Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Safe supply & decriminalization top death review panel recommendations for drug toxicity crisis
NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service is again recommending safer supply and more supports to help battle province's drug toxicity crisis.Recommendations come after a death review panel was established to...
Mar 09, 2022
Wounded Warrior run aims to raise cash and bury misconceptions
NANAIMO - A small relay team passing through Nanaimo intends to make a big difference in the lives of emergency responders mentally injured by their professions.Members from Wounded Warrior Run BC are...
Mar 04, 2022
Self-management message pushed with existing COVID restrictions under review
NANAIMO - While COVID-19 health restrictions in B.C. are remaining in place for now, a carrot continues to dangle indicating more easements are coming.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry opened...
Mar 01, 2022
SD68 to examine north Nanaimo capacity crunch
NANAIMO - Added pressure caused by ever-rising enrolment at several Nanaimo will be under close examination over the next several months.Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools trustees unanimously agreed to...
Mar 01, 2022
Routley, Osbourne see new roles as BC Government shuffles cabinet
VICTORIA - A small cabinet shuffle announced by Premier John Horgan involved a pair of MLA's exchanging ministerial duties.Josie Osbourne was appointed the first ever minister of land, water and resou...
Feb 25, 2022
Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district investigates expanding before & after school care
NANAIMO - Providing additional on-site before and after school care in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith public school system will be further explored.During its regular board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 23, Distr...
Feb 25, 2022
More nurses being trained in Nanaimo to combat ongoing staff shortages
NANAIMO - New, provincially funded nursing positions at Vancouver Island University are seen as a major win to re-stock the stretched-thin health care industry.The province announced on Sunday, Feb. 2...
Feb 24, 2022
Province to broaden access to COVID-19 rapid tests
NANAIMO - More people will be able to access take-home rapid COVID-19 tests as millions of additional kits are delivered to B.C. B.C. health minister Adrian Dix announced on Wednesday, Feb. 23 a new c...
Feb 23, 2022
Nanaimo cancer centre remains on horizon as mental health, disaster relief headline B.C. budget
NANAIMO - Better care, closer to home for mid-Island residents battling cancer remains in the plans for the B.C. government, albeit without any specifics.Finance minister Selina Robinson delivered thi...
Feb 22, 2022
More features ramps up budget of Gabriola Island skateboard park
GABRIOLA ISLAND - Several amenities excluded from a skateboard park currently under construction have been re-instated, pushing the project's price tag up substantially. Regional District of Nanaimo (...
Feb 22, 2022