Members of the BC Nurses' Union picket outside Surrey Memorial Hospital, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

B.C. nurses expand picket lines to Vancouver Island at Nanaimo hospital

by The Canadian Press July 13, 2026

written by The Canadian Press July 13, 2026

British Columbia nurses have expanded picket lines to Vancouver Island with the escalated job action now reaching Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The BC Nurses' Union says in an email that the picket line at the hospital was put in place earlier today and president Adriane Gear is scheduled to at...

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B.C. nurses expand picket lines to Vancouver Island at Nanaimo hospital

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