Royal Inland Hospital orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Scott Hughes is among guests in Episode 15 of Kamloops Last Week, brought to you by Nu Leaf Produce Market.

Hughes talks staffing shortages, broken culture at RIH, nurses' fear to speak out on the record, delayed surgeries, chronic under-resourcing and more.

In the Tattle of Hastings, brought to you by Twin River Painting, Kamloops curling power couple Erin Pincott (two-time Scotties participant) and Matt Dunstone (back-to-back Brier bronze medallist) share on a number of topics, including their chase to reach the 2022 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing.

We open with talk of Paralympics gold medallist Greg Stewart and close with co-host Chris Foulds breaking down the strengths and weaknesses of federal election candidates Justin Trudeau, Erin O'Toole and Jagmeet Singh.

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