Health

Province lobbies to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs

NANAIMO - Amid no sign the drug toxicity crisis is improving in B.C., the province wants criminal penalities wiped out for people possessing small amounts of illicit drugs.Mental health and addictions...

Nov 01, 2021

Number of unvaxxed Island healthcare workers drops as NRGH surgery capacity reduced

NANAIMO - Around 200 previously unvaccinated healthcare workers within Island Health have rolled up their sleeves.The province reported, as of Monday, Nov. 1, 480 workers (approximately two per cent) ...

Nov 01, 2021

COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care ...

Nov 01, 2021

Island Health issues overdose advisory for Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Island Health is warning drug users about an increasing number of overdoses in Nanaimo, triggering an advisory.The advisory was issued on Tuesday, Oct. 26 and is scheduled to last for at lea...

Oct 26, 2021

To our health!

A needle is NOT a good surprise!! ***We interrupt this week’s e-news for an important announcement… I’m going to say this right upfront, I believe in the COVID vaccine. I believe eve...

Stephanie Staples Oct 25, 2021

Live event capacity limits to be rescinded amid higher vaccination rates

NANAIMO - The province is lifting indoor capacity restrictions as rates of people who have received at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine continues to increase.People in areas with high vaccinati...

Oct 19, 2021

Nanoose First Nation multi-use path to enhance community connectivity and safety

NANAIMO - A significant provincial grant will allow a paved non-vehicular path to safely accomodate people to and from Snaw-Naw-As territory.Craig Edwards, Nanoose First Nation's economic development ...

Oct 16, 2021

Circuit breaker restrictions hit Northern Health in bid to curb rising cases and hospitalizations

NANAIMO -New restrictions are coming for most Northern Health authority residents in a bid to curb rising COVID-19 transmission.Restrictions on household and organized events similar to what was appli...

Oct 14, 2021

Indoor mask mandate enhanced, COVID vaccine for 5 to 11-year-olds anticipated shortly

NANAIMO - Public health officials extended indoor mask wearing rules from schools into the community.Provincial heath officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced children as young as five-years-old are now req...

Oct 12, 2021

COVID-19 death toll tops 2,000 across British Columbia

KAMLOOPS - A grim milestone today in British Columbia's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of people who have died from the virus has grown to 2001 with five deaths in the last 24 hours.O...

Oct 08, 2021