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Fuller’s condition improves Nanaimo Coun. Gord Fuller, who suffered a massive heart attack Sunday, has shown small improvement but still faces a long battle, according to his sister-in-law Bev Fuller. Gord Fuller has been in intensive care at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital since the heart attack. He was on life support and under sedation early Monday, but by Wednesday Bev Fuller reported there was a small improvement and guarded optimism about his condition, although she said he still has a long hill to climb. “Thank you to everybody for giving him space and quiet to recover,” she said. Mayor Bill McKay said he heard Fuller opened his eyes on Tuesday and started to move with purpose, which he called great news. “He’s a long way from being out of the woods, there’s no doubt about it,” said McKay. But considering the traumatic experience Fuller’s body has been through, he called the progress “really encouraging.”
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NEARLY ONE year after decision, agreement still in negotiation with RCMP, municipal partners. BY TAMARA CUNNINGHAM THE NEWS BULLETIN
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Library pops for literacy
Brenna Sherlock, also known as Beebop the Clown, left, brushes a facial masterpiece on Dariya Lancaster while Riley Paugh passes the time with a lollipop at Vancouver Island Regional Library’s Nanaimo Harbourfront branch. Face painting, storytelling, bookmark making and music were part the activities scheduled for children and families during Family Literacy Day Tuesday.
Nanaimo mayor Bill McKay wants assurances the Central Island 911 Partnership is all-in as a new 911 contract with the RCMP inches toward completion. Nanaimo city council opted last February to sign a five-year memorandum of understanding with the RCMP to provide 911 services. The agreement would cost the Central Island 911 Partnership, made up of Nanaimo, Cowichan Valley Regional District and the Regional District of Nanaimo, $745,000 with City of Nanaimo footing 45 per cent of the bill. Nearly a year after the decision, however, the agreement is still in negotiation with the RCMP, local governments have a difference in interpretation on the terms and McKay is looking for assurances the CVRD won’t back out of the agreement early on. According to the mayor, individual directors have indicated they want to look again at the provision of 911 service and the partner seems “undecided.” “I would like to see our city manager have a conversation with the Cowichan Valley folks to determine where they are going and whether or not they are intending to sign off and then give us one year’s notice to leave,” McKay said. “That doesn’t make any sense to me. Why don’t you just give us notice now?” Nanaimo is supporting 45 per cent of the cost of the agreement or $335,250, as part of the three-way partnership, but if the CVRD opts out of the agreement, the mayor says the Harbour City could be left with 90 per cent of the bill. See ‘CVRD’ /4