Tag Archives: Health
Steph Unedited!
Something different for the summer, here are three short (< 2 minutes each) ‘Steph Unedited’ videos to share a few ideas to help you live…wait for it…Your Life, Unlimited!...
Aug 07, 2019
Second MRI for Nanaimo hospital to reduce wait times
NANAIMO - A new MRI machine at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is hoped to halve the wait time for patients in need. The $5.5 million project was announced Wednesday, July 31 at the hospital, where ...
Jul 31, 2019 Health minister Adrian Dix and delegates outside NRGH to announce a second MRI for the regional hospital. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Increase in overdose deaths triggers alert from Island Health
NANAIMO - A spike in the number of recent overdose deaths in Nanaimo and Parksville has forced a response from Island Health.Medical Health Officer Dr. Shannon Waters told NanaimoNewsNOW the advisory ...
Jul 30, 2019 Island Health have released an Overdose Advisory after a spike in the number of overdoses and deaths in the region. (Rawpixel)
Nanaimo takes next step to make life easier for local seniors
NANAIMO - It's hoped the endorsement of a new plan will lead to an easier and more successful life for Nanaimo seniors.The Nanaimo Age-Friendly City Plan was officially endorsed by Nanaimo councillors...
Jul 26, 2019 These categories are advocated for by the World Health Organization and it's believed they'll make Nanaimo more accomodating to seniors. (Nanaimo Seniors Task Force)
Add It!
Sometimes it’s hard to stop doing thing, even if you know it’s in your best interest to stop. You know you ‘should’ stop, but it’s hard. Taking things away, can feel like...
Jul 24, 2019
Community access for visual impaired aided by technology
NANAIMO - Emerging technology for those who are visually-impaired is highlighting how inaccessible Nanaimo can be for many. Nanaimo resident Jean Menzies, like many others across the world, is turning...
Jul 19, 2019 Visually impaired individuals are increasingly turning to technology in order to gather information they would otherwise miss. (Be My Eyes)
Nanaimo free dinner program dismantled after eviction saga
NANAIMO - The dream of offering free hot meals to Nanaimo's most vulnerable from an ideal south-end location has come to an end. The locks were changed and tent ceilings taken down at 150 Nicol St. on...
Jul 15, 2019 The fence and what remains of the Stone Soup free meal program on Nicol St. came down Monday morning in a mad scramble of phone calls and arguments. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Pilot project aims to help Nanaimo women suffering period poverty
NANAIMO - A pilot project aims to help find the best way to assist vulnerable Nanaimo women who have to choose between food and menstrual products.The United Way Period Promise Research Project is bui...
Jul 10, 2019 A pilot program will track how many free menstrual products are used and by who, to craft better policies and eliminate barriers for women in need. (Pixabay)
Issues of trust revealed to be at heart of Nanaimo's supervised consumption site saga
NANAIMO - The sometimes fraught relationship between Nanaimo administration and Island Health, specifically regarding the downtown overdose prevention site, has revealed itself to be a major issue in ...
Jul 09, 2019 The overdose prevention site on Wesley St. is seen by many to be a hub for many downtown disorder issues but also live-saving efforts in the overdose crisis. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Parksville councillors to face stiff pushback in efforts to regulate needle distribution
PARKSVILLE - Councillors are challenging harm reduction efforts by Island Health and trying to pass a bylaw regulating the distribution of needles. A proposed bylaw from Parksville mayor Ed Mayne pass...
Jul 04, 2019 Parksville councillors are looking to restrict how needles are exchanged and handed out to those who use them for illicit substances, drawing the ire of health experts. (The Canadian Press)