Skye Ryan

Plans for an emergency weather shelter in Oceanside have been crushed again after the group leading the effort received tentative approval from Parksville council, but couldn't secure support from neighbours for an October opening.

The union representing Hullo Ferries workers says a dangerous incident at Nanaimo's terminal at 100 Port Dr. Sunday was de-escalated by a team of workers on the scene.

As night falls on Nanaimo, training is just getting started for 12-year-old David Chen at the indoor dome of the Westwood Lake Tennis Club.

Jesse Parsons watched in disbelief Thursday, as Nanaimo crews tried to remove an SUV from his patio.

One-time campaign signs were set up outside Nanaimo Thursday, to target eyes in a whole new way.

Tineke Schrander scootered to visit her friends Friday, in the dining room of her Comox seniors home. It's a daily ritual that will be cut off to her and the 34 residents of Stevenson Place, as of Sunday night.

Cowichan doctors are calling for urgent action, as a major staff shortage at Cowichan District Hospital is impacting patient care.

An unexpectedly large number of Chinook salmon are returning to the Cowichan River this fall, despite October's dry weather. With weeks still to go, more fish have already been counted than all of last year's total.

Music poured from the sidewalks outside the Duncan Showroom Thursday, as people played the music venue's free pianos. Even as the owners of the legendary venue prepared to close its doors.

Change could sweep Vancouver Island in Saturday's B.C. election. Experts say as many as five Island ridings that are currently held by the NDP, could be won by the Conservatives this time around.