Tag Archives: Health
Cyclist hit on highway south of Ladysmith, traffic delays ensue
LADYSMITH - One person was flown to hospital for treatment following a serious collision involving a vehicle and a cyclist.A statement from BC Emergency Health Services noted it received a call on Tue...
Aug 08, 2023
'Promises to be a good thing:' Parksville residents weigh in on proposed addictions treatment centre
PARKSVILLE - Local citizens had their chance to voice opinions about a proposed addiction treatment centre in downtown Parksville. An open house for a proposed 24/7 addictions treatment facility was h...
Aug 03, 2023
Errington wildlife rehab centre has unique relationship with bear cubs
ERRINGTON - Tough love adequately describes how staff and volunteers at the renowned North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre (NIWRC) treat its black bears prior to release back into the wild. Believed t...
Jul 28, 2023
'People are fed up': City of Parksville aims to ban overnight camping at Memorial Plaza
PARKSVILLE - While acknowledging it's merely a band-aid solution, Parksville councillors and the mayor say it's time to outlaw overnight sheltering at its downtown public square.In a motion tabled by ...
Jul 07, 2023
New Harewood bike skills park opens in time for summer season
NANAIMO - Just in time for the Canada Day long weekend, a new feature is available at the already well-stocked Harewood Centennial Park. A brand new mountain bike skills park was officially opened on ...
Jun 30, 2023
Humans Inhale Credit Card-Sized Amounts Of Microplastics Every Week
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Humans are potentially inhaling a credit card-sized amount of harmful microplastics on a weekly basis, and new research published in the journal Physics of...
Jun 30, 2023
Private members bill aims to increase penalties for attacks against first responders
NANAIMO - Members of the federal NDP are raising the profile of a bill crafted to increase punishments for physical attacks against firefighters, paramedics and other first responders. Introduced by L...
Jun 28, 2023
Drought-like conditions in Nanaimo region waterways providing 'context for the summer ahead'
NANAIMO - While the situation is by no means dire, groundwater supply in many areas of the mid Island area aren't exactly flush, and it's only late June. Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) data showed...
Jun 28, 2023
Proposed French Creek cell tower to boost coverage and avoid 'devastating outcomes'
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) will not stand in the way of a cell tower in French Creek proposed to address a long-standing coverage issues.RDN directors voted near unanimously on T...
Jun 27, 2023
'Its far exceeded my expectations:' Tom Harris Charity Classic makes significant impact
NANAIMO - A golf tournament continuing the work of a late philanthropic Nanaimo business legend has taken on a life of its own, morphing into an enormously successful fundraiser. The fourth annual Tom...
Jun 23, 2023