Tag Archives: Health
B.C. records more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases over long weekend
NANAIMO - More than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases were found over the Easter long weekend. A joint statement from the province on Monday, April 5 said 4,040 cases were discovered since Thursday, April 1. T...
Apr 05, 2021
Online booking tool for COVID-19 vaccinations to open on Tuesday
NANAIMO - Phase 3 of B.C.'s immunization plan is rolling out, including a much-sought after online booking tool. The province announced vaccine appointments can be booked online starting at 8 a.m. on ...
Apr 05, 2021
B.C. records more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in two days
NANAIMO - The days leading up to Easter weren't kind for B.C. public health. A joint statement from the province announced 2,090 new cases from April 1 to April 3, averaging slightly over 1,000 cases ...
Apr 03, 2021
Sexual assault response program returning to Nanaimo aimed at helping all who need it
NANAIMO - A response program helping those who've been sexually assaulted is returning to Nanaimo with a culturally inclusive mandate. The Indigenous-informed Sexual Assault Response Program is being ...
Apr 02, 2021
Island Health breaks another COVID-19 record
NANAIMO - The third wave of COVID-19 within Island Health continues to spike. The health authority confirmed 60 new cases on Thursday, April 1. It's the highest number of cases yet within Island Healt...
Apr 01, 2021
AstraZeneca vaccine doses ready for use as Canada approves U.S. manufacturing sites
OTTAWA - More than 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine are on their way to provinces now that Health Canada has authorized the U.S. sites where they were made. It remains to be seen ho...
Apr 01, 2021
SD68 confirms first COVID-19 school exposure after spring break
NANAIMO - The first exposure event at a Nanaimo school following spring break began the first day students returned to the classroom. SD68 confirmed Wellington Secondary suffered an exposure event on ...
Mar 31, 2021
2nd worst day ever in Island Health, masks now mandatory indoors for grades 4 to 12
NANAIMO - Island Health suffered the second worst day on record in the fight against COVID-19. The health authority recorded 57 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, March 31. The worst day was only less t...
Mar 31, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at Longlake Chateau 'blunted' by vaccine
NANAIMO - Island Health's top doctor says the most recent outbreak at a care facility was successfully mitigated by the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Richard Stanwick said the eight residents of Longlake Chat...
Mar 30, 2021
Oceanside region gaining COVID-19 cases, 40 new across Island Health
NANAIMO - The Oceanside region, which has some of the highest populations of seniors in Canada, is rapidly gaining COVID-19 cases. Island Health's chief medical health officer Dr. Richard Stanwick sai...
Mar 30, 2021