Tag Archives: Health
NDSS, Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh add new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Two Nanaimo schools have added more COVID-19 cases.Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District confirmed a series of exposure events at NDSS for Jan. 27, 28 and Feb. 1 and 2. This builds on the previo...
Feb 05, 2021
B.C.'s COVID-19 curve continues slow, downward trend
NANAIMO - B.C. continues to drop from the COVID-19 high of the fall. The province announced 471 new cases throughout B.C. on Feb. 5, 2021. This is in line with the number of cases announced throughout...
Feb 05, 2021
B.C. restrictions not easing with COVID-19 curve not flattening fast enough
NANAIMO - B.C.'s COVID-19 curve is decreasing but not fast enough to remove current restrictions. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed Friday, Feb. 5 she will extend current restrictio...
Feb 05, 2021
New COVID-19 exposures at five Nanaimo schools, multiple cluster sites
NANAIMO - Island Health has confirmed more exposure events at five local schools.A late-night tweet from School District 68 said new cases were confirmed at Bayview, Brechin and Rock City elementary s...
Feb 04, 2021
Chartwell Malaspina outbreak declared over, 465 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.
NANAIMO - An outbreak first declared in late December is over at a Nanaimo care home.In a joint statement from the province and public health on Thursday, Feb. 4, the Chartwell Malaspina care home out...
Feb 04, 2021
Mask mandate bolstered for middle and secondary school students, optional for elementary
NANAIMO - All middle and secondary school students across the province must now wear masks while indoors at school. Education minister Jennifer Whiteside updated directives to students and staff durin...
Feb 04, 2021
Additional COVID-19 exposure events at Nanaimo's Rock City Elementary, Bayview Elementary
NANAIMO - Two elementary schools in Nanaimo have recorded additional COVID-19 cases in the last week. School District 68 tweeted Wednesday night both Rock City Elementary and Bayview Elementary were s...
Feb 03, 2021
Pandemic response a 'careful balance' in B.C. as vaccinations near 150,000
NANAIMO - Daily provincial case counts in February continue to pace just under average compared to the first few weeks of 2021.A joint statement from the province and public health confirmed 414 new c...
Feb 03, 2021
Downtown Ladysmith hotel to accomodate 10-bed shelter
LADYSMITH - The shelter for those experiencing homelessness in the Ladysmith area is slated to move. BC Housing submitted an application to the Town of Ladysmith for a temporary use permit at the Isla...
Feb 03, 2021
Canada to get up to 1.1 m more doses by March through global vaccine alliance
OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...
Feb 03, 2021