Health

'A real struggle:' Nursing shortage leading to health centre closures in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A nursing shortage is affecting the country's most northern communities, with eight health centres run by nurses expectedto temporarily shut their doors if staff aren't found to kee...

Aug 08, 2021

Thousands more Nanaimo street lights to be converted to LED in coming months

NANAIMO - BC Hydro's wooden poles topped with inefficient orange-glowing street lights in Nanaimo are scheduled to be upgraded by the end of the year.The substantial project involves switching out Hyd...

Aug 06, 2021

Repeat Nanaimo fentanyl trafficker serving back-to-back jail sentences

NANAIMO - A drug trafficker caught red-handed by Nanaimo RCMP was sentenced to an additional three and a half years in jail, less than three months after he was put away for separate local drug offenc...

Aug 05, 2021

New women-led non-profit opening doors and listening to all who need it

NANAIMO - A welcoming space on the ground floor of a downtown Nanaimo landmark is now open for all those looking for someone to talk to. The Rise Bridge Project, spearheaded by women focused on empowe...

Aug 05, 2021

Condition of Nanaimo dirt bike rider improves after serious Rock City Rd. crash

NANAIMO - A man involved in a dirt bike crash on Nanaimo's Rock City Rd. is expected to survive.Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien informed NanaimoNewsNOW the man is in stable condition after he lost cont...

Aug 04, 2021

No appointment necessary 'Walk-in Wednesday' debuts province-wide

NANAIMO - All mass vaccination clinics in B.C. are open to eligible recipients on Wednesday Aug. 4 to get immunized against COVID-19.Walk-in Wednesday enables everybody 12-years-old and up to receive ...

Aug 04, 2021

Monthly event helped Nanaimo's homeless keep their feet safe

NANAIMO - People living rough in Nanaimo no longer have to worry about their shoes falling apart. The second monthly Happy Feet give away on Friday, July 30 helped dozens of people experiencing homele...

Jul 30, 2021

Nanaimo Brain Injury Society receives provincial support

NANAIMO - Local individuals living with acquired brain injury will soon have better access to support services and programs.The Nanaimo Brain Injury Society (NBIS) received $65,000 from the ministry o...

Jul 29, 2021

Undercover operation by Oceanside RCMP sends fentanyl trafficker to jail

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo man was handed an 18 month jail sentence for possessing and selling fentanyl on multiple occasions. Peter Reiner Niederhumer, 52, was sentenced on Wednesday, July 28 after pleading...

Jul 29, 2021

Parksville Food Bank in dire need of fresh produce

PARKSVILLE - Hundreds of people in the Oceanside region could be forced to go without fresh fruits and vegetables. The Parksville Food Bank is running desperately low on fresh produce. Bonnie Brown wi...

Jul 28, 2021