Tag Archives: Health
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
'It could take longer than I thought:' 7-10 Club Society struggles to find new home
NANAIMO - Being forced out of its headquarters is straining a free meal service for Nanaimo's homeless and low-income earners. The 7-10 Club Society officially closed its doors at the Community Servic...
Sep 08, 2021
Island Health sees relatively modest COVID-19 increase over long weekend
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases found within Island Health over the Labour Day long weekend remained steady and in line with recent trends. Island Health confirmed 213 new cases on Tuesday,...
Sep 07, 2021
Scannable vaccine card launched to access restaurants, movie theatres, gyms & more
NANAIMO - The province has unveiled its complete plan for its rollout of a proof of vaccine card, to be used to access high-transmission risk indoor settings.Effective Sept. 13, proof of at least one ...
Sep 07, 2021
Island Health's active case counts down as 'vax van' returns to Nanaimo mall & VIU
NANAIMO - Despite an upward trend of new COVID-19 cases over the past week, Island Health continued to see the number of active cases slip down.A further 53 new cases were confirmed by the health auth...
Sep 03, 2021
Poll: majority of Canadians favour vaccine passport for non-essential places
A new poll suggests eight out of 10 Canadians backed the notion of a COVID-19 vaccine passport in the days leading up to this week's rollout of a certificate system in Quebec and news that Ontario wou...
Sep 03, 2021
Central Vancouver Island sees 25 new COVID-19 cases for second straight day
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases found within central Vancouver Island has matched tallies from the day before. Island Health on Thursday, Sept. 2 confirmed 25 new COVID-19 cases in the area...
Sep 02, 2021
Island Health's active COVID-19 cases continue to drop
NANAIMO - Following a substantial reduction in active cases over the weekend, Island Health is reporting fewer active patients once more. A total of 429 active cases remain for the health authority, a...
Sep 01, 2021