Nanaimo

64 new cases found in Island Health over New Years period, vaccination efforts ramp up

NANAIMO - Island Health added a significant number of new COVID-19 cases as 2020 transitioned to 2021, but maintained its status as the province's least affected health authority.A total of 64 new cas...

Jan 04, 2021

Supply and demand sends Nanaimo area property valuations up

NANAIMO - BC Assessment Authority property valuations increased in the Nanaimo area and across the province despite the global pandemic ravaging the economy.2021 assessments used to gauge annual prope...

Jan 04, 2021

Trailblazing Nanaimo fast food manager retires after nearly 50 years

NANAIMO - Nancy Lamont welled up in tears looking back on a fulfilling career she was told would never materialize.The 64-year-old general manager of the Nicol St. McDonald's made her last Big Mac on ...

Jan 04, 2021

Generosity fuels Great Nanaimo Toy Drive

NANAIMO - The annual Great Nanaimo Toy Drive hit a new high in 2020. Carolyn Iles with the event said families responded like never before to the call for donated gifts and cash to help those struggli...

Jan 03, 2021

VIDEO: Drive-by rally held for Nanaimo long-term care home in midst of COVID-19 outbreak

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo care home is standing in solidarity with a long-term care home currently suffering a COVID-19 outbreak. Staff from the Eden Gardens dementia care clinic honked their horns and wave...

Jan 02, 2021

Torrential winter rain forces evacuation alerts for rural homes

NANAIMO - Evacuation orders were issued for two areas within the Nanaimo Regional District after days of heavy rain. The RDN issued the alerts for 380 Martindale Rd. in Parksville and 1698 Wilkinson R...

Jan 02, 2021

Shelter-in-place order issued for Snuneymuxw First Nation as COVID-19 spreads

NANAIMO - A shelter-in-place order is now in effect in Snuneymuxw First Nation after several COVID-19 cases were confirmed. A letter from SFN chief Mike Wyse on Friday, Jan. 1 confirmed five positive ...

Jan 02, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak at Nanaimo long-term care home expands with additional case

NANAIMO - The outbreak at a Nanaimo long-term care home has grown. Island Health announcing around 6 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2021 an additional case of COVID-19 was discovered at the Chartwell Malaspina Care ...

Jan 01, 2021

Nanaimo couple welcomes Island's first baby of 2021

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island's first baby of the year arrived at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.Gerald Patrick Doughty was born at 1:54 a.m. on Jan 1 to parents Taylor and Chris of Nanaimo, according...

Jan 01, 2021

Island Health ends 2020 with 928 total COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Island Health remained the least affected health authority in B.C. throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. By Thursday, Dec. 31, 928 COVID-19 cases were confirmed within the health authority cover...

Dec 31, 2020