Tag Archives: Health
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
Just two new COVID-19 cases confirmed in B.C., lowest total since early March
NANAIMO - B.C. has seen the lowest daily increase of COVID-19 cases since the first week of March. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Tuesday, May 19 said just two new positive tests were r...
May 19, 2020
Vancouver Island COVID-19 cases again remain steady, restart plan set to begin
NANAIMO - Both Vancouver Island and British Columbia continue to flatten the COVID-19 curve. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced just 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases across B.C. in th...
May 18, 2020