep. These include how chronic pain affects our sleep, why we sleepwalk, how sleep patterns change after a brain injury and the sensitivity of our brains to light.
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Hands-on learning opportunities A local tradesperson’s generous donation of thousands of dollars of highly sought-after precision measurement tools will give Okanagan College students some heavy-duty hands-on learning opportunities. Bill Schoof, a retired journeyman, has donated his collection of machinist tools to Okanagan College after learning about the renovation and expansion of the Trades Training Complex at the Kelowna campus. “If you’re learning a trade you need more than books, you need the right tools in your hand as well,” said Schoof. “The college already has great equipment, of course, but I know that good tools are always in demand, always appreciated. I was glad to hear that they would benefit students and I’m happy to see them put to good use.” “It’s been wonderful to see the support from the community as our new Trades Training Complex comes together,” said Steve Moores, dean of OC Trades and Apprenticeship. “We greatly appreciate donations of equipment like this. They enrich our programs. They help us ensure that students have opportunities to work on and learn on a wide variety of equipment that they’ll encounter out in their industries.” “I want to extend a sincere thank-you on behalf of Okanagan College to Mr. Schoof for this generous gift. As a journeyperson machinist and tool and die maker myself, I feel a special connection to these tools and the trade, and I appreciate that Mr. Schoof has chosen to share an important part of his life’s work to inspire our students.” Schoof’s donation is one of several major donations of equipment to the Bright Horizons Building for Skills fundraising campaign, which was launched last fall by the Okanagan College Foundation, with the goal of raising $5 million for capital construction costs and $2 million for program and student support. In addition to over $3.5 million in funds raised, several local individuals and organizations have contributed equipment, including Art Salt, who donated a Caterpillar front-end loader to the college last year. According to Schoof, the tools took half a life-time to acquire, spanning the course of his 40-year career as a tool and die-maker. He reflected on the difficulty of acquiring them, piece-by-piece, while also working full-time during his training. “I took a little out of my paycheque each month to buy them,” explained Schoof. “It meant scrimping and saving, but it was a labour of love. So I know how hard it is for students starting out, and I believe we need to support them.” Born in Windsor Ontario, Schoof moved to the Okanagan in 2002 with his wife, Mary, after retiring from the tool and die industry. “It’s been wonderful to see how Okanagan College has grown over the past 15 years,” added Schoof. “These students are going to work hard and put so much back into the area.” To learn more about the campaign’s current needs and opportunities to get involved, please visit okanagan.bc.ca/campaign.
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POLICING Emergency Calls Only........................................................................911 Block Watch (Kelowna RCMP) ...........................................250.470.6214 Community Policing Offices: Mission .............................................................................250.764.5004 Rutland .............................................................................250.765.6355 Peachland .........................................................................250.767.2623 West Kelowna (RCMP) ......................................................250.768.2880 Citizens Patrol: Lake Country .....................................................................250.766.5400 West Kelowna ...................................................................250.707.8022 Crime Stoppers/Tips .............................................1.800.222.TIPS (8477) Kelowna Crime Prevention Association: Box 22033, Capri PO, Kelowna, V1Y 9N9 Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Kelowna ............................................................................250.762.3300 Lake Country .....................................................................250.766.2288 Peachland .........................................................................250.767.2623 West Kelowna ...................................................................250.768.2880 Whitefoot Lodge, Village of Big White...............................250.765.3549
HEALTH FACILITIES: Interior Health Authority www.interiorhealth.ca • Regional Administration Office ......................................250.862.4200 • Capri Community Care Health Centre ............................250.980.1400 • Kelowna Health Centre ..................................................250.868.7700 • Kelowna General Hospital www.interiorhealth.ca 2268 Pandosy Street ..................................................1.888.877.4442 Switchboard ..................................................................250.862.4000 Emergency ....................................................................250.862.4485 Foundation....................................................................250.862.4438 Patient Room Enquiries .................................................250.862.4099 Volunteer Services.........................................................250.862.4497 • Prosthetic & Orthotic Services ........................................250.862.4208 • May Bennett Wellness Centre ........................................250.980.1400 • Patient Care Quality Office, IHA ..................................1.877.442.2001 • Rutland Health Centre ...................................................250.980.4825 • West Kelowna Health Centre .........................................250.980.1400
MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS & SERVICES Alcohol & Drug Information & Referral Service ........... 1.800.663.1441 Kelowna Alcohol & Drugs Services ................................. 250.870.5777 Allergy/Asthma Information Assn................................... 250.764.7507 .................................................................................... 1.877.500.2242 ALS Society of BC ........................................................ 1.800.708.3228 Alzheimer Society of BC ................................................. 250.860.0305 .................................................................................... 1.800.634.3399 Dementia Helpline ...................................................... 1.800.936.6033 Arthritis Society Answers Line ..................................... 1.800.321.1433 Interior Regional Office (Trudy) ...................................... 250.868.8643 BC Brain Injury Association ......................................... 1.877.858.1788 BC Cancer Agency Sindi Ahulwalia Hawkins Centre for Southern Interior ........................................... 250.712.3900
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