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Merritt residents rallying against Interior Health again today

Merritt residents rallying against Interior Health again today | iNFOnews.ca
FACEBOOK/Nicola Valley ER Crisis

Folks in Merritt are still fed up with Interior Health’s constant closures of their local emergency department so another rally is happening this afternoon.

The emergency department at the Nicola Valley Hospital is supposed to be open 24/7 but Interior Health has closed it eight time so far in 2023.

READ MORE: Why a skilled surgeon is not allowed to work in Merritt's emergency room

The situation is dire, according to the Nicola Valley ER Crisis Facebook group, which is hosting the event.

“If you care, be there at Central Park by the RCMP building,” the poster says. “Rally with us: your life may depend on it!”

The rally happens today April 30, from 2 to 2:45 p.m.

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Before joining the ranks of InfoTel, Dan’s byline could be found in newspapers in Penticton, Peachland and Oliver. Prior to his arrival in the South Okanagan, he first sharpened his chops as a reporter at a radio station in Brighton, Ontario, and then newspapers in Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Invermere B.C.
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