Health

Active COVID-19 cases in Island Health drop substantially in central Island area

NANAIMO - The COVID-19 rollercoaster in Island Health continued with a steep drop in active cases. The number of active fell by 83 on Tuesday, Aug. 31 to 440, while 66 new cases were confirmed. The nu...

Aug 31, 2021

Nanaimo's Overdose Awareness Day takes politicians to task over rising fatalities

NANAIMO - The first International Overdose Awareness Day event in Nanaimo since the pandemic took aim at the systems and policies behind the toxic drug crisis. "I'm still confused over what tangible a...

Aug 31, 2021

Island Health active COVID-19 cases rise by more than 150 in one week

NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases within Island Health rose sharply in one week of the fourth wave. Island Health reported 523 active cases in the health authority on Monday, Aug. 30. This...

Aug 30, 2021

Are Hot Dogs Doing Joey Chestnut Dirty?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! BION of the Week Ripley's is constantly on the hunt to find the strangest Believe It or Not! stories, or BIONs, to share with our fellow fans of the bizarr...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Aug 27, 2021

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations 'off the table' for school district 68 employees

NANAIMO - Union leaders representing teachers and support staff in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools say they won't initiate the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for their members.Jeremy Inscho,...

Aug 25, 2021

Island Health crests 6,000 total COVID-19 cases through pandemic

NANAIMO - Island Health has reached another milestone in its COVID-19 case counts.The health authority reported 53 new cases on Tuesday, Aug. 24 which took the total number of infections since early l...

Aug 24, 2021

124 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend throughout Island Health

NANAIMO - The steady rise in COVID-19 cases in Island Health has continued.Island Health confirmed 124 new cases over three reporting periods from the weekend. It brings the total number of cases in t...

Aug 23, 2021

Province implementing COVID-19 vaccine passport system for restaurants, movies & more

NANAIMO - Proof of vaccination will soon be required to access some non-essential businesses. Premier John Horgan announced the BC vaccine card, a new, ramped up strategy for B.C.'s immunization plan ...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 23, 2021

58 new cases in Island Health as Interior hit with mandatory masks & other restrictions

NANAIMO - Island Health has continued its trend for rising COVID-19 infections.A further 58 new cases were confirmed Friday, Aug. 20 by the health authority, however the number active rose just margin...

Aug 20, 2021

Island Health scaling back COVID-19 mass vaccination sites in Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Mass vaccination clinics set up to quickly deliver doses of COVID-19 vaccine are downsizing as demand continually drops.Island Health confirmed on Friday, Aug. 20, many of their large, immun...

Aug 20, 2021