Health

Valuable Good Food Box program expanding to help medical patients

NANAIMO - Health care patients can now be prescribed a better diet to improve their condition. The Good Food Box program from Nanaimo Foodshare Society was prescribed by local physicians, dietitians a...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 02, 2020

Island Health COVID-19 cases fluctuate back to near record high

NANAIMO - A down turn in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday isn't the beginning of a trend. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 20 new cases on Wednesday, Dec. 2, compared to the 10 the da...

Dec 02, 2020

Island Health posts lowest COVID-19 increase since early November

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported its lowest increase in COVID-19 numbers in three weeks.Ten new cases were added to Island Health's total number of cases, with 639 cases confirmed regionally throu...

Dec 01, 2020

Capacity for COVID-19 tests doubles in Nanaimo with new site

NANAIMO - A COVID-19 testing site in Nanaimo has moved and expanded.Island Health announced on Tuesday, Dec. 1 a collection site moved from Grant Ave. in mid-Nanaimo to the Vancouver Island University...

Dec 01, 2020

Two motorbike riders hurt in late afternoon collision in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Witnesses say a driver attempting to turn onto Labieux Rd. hit a motorbike with two men aboard.It happened just before 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30 on Labieux Rd. at Blackburn Pl, one block nor...

Nov 30, 2020

Island Health records 58 new COVID-19 cases, 46 dead across B.C. over weekend

NANAIMO - Island Health shattered its record for new cases over a weekend, while B.C. had its deadliest weekend of the pandemic to date.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 58 new case...

Nov 30, 2020

Investigator finds racism against Indigenous people in B.C. hospitals but no "Price is Right" game

NANAIMO - "Clear evidence" of widespread racism within B.C.'s health care system was recorded by an investigator, but not the specific incident she was tasked with uncovering. Independent investigator...

Nov 30, 2020

16 Days of Activism campaign shining light on gendered violence during ongoing pandemic

NANAIMO - Messages of support and education about available services are needed more than ever in the COVID-19 pandemic. The annual 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign kicked of...

Nov 28, 2020

Island Health record for new daily COVID-19 cases broken

NANAIMO - The upward trend of increasing COVID-19 cases within Island Health continued with a record-breaking 27 new cases confirmed. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a total of 91...

Nov 27, 2020

'They're excellent:' popular staircase to Nanaimo beach rebuilt

NANAIMO - A lengthy stairs case leading to a popular north Nanaimo beach has been rebuilt after a lengthy wait. Trades crews vacated Seabold Rotary Park on Thursday, Nov 26, revealing a freshly opened...

Nov 27, 2020