Health

Province expands school mask mandate to include K-3 students & staff

NANAIMO - The province is extending its long-standing mask mandate for school students to cover everyone from kindergarten to grade 12.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the change i...

Oct 01, 2021

Nanaimo Hospital staff appreciation event counters 'disappointing' protest

NANAIMO - Management at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital staged an event for its increasingly relied upon staff following a boisterous protest earlier this month.The gathering outside the hospital's ...

Sep 27, 2021

Construction starts on Gabriola Island skateboard park

GABRIOLA ISLAND - Vastly improved recreational amenities on Gabriola Island in recent years will soon take another step forward.The Regional District of Nanaimo announced construction on the highly an...

Sep 27, 2021

Active COVID-19 cases drop considerably on mid island

NANAIMO - While 80 new COVID cases were announced for the mid-Island region, the number of cases considered active regionally dropped considerably.Data from Island Health published on Monday, Sept. 20...

Sep 20, 2021

Southern Vancouver Island drives another large COVID-19 increase

NANAIMO - Areas south of the Malahat continue to grapple with COVID-19 cases spiking.Island Health reported 114 new cases on Friday, a sharp increase over recent averages and the biggest single-day in...

Sep 17, 2021

61 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths for Island Health

NANAIMO - Island Health's COVID-19 case counts rose by 61 on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in line with recent averages over several weeks. Twenty-seven of the new cases were in the central Vancouver Island re...

Sep 15, 2021

Third COVID-19 dose coming for immunocompromised, mandatory vax for all healthcare workers

NANAIMO - The province is making a small adjustment to its COVID-19 vaccination program for a small group of British Columbians.Public Health is following a recommendation from the National Advisory C...

Sep 13, 2021

Vax passport officially launches as Nanaimo businesses navigate newest challenge

NANAIMO - Monday marks the first day of B.C.'s vaccine passport program.Announced in late August, the passport is a QR-code based system to show a proof of vaccination against COVID-19 allowing access...

Sep 13, 2021

Unvaccinated 'holding a red flag to a virus that spreads to live' as ICUs stay crowded

NANAIMO - B.C.'s hospitals continue to fill with more serious COVID-19 cases, mainly among those who have elected not to receive a vaccine shot.Health minister Adrian Dix delivered repeated empassione...

Sep 09, 2021

Active cases in Island Health near unchanged as B.C. sees curve flattening

NANAIMO - A minimal change in active cases for Island Health.A further 62 cases were confirmed by Island Health on Wednesday, Sept. 8, including 30 in the central Island. Six were based in the north o...

Sep 08, 2021