Tag Archives: Health
Attempted pop-up overdose prevention site outside Nanaimo hospital quickly relocated
NANAIMO - A group of Vancouver Island physicians known as Doctors for Safer Drug Policy who tried to launch an unsanctioned overdose prevention site (OPS) outside NRGH were quickly shut down by hospit...
Nov 18, 2024
'Please send an order, we're hungry:' popular Nanaimo seasonal fair trade store returns
NANAIMO - A retailer like no other is ready to offer shoppers a unique and powerful shopping experience. Global Village Nanaimo (GVN), longtime Nanaimo based non-profit fair trade operator, recently o...
Oct 26, 2024
Man injured in Nanaimo Island Hwy crash
NANAIMO - A motorcyclist sustained injuries following an apparent two-vehicle crash on the Island Hwy. in central Nanaimo Thursday afternoon. It happened at about 3:10 p.m. near 107th St, just north o...
Oct 24, 2024
Fundraising complete for Critical Care components of Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - About a year after launching a campaign to help bolster ongoing critical care projects at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, the money has arrived. The Nanaimo & District Hospital Founda...
Oct 24, 2024
Woman pleads guilty to neglecting 44 animals seized from feces-filled Mudge Island home
Editors note: This article contains highly disturbing details of animal neglect. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A case of puppy breeding gone horribly wrong was outlined during a gra...
Oct 24, 2024
'Provide a great service:' care home for those living with brain injuries coming to Parksville
PARKSVILLE - A new assisted living facility for those living with brain injuries is coming to the City of Parksville. A development permit was recently issued for 365 Moilliet St. South to build a pai...
Oct 22, 2024
Health officials ramp up for pending respiratory illness season
NANAIMO - A "moderate" respiratory illness season is expected to materialize in the coming weeks as the province recently unveiled its annual vaccine strategy. A week following the start of the B.C go...
Oct 22, 2024
Nanaimo & Parksville Mayors encouraged by incoming central Island MLAs
NANAIMO - Two of the four MLAs recently elected to represent the mid-Island are new to their roles, but there is familiarity amid a shifting political landscape. While mail-in vote counting this week ...
Oct 22, 2024
Eby & Rustad focus on Nanaimo battleground ridings
NANAIMO - An Island riding projected to be narrowly contested between the province's two biggest parties hosted their leaders on Wednesday. BC Conservative leader John Rustad focused on healthcare at ...
Oct 16, 2024
Determined Rocky Point residents land new playground
NANAIMO - Three years ago when Karolien Soylu's young family moved to a north Nanaimo neighbourhood, something felt like it was missing. "I remember looking at my husband and saying 'where are the pla...
Oct 16, 2024