Health

Nanaimo chiropractor conquers 125 kilometre Canadian Death Race

NANAIMO - He's known locally as "The Running Doctor" and he's living up to his name.Dr. Ferenc Stefani is a chiropractor and sports therapy coach in Nanaimo and recently competed in a 125-kilometre tr...

Aug 10, 2022

'For me, it's an easy decision:' Nanaimo girl among first in line for COVID-19 vaccination

NANAIMO - She's among the first of her age group in Island Health to receive the newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine.Three-year-old Eva received her first dose of the Moderna Spikevax vaccine during a vis...

Aug 05, 2022

Nanaimo Hospital Foundation funds youth wellness health van

NANAIMO - Mobile services with a focus on youth wellness will soon be hitting the streets of Nanaimo/Ladysmith.The Youth Wellness Van was made possible thanks to a $146,000 donation from the Nanaimo &...

Aug 04, 2022

Island Health booking COVID-19 immunizations for kids aged six months and up

NANAIMO - COVID-19 immunization is now available for anyone aged six months and older.Island Health began administering doses of the Moderna Spikevax vaccine on Tuesday, Aug. 2, in line with provincia...

Aug 02, 2022

VIDEO: Small dogs rescued from fire in Nanaimo home

NANAIMO - First responders successfully rescued two small dogs from a burning central Nanaimo home.Heavy smoke was reported coming from the basement of a home in the 2100 block of Boundary Ave., near ...

Aug 02, 2022

Man caught in high-profile Nanaimo child luring sting avoids jail

NANAIMO - A man busted for trying to meet up with a 14-year-old boy who turned out to be a well known vigilante pedophile hunter escaped going to jail.A sentencing hearing for Cory John Lloyd, 42, was...

Jul 27, 2022

Nanaimo non-profits making the most out of latest provincial grants

NANAIMO - A number of mid-Island non-profits received a welcome boost from the provincial government this week. North of $3 million worth of grants were handed out to over 80 organizations as part of ...

Jul 15, 2022

Donation bolsters Nanaimo's popular Take a Hike program

NANAIMO - Backed by strong reviews from participants, a sizable $15,000 donation is providing much-needed support for a program gaining momentum in Nanaimo.United Way of B.C. supplied the monetary gif...

Jul 07, 2022

Doctor prescribed nature pass program takes effect at Milner Gardens

QUALICUM BEACH - Popular Milner Gardens & Woodland in Qualicum Beach has joined a national program designed to make it easier for people to benefit from spending more time outside.The 70 acre Vanc...

Jul 04, 2022

'I'm so grateful:' thousands of free books donated to Nanaimo area youth

NANAIMO - A non-profit organization teaming up with Vancouver Island University to give away 18,000 books for needy mid Island service providers.First Book Canada in conjunction with four publishers s...

Jun 30, 2022