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As of 2017, an estimated 30 per cent of Canadian children five to 17 are overweight or obese.

BC Transit and eight local government partners across the province 鈥� including the Comox Valley 鈥� will be offering free transit on federal election day, Monday, Oct. 21.

Oct. 18 luncheon will address issue of gender inequities

By Leslie Cox

Union Bay Fire Rescue is hosting an open house on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 2-5 p.m.

Come and enjoy a vegetarian Indian dinner with Bonnie and Fred Cappuccino, the founders of Child Haven, Order of Canada and Nobel Peace Prize nominees.

Mark R. Isfeld Secondary held their annual Terry Fox Run on Wednesday, Sept. 25. The event was an amazing showing of school spirit and of giving. The school raised a total of $8,812.85 for the Terry Fox Foundation. Over half of this total was brought in by the 鈥淪pirit Crew鈥�, Grad Class of 2020 (picture attached).

Terry Chester has been volunteering for most of his adult life.

To celebrate Fire Prevention Week from Oct. 6-12, Domino鈥檚 Pizza and the Courtenay Fire Department are again partnering to reward Courtenay residents who have working smoke alarms in their homes with free pizza.

Have you or someone you know been on a waitlist for childcare far longer than you care to admit? Does the lack of quality, affordable, accessible childcare have a negative impact on your life? Does your place of work suffer because current or future employees can鈥檛 find a space for their child?