Health

Island fentanyl dealer gets federal prison sentence from Nanaimo judge

NANAIMO - A Campbell River man with a lengthy criminal past received a federal prison sentence for dealing high-potency fentanyl and other hard drugs.David Anthony Lucas, 34, was sentenced recently vi...

May 28, 2020

Island Health to remain in charge of Nanaimo Seniors Village after 'unprecedented' number of issues

NANAIMO - Care at a north Nanaimo seniors home will remain in the hands of Island Health. Susan Abermann will continue as administrator at Nanaimo Seniors Village until the end of July. She was first ...

May 25, 2020

Despite warm weather, Trudeau urges people to keep safe outdoors from COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians have a responsibility to themselves and to the people around them to follow public health rules to slow the spread of COVID-19. He also says that ...

May 25, 2020

Creative driveway workouts leads to fitness & lifestyle gains for Nanaimo family

NANAIMO - Getting dragged down by unhealthy habits isn't hard during a health pandemic.Melody Rowe, a 36-year-old a mother of two daughters who committed to a healthy lifestyle in late January with he...

May 25, 2020

Minds behind pandemic predicting algorithm already thinking about future beyond COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Canadian researcher who was among the first to predict the deadly spread of COVID-19 says the world needs to change the way it monitors for and reacts to disease outbreaks. Dr. Kamran Kha...

May 25, 2020

Nanaimo shoppers, retailers stickhandle COVID-19 mall experience

NANAIMO - Local shoppers and retailers are adapting to the new-normal at area shopping centres with varied levels of success.Many retail and personal service businesses were permitted to re-open by th...

May 22, 2020

Dine In: NanaimoNewsNOW samples new restaurant normal

NANAIMO - After weeks of take out or delivery-only options at several area restaurants, a relaxing of restrictions from the provincial government finally allowed for dine-in service.NanaimoNewsNOW's S...

May 21, 2020

City of Parksville green lights sport courts, outdoor rec facility re-opening

PARKSVILLE - The City of Parksville is moving ahead with plans to re-open outdoor recreation facilities.Effective Friday, May 22, tennis courts at Springwood Park along with sport courts in Parksville...

May 21, 2020

Safety improvements, new parking lot inbound for Ammonite Falls and Benson Creek Falls Regional Park

NANAIMO - Regional District of Nanaimo officials say drastic improvements to the well used nature park leading to Ammonite Falls are beginning to take shape.Yann Gagnon, manager of parks services for ...

May 21, 2020

Overdose advisory continues for Vancouver Island as deaths continue

NANAIMO - The tainted drug supply is taking more lives. Island Health first issued an overdose advisory on May 11 after a week of increases in fatal overdoses. An advisory was issued again on May 19. ...

May 20, 2020