A Parksville senior is in a tough financial situation after a series of unfortunate events that saw the motorhome he lives in stolen.

A Parksville senior is in a tough financial situation after a series of unfortunate events that saw the motorhome he lives in stolen.

There are calls for more transparent government communications about what's happening with an unauthorized dump in the Cowichan Valley

More than 30 people armed with shovels, gloves and garbage bags, aided by some heavy machinery, took to the backcountry in Whiskey Creek Saturday for a clean-up of a growing mess of garbage. Watch below: "We organized the event today to help bring the community together and help bring the land back to where it needs to be. These illegal dump sites don't need to happen, and the community doesn't want to have this in their backyard," said Colin Stuart, the organizer from the 4WDrive Association of BC. The volunteers involved are backcountry enthusiasts who say they believe in being stewards of the land and keeping the environment pristine.

A large police presence gathered outside a cordoned off property in Chemainus on Friday morning.

A Nanaimo wife says her husband, who has a cognitive impairment, poses a danger on the roads and should have his driver's licence pulled.

Council is mulling a change to the urban containment boundary near the new North Cowichan hospital which would impact development.

Nanaimo RCMP are investigating the suspicious disappearance of 65-year-old Sherry Shelley, last seen Nov. 13.

The Town of Qualicum Beach has now named the donor who contributed nearly $2.13 million towards the purchase of Eaglecrest lands, on the condition some be held for parkland.

With veterans preparing for Remembrance Day, many are calling on the federal government to fulfill a promise regarding their pension benefits.

A line item in the federal budget tabled this past week is getting praise from a company in the Alberni Valley.

A petition is making its way around the Cowichan Valley asking for more public consultation on the future of the Cowichan District Hospital, which is slated to close in 2027.

A court settlement has been reached between the company that's been shipbreaking in Union Bay and the woman who has been keeping watch of its operations using a drone.

The province has ordered the clean-up of an unauthorized dumping site on Cowichan Tribes Reserve.

Hereditary Chiefs and Leaders from more than two dozen coastal First Nations have signed a salmon declaration with a focus on closing some fish farms.

We're learning more about the future of a controversial Island Health property in Nanaimo.

Nanaimo City Council has voted for new protections for manufactured homeowners.

The Snuneymuxw First Nation is renewing its call for information about a fatal hit-and-run that killed a beloved member nearly a year ago.

A suspicious fire heavily damaged a mobile home early Monday morning in Port Alberni close to West Coast General Hospital.

The federal government has transferred nearly 200 acres of former Department of National Defence land to the Snuneymuxw First Nation near Nanaimo.

The Village of Sayward is looking to drop its council quorum – the minimum number of councillors required to be present in a meeting to make decisions – in what it calls an “extraordinary step.”