Health

Influx of recovery & treatment beds expected in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A suite a new treatment and recovery beds are inbound for the Nanaimo area. The ministry of mental health and addictions announced on Tuesday, Feb. 9 there will be 15 new beds operated by th...

Feb 10, 2021

COVID-19 continues to spread in south Nanaimo high school

NANAIMO - The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District is once again warning of a COVID-19 exposure. SD68 confirmed an additional exposure at NDSS, the second such announcement in as many days, the evening o...

Feb 09, 2021

Island Health sees slight dip in new COVID-19 cases announced

NANAIMO - Tuesday brought slightly smaller numbers of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health. The health authority confirmed 22 new cases on Tuesday, Feb. 9. This is down from the 29 new a day during...

Feb 09, 2021

Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...

Feb 09, 2021

Feds to require negative COVID-19 test at land borders

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will also need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. ...

Feb 09, 2021

NDSS records another COVID-19 exposure

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 exposures at Nanaimo District Secondary School has increased.The Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District confirmed on Monday, Feb. 8 there was an additional COVID-19 exposur...

Feb 08, 2021

New COVID-19 cases remain high in Island Health as provincial numbers fall

NANAIMO - Good news across B.C. in the fight against COVID-19 hasn't yet turned into good news within Island Health. The number of active cases in B.C. fell by roughly 500 on Monday, Feb. 8 as 1,236 n...

Feb 08, 2021

City examining ways to address Nanaimo's downtown battered by social disorder

NANAIMO - A pair of projects addressing downtown social disorder are pushing forward, while City officials monitor how to react to an expected increase in challenges in the months ahead.Dave LaBerge, ...

Feb 08, 2021

Coldest 'Month' of the Year annual event presses on to tackle homelessness crisis

NANAIMO - The annual Coldest Night of the Year event is adapting and expanding to combat both the increasing rise in homelessness and the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the event normally held on one c...

Feb 07, 2021

Nanaimo school COVID-19 case surge seen as reflection of community hotspot status

NANAIMO - Local health officials and school staff are becoming well-versed in COVID-19 protocols after a second round of cluster events in the last week.School District 68 confirmed multiple COVID-19 ...

Feb 06, 2021