Tag Archives: Health
Popular e-bike sharing program launching in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Capable of going upwards of 25 kilometres per hour, a new network of shareable e-bikes is debuting in the city. Evolve, a program run through BCAA and already in place in several major centr...
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'Give the police the tools they need:' Provincial government again looking to ban public drug use
VANCOUVER - Escalating public safety concerns combined with increasing deaths link to drug toxicity is pushing changes to allowed drug consumption in public areas.Premier David Eby announced on Friday...
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Nanaimo woman publishes books to open awareness of neurodiverse children
NANAIMO - Authoring children's books was not the kind of healing journey a busy Nanaimo nurse expected. An injury sidelined May Sosa for a few weeks last year, spawning an unscripted journey of creati...
23h ago
VIDEO: Arrowsmith SAR president recognized for life-saving rescue
PARKSVILLE - Risking his life to save another resulted in a well-earned bravery medal for the highly regarded president of Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. Arrowsmith SAR's Nick Rivers was awarded the Go...
Apr 22, 2024
Hospital foundation launches campaign for Nanaimo cancer diagnostic machine
NANAIMO - With a business plan approved for a new cancer centre in Nanaimo, an effort has begun to acquire a new diagnosis machine.Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation (NDHF) launched a campaign...
Apr 21, 2024
Business case approved for new $289M Nanaimo cancer care centre
NANAIMO - A long-awaited project scope and budget is now clear for a pending new cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH). Health Minister Adrian Dix announced details of the project ...
Apr 16, 2024
'I've never been out of work in my life:' tireless Nanaimo senior not afraid to roll up sleeves
NANAIMO - Dan Maertins has never had a hard time finding work, and it's easy to see why. While the 78-year-old Nanaimo man has technically been retired for years, he devotes much of his free time perf...
Apr 13, 2024
'Setting them up for success:' Nanaimo Indigenous youth boxing program reshapes lives
NANAIMO - A group of Indigenous youth are learning life skills while building their physical, spiritual, and mental well-being through the sport of boxing. Twenty-year-old Nanaimo resident Walter Fred...
Apr 11, 2024
Advocacy group demands improved healthcare for mid and north Island
NANAIMO - Inequities in tertiary healthcare services north of the Malahat is the focus of a formally launched advocacy campaign. Well-known Nanaimo-based health advocate Donna Hais unveiled Faircare A...
Apr 10, 2024
Nanaimo woman speaks out after dog ingests illicit drugs
NANAIMO - A normally energetic hunting dog isn't quite himself after recently eating a potentially life-threatening amount of street drugs. On the afternoon of Thursday, April 4 nearly nine-year-old B...
Apr 08, 2024