Tag Archives: Health
'It saved my life:' Nanaimo man preaches proactive stance to beat colon cancer
NANAIMO - While he wasn't begging to get screened for colon cancer, Nanaimo's Ray Satermo is forever thankful he followed through.The 57-year-old teacher took an at-home screening test, leading to a c...
Mar 03, 2020 Nanaimo's Ray Satermo, 57, avoided radiation, chemotherapy and likely death by getting screened for colon cancer late in 2015. A few months later he had successful surgery and has been cancer-free ever since. (Submitted photo)
Kenney says frustrating coronavirus stifling oil and gas economy
EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says it's frustrating to see his government doing everything it can to grow the economy only to watch global oil prices fall due to reduced demand tied to the no...
Mar 02, 2020
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Mar 01, 2020
Wounded Warriors arrive in Nanaimo to share positive message
NANAIMO - A local runner taking part in the Wounded Warrior run knows how devastating post-traumatic stress disorder can be. Paramedic Mark Blachuras took roughly a month off work around this time in ...
Feb 28, 2020 Wounded Warriors Steve Deschamps (left), Mark Blachuras (centre) and Jackie Cummings on the road leaving Nanaimo in the 2019 run. (submitted/John W. Penner)
Province spending $200,000 for one-day overdose and emergency response conference in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Teams from all over B.C. directly responsible for tackling the ongoing overdose crisis will meet in the harbour city. Members from each of the 35 community actions teams across B.C. will att...
Feb 27, 2020 Members of the 35 community action teams across B.C. will meet in Nanaimo to share their experiences. (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Kindness, not pink shirts, will help erase bullying: student advocates
NANAIMO - A board in the foyer of John Barsby Secondary School specifically used for Pink Shirt Day was barely used. Only a handful of students on Wednesday, Feb. 26 had written nice things on it, in ...
Feb 26, 2020 Students pledged many things on Pink Shirt Day, but advocates say much more is needed than token words of support. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Fatal overdose numbers steadily decline in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The number of illicit substance overdoses in Nanaimo was cut by more than half since the height of the crisis. Twenty-two people lost their lives in 2019, down from 56 in 2017. It's nearly d...
Feb 24, 2020 The number of illicit drug deaths in Nanaimo has reached the lowest number since the crisis began. (File photo/The Canadian Press)
Available treatment beds remain unfunded, City staff to continue seeking provincial funding
NANAIMO - Five open and available treatment beds will remain unused for the near future after a City of Nanaimo task force passed on funding the service. The decision to provide $70,500 in one-time fu...
Feb 24, 2020 A City of Nanaimo task force has recommended city staff continue the course of asking for provincial money which likely isn't coming. (File photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Survey to help guide funding, community discussion about homelessness in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - An upcoming point-in-time count will help paint an accurate picture of homelessness and poverty in Nanaimo and the mid island. Several hundred people experiencing homelessness in the city ar...
Feb 20, 2020 Those experiencing homelessness will fill out surveys at an event on March 12 and also receive the services they need.(submitted/United Way)
Another study on poverty concerns and services in Nanaimo-area being applied for
NANAIMO - More insight will hopefully be granted into the many issues facing low-income residents in the mid-island, though similar work is already being done. The City of Nanaimo is joining the Nanai...
Feb 19, 2020 The Regional District of Nanaimo hopes to have a map of services available throughout the entire region, building off the work done by individual communities. (United Way Northern and Central Vancouver Island)