Sports Hall of Fame Inductees
This past Friday night was the 21st annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards, which recognized top accomplishments from the past year in our city. Many deserving athletes, teams, and coaches were honoured, and the final award was the Story of the Year, which was chosen to be Nanaimo hosting the 55+ B.C. Games. In addition to the Sport Achievement Awards, the Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame had a separate portion of the program, in which three new inductees were added to the Hall
Regional Hospital District Board
Eight members of Nanaimo City Council sit on the RDN's Regional Hospital District Board, providing oversight to issues related to our regional hospital. On February 10 we had a presentation from Island Health which provided some interesting updates. Of course Board priorities include advocating and raising money for major capital projects such as a Cath Lab and a new patient tower. We have also been pushing for a Nanaimo Cancer Centre, which is now scheduled to open on the