Category Archives: Nanaimo
'It has changed how we deliver care:' Nanaimo nurses adjust to new normal on COVID-19 front lines
NANAIMO - Long shifts and thankless work have long been staples of nursing, however the COVID-19 pandemic has put front line hospital staff on centre stage.National Nurses Week was celebrated May 11-1...
May 17, 2020
Businesses plan to re-open as COVID-19 cases stay low, no increase on Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - The total number of COVID-19 cases continues to flatten ahead of phase two of B.C.'s restart plan coming online after the long weekend.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 21...
May 16, 2020
New roundabout coming to Qualicum Beach, as Nanaimo monitors the traffic tool
NANAIMO - The Town of Qualicum Beach is going all-in on the increasingly popular way to calm and direct traffic.Construction is about to begin on the second roundabout in the area at the Town's most s...
May 16, 2020
Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay ferry service set to resume
NANAIMO - A vital connection between Nanaimo and the Lower Mainland is set to re-enter service. The Departure Bay to Horseshoe Bay ferry route will resume on June 3, according to BC Ferries.The compan...
May 15, 2020
Annual Nanaimo bathtub race cancelled, organizers hope for fall event
NANAIMO - The waters off the coast of Nanaimo will be relatively calm this summer without dozens of bathtubs racing across the waves. The Loyal Nanaimo Bathtub Society has decided to cancel the 53rd W...
May 15, 2020
Five new COVID-19 fatalities recorded across B.C., no new cases confirmed for Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - The long weekend is getting started in a tragic fashion. The ministry of health and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced five additional COVID-19 fatalities on Friday, May 15...
May 15, 2020
Comments about off-leash dog sparks fight between Nanaimo seniors
NANAIMO - A picturesque morning walk for a 74-year-old turned violent after he made a comment about an off-leash dog. Nanaimo RCMP said the senior was walking his leashed dog on a trail near Glen Oaks...
May 15, 2020
B.C. schools to partially re-open June 1, attendance is optional
NANAIMO - Schools will be going back in session, albeit in a dramatically altered and scaled-down fashion due to COVID-19.Education minister Rob Fleming announced kindergarten to grade 12 classes will...
May 15, 2020
Snowbirds to conduct Nanaimo fly-by, part of nationwide tour
NANAIMO - If the weather co-operates, the skies above Nanaimo are about to get loud.The Canadian Forces Snowbirds are winding down their nationwide Operation Inspiration tour and are scheduled to swoo...
May 15, 2020
Bowen Rd., Bruce Ave. headline Nanaimo's summer road work season
NANAIMO - A slew of road enhancement and infrastructure replacement projects have begun recently in the city.Crews began tearing up a section of Bruce Ave. between Seventh St. and Eighth St. on May 11...
May 15, 2020