John McKinley

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Island Health remains committed to a new Island-wide paperless diagnosis and treatment recording and patient tracking system being implemented first at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Dufferin Place residential care centre and Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville.

Island Health maintains controversial paperless system safe, working as planned

Officials say technical support for new electronic record system will continue at Nanaimo hospital until doctors and nurses are up to speed

Island Health remains committed to a new Island-wide paperless diagnosis and treatment recording and patient tracking system being implemented first at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Dufferin Place residential care centre and Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville.
East Creek is adjacent the Brooks Peninsula, in the area of the Klashkish Inlet, indicated by the circle on this Sierra Club map.

Five-month wait for logging plan has Sierra Club crying foul on the north Island

Lemare Lake Logging says its operations at East Creek near Brooks Peninsula have been by the book, forests ministry unconcerned

East Creek is adjacent the Brooks Peninsula, in the area of the Klashkish Inlet, indicated by the circle on this Sierra Club map.
Chemainus Monetary Foundation Founder Karl Schutz displays some of the Emily Carr-adorned currency during the 2006 launch.

Emily Carr already on a local currency

Famous B.C. artist printed on Chemainus legal tender

Chemainus Monetary Foundation Founder Karl Schutz displays some of the Emily Carr-adorned currency during the 2006 launch.
Police are keeping an eye on the roads for drivers engaging in risky or stupid behaviour.

Cops on lookout for bad drivers

Driving is one of the most dangerous things people do, says Central Island Highway Highway Patrol

Police are keeping an eye on the roads for drivers engaging in risky or stupid behaviour.
Kaylie McKinley at the Tree Top Hammocks in Tofino.

Hidden gems for your summer holidays

With 32,000 square kilometres to play in, chances are good you’ve yet to experience everything the Island has to offer.

Kaylie McKinley at the Tree Top Hammocks in Tofino.
Police are keeping an eye on the roads for drivers engaging in risky or stupid behaviour.

Cops on lookout for bad drivers

Driving is one of the most dangerous things people do, says Central Island Highway Highway Patrol

Police are keeping an eye on the roads for drivers engaging in risky or stupid behaviour.
Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, pictured with her son Ewen, returned to work April 1 to find she had been removed as the community’s Capital Regional District representative.

Elected officials fight for maternity leave

An AVICC resolution looks to enshrine parental leave in the Community Charter

Sooke Mayor Maja Tait, pictured with her son Ewen, returned to work April 1 to find she had been removed as the community’s Capital Regional District representative.
AVICC call for ICF review ‘up in the air’

AVICC’s call for ICF review up in the air

Vancouver Island communities want a review of the way Vancouver Island’s rail line is financed and managed.

AVICC call for ICF review ‘up in the air’
Vancouver Island University student and Crofton native Anouk Borris is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at VIU after already achieving her forestry diploma.

Focus on VIU: University an economic driver for Nanaimo region

NANAIMO – Educated, working professionals drawn to West-Coast lifestyle, thanks to VIU.

Vancouver Island University student and Crofton native Anouk Borris is pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at VIU after already achieving her forestry diploma.
Forestry, tourism, construction, what are the main drivers of the local economy? Diversity is the key to prosperity statistics say.

Diversity strengthens economies

There’s prosperity in diversity, or at least money to be made.

Forestry, tourism, construction, what are the main drivers of the local economy? Diversity is the key to prosperity statistics say.
Aamera Jiwaji travelled from Kenya to finish her Master’s of Business Administration at Vancouver Island University.

Focus on VIU

NANAIMO – Series looks at VIU and the impact the university is having on the social and economic landscape of the community.

Aamera Jiwaji travelled from Kenya to finish her Master’s of Business Administration at Vancouver Island University.
Gary Manson shares his historical and cultural perspective with Vancouver Island University students and teachers as part of VIU’s elders-in-residence program.

Focus on VIU: University partners with indigenous groups

NANAIMO – Welcoming environment leads to successful students who return to aboriginal communities on the Island.

Gary Manson shares his historical and cultural perspective with Vancouver Island University students and teachers as part of VIU’s elders-in-residence program.
Southern Rail employees manoeuvre the Island Explorer excursion train along the tracks at the rail yard on the Nanaimo waterfront Tuesday. The 1952 locomotive and four heritage coaches arrived earlier that morning in anticipation of an April 8 event celebrating the 130th anniversary of Island rail.

AVICC: Delegates support rail funding motion

NANAIMO – Majority of AVICC attendees vote to urge federal government to release funding for track repairs.

Southern Rail employees manoeuvre the Island Explorer excursion train along the tracks at the rail yard on the Nanaimo waterfront Tuesday. The 1952 locomotive and four heritage coaches arrived earlier that morning in anticipation of an April 8 event celebrating the 130th anniversary of Island rail.

Rail and trail not mutually exclusive

The sentiment has not been uncommon in the long absence of any significant rail activity on the E&N line

Island community names have varied cultural roots

Many communities on Vancouver Island have names derived from First Nations culture

British Columbia ski resort runs are not subject to any outside regulatory authority when it comes to safety standards.

Ski run safety largely self-regulated in B.C.

Outside of lift activity, government leaves individual resorts alone to set and enforce their own safety standards

British Columbia ski resort runs are not subject to any outside regulatory authority when it comes to safety standards.
Dr. Jonathan Reggler wants assisted dying laws to apply across the board in B.C. hospitals

Assisted dying causing ethical quandary for some

Matters of church and state appear poised to collide in the corridors of a Vancouver Island hospital.

Dr. Jonathan Reggler wants assisted dying laws to apply across the board in B.C. hospitals
A skills loop in Goldstream Provincial Park, one of its many appealing features

Premier parks take premier fees on Island

B.C. is home to a dozen “premier” provincial family campgrounds.

A skills loop in Goldstream Provincial Park, one of its many appealing features
Families can save up $2,000 toward their childrens education by enrolling in new federal program.

Canada Learning Bond comes as a boon to families, students

Federal program provides up to $2,000 for children’s future education, VIU offers to help parents complete program’s applications forms

Families can save up $2,000 toward their childrens education by enrolling in new federal program.
A bull Roosevelt elk wanders along the highway near Youbou. Vancouver Island's elk population has more than doubled in less than 30 years. The provincial government hopes to lift it from the species-at-risk list by 2024.

Vancouver Island elk making a comeback

First Nations and non-First Nations hunters praising government management plan that has herds at highest population in a generation

A bull Roosevelt elk wanders along the highway near Youbou. Vancouver Island's elk population has more than doubled in less than 30 years. The provincial government hopes to lift it from the species-at-risk list by 2024.