Tag Archives: Health
Nanoose Bay man honoured for providing hope in 3rd world countries
PARKSVILLE - A Nanoose Bay man's tantalizing retirement plans went out the window to instead help the desperately poor in central America and Mexico.Bill Rawlins, a former Ballenas Secondary principal...
Sep 08, 2019 Bill Rawlins received a Sovereign Medal for Volunteers award on Thursday, Sept. 5 in Victoria from BC Lt. Governor Janet Austin (Rachel Rilkoff)
Health Canada eyes private-sector cash to fund opioids solution
OTTAWA - Health Canada is hoping to use private-sector dollars to fight opioid addiction because "conventional efforts are not enough" to address the national health crisis, newly ...
Sep 06, 2019 (File Photo/The Canadian Press)
Multiple myeloma awareness walk exceeds fundraising and awareness goal
NANAIMO - Roughly 200 people marched along Nanaimo's seawall for a good cause, raising awareness about a serious cancer which is treatable but incurable. They walked in the long weekend sunshine on Mo...
Sep 03, 2019 Roughly 200 people walked from the Lion's Pavilion in Maffeo Sutton Park along the seawall on Monday, Sept. 2, raising awareness and funds about multiple myeloma. (submitted)
Man seriously hurt in north Nanaimo motorcycle crash
NANAIMO - A motorcycle rider is in serious condition after he was thrown from his bike in a crash on Hwy. 19 in north Nanaimo. RCMP Cst. Gary O'Brien said the motorcyclist rear-ended a tour bus on Mon...
Sep 03, 2019 Hwy. 19 long weekend traffic was snarled for southbound commuters due to a late Monday, Sept. 2 afternoon crash. (Submitted photo)
Mounties remind motorists and parents of back to school safety
NANAIMO - Summer vacation is over for thousands of students, which means school zones are now in effect.Starting Tuesday, Sept. 3, motorists are reminded to slow down to 30 kilometers an hour from 8:0...
Sep 02, 2019 After a long summer break, school zones are effect starting Sept. 3rd from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'It opens up a lot of doors:' Nanaimo legion awarded grant for accessibility van
NANAIMO - A provincial government grant will help a Nanaimo legion make life easier for many seniors in the community.A $60,000 Ministry of Health grant awarded to the Nanaimo Legion Branch 256 on Eas...
Aug 22, 2019 Legion 256 on East Wellington Rd. in Nanaimo will soon be the only mid-island legion to own a vehicle to help seniors get around the community. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
'I was expecting worse': family relieved after elderly man found in upper Lantzville woods
LANTZVILLE - A family celebration put on hold can resume after volunteers found a man with severe dementia who'd walked away into the dense Upper Lantzville brush just west of Green Lake.Wayne Striles...
Aug 20, 2019 Wayne Strilesky, sitting in the red jacket which kept him warm overnight in the forests near Green Lake. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
400 Nanaimo-area kids learn to be leaders through soccer
NANAIMO - Indigenous youth had fun on their turf learning how to play soccer and be a leader in their community.Several hundred children from Nanaimo and across the mid-island packed the Beban Park so...
Aug 19, 2019 Two youth, who were already pretty comfortable with soccer, learning slick new moves at the Hope and Health event in Beban Park on Monday, Aug. 19. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Tour de Rock mock ride provides glimpse into the future
NANAIMO - Riders and crew will get their first taste of the 2019 Tour de Rock this weekend. The mock tour leaving Nanaimo on Saturday, Aug. 17 allows new riders and crew to familiarize themselves with...
Aug 16, 2019 2019 Tour de Rock riders will get their first taste of this year's event with a mock tour on Saturday Aug. 17. (File Photo/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Parksville supportive housing getting move-in ready
PARKSVILLE - The finishing touches are being put in place before more than 50 people experiencing or close to experiencing homelessness have a new place to thrive. Orca Place, an $8.4 million supporti...
Aug 16, 2019 Many residents of Orca Place won't have personal effects to fill their rooms, but are expected to quickly make each suite feel like home. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)