Health Minister Adrian Dix has announced the appointment of two mediators, Jane Morley and Jean Greatbatch, to help address the recommendations in the IHealth report as they relate to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Health Minister Adrian Dix has released a report on the review of Island Health’s IHealth system.

A community meeting for B.C.’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will take place in Nanaimo on Monday, Jan. 22, 2018.

The Government of British Columbia is providing $25,000 to conserve historic coal mine structures in Morden Colliery Historic Provincial Park near Nanaimo.

Skilled trades students in the Nanaimo and Cowichan Valley school districts will benefit from a three-year, $15-million investment by the B.C. government to support youth trades programs with the purchase of new trades training equipment.

Students in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District will benefit from over $1.8 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and classroom supplies, MLA Michelle Stilwell announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

The Province is investing $24 million to increase access for low-income families to fresh food, dental and hearing care for children, and to support community initiatives to reduce poverty.

Nanaimo Airport will receive $175,607 in funding from the B.C. Air Access Program this year for the North Apron Expansion Project, announced MLA for Parksville-Qualicum Michelle Stilwell on behalf of Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Todd Stone.