Health

School exposure event information published, Island Health sees no COVID increase

NANAIMO - Island Health held steady in its COVID-19 case counts for a second consecutive day.The 195 cases confirmed in the health authority on Wednesday, Sept. 16 remained unchanged as 122 new cases ...

Sep 16, 2020

Island Health escapes new COVID-19 cases, 97 reported elsewhere in B.C.

NANAIMO - Island Health achieved the rare feat of going 24 hours without a newly confirmed COVID-19 case. The number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health remained steady for the first time since Sep...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 15, 2020

Nanaimo secures first navigation centre on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - A new, 60-bed supportive housing centre is coming to Nanaimo.The city was selected by the province to have the second navigation centre in British Columbia and the first on Vancouver Island....

Sep 15, 2020

Smoke expected to remain over Nanaimo, Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - There's little respite in sight from the smoke blanketing Vancouver Island. Air quality indexes across southern British Columbia have soared due to forest fires along the Unites States' west...

Sep 14, 2020

Amended health orders for bars, nightclubs could cripple local businesses

NANAIMO - Newly amended public health orders pertaining to liquor service and operating hours have local bar and nightclub operators on edge.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ordered all nigh...

Sep 14, 2020

New safe space opening to offer extra help to Nanaimo's traumatized

NANAIMO - A new space hopes to help people navigate the emotionally difficult journey of getting professional help. The AVI Health office at 55 Victoria Rd. in downtown Nanaimo will open every Thursda...

Sep 13, 2020

132 new COVID cases in B.C. caps high week of new cases

NANAIMO - One of the worst weeks for new COVID-19 cases in B.C. ended on a nearly record high note. A joint statement from the province announced 132 new cases across B.C. on Friday, Sept. 11, a sligh...

Sep 11, 2020

B.C. sets new single-day record high for COVID-19 cases, just two in Island Health

NANAIMO - British Columbia suffered its most active day in the COVID-19 pandemic.A total of 139 new cases were confirmed Thursday, Sept. 10 by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry, setting a new...

Sep 10, 2020

Suicide bereavement services expand across Vancouver Island on Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day

NANAIMO - A valuable service is expanding to mark Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day. The Nanaimo-based Vancouver Island Crisis Society now offers group sessions over Zoom for those bereaved by suicide ...

Alex Rawnsley Sep 10, 2020

'I'm making the best of it:' Nanaimo man up for multiple myeloma fight

NANAIMO - An incurable blood cancer diagnosis was hard for Fenix Theuerkorn to accept, but the Nanaimo man said there is reason to be hopeful.Theuerkorn learned he had multiple myeloma in 2017 after s...

Sep 05, 2020