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Provincial state of emergency declared

Provincial state of emergency declared

Today alone there have been 56 new wildfire starts throughout the province
Bear put down after roaming Comox streets

Bear put down after roaming Comox streets

A three-year-old male black bear was put down Wednesday after he made his way through the Comox Marina, near the library and downtown Comox and was “indifferent to humans.”
15-hectare wildfire burning south of Port McNeill

15-hectare wildfire burning south of Port McNeill

MacPherson said the fire is human caused.
Trailer fire sends man to hospital

Trailer fire sends man to hospital

A man was transported to hospital with second to third degree burns resulting from a Thursday morning trailer fire at Maple Pool Campground and RV Site in Courtenay.
Comox Valley in BC’s top five for the Commuter Challenge

Comox Valley in BC’s top five for the Commuter Challenge

The Comox Valley is celebrating the fifth highest participation rate in BC’s 2017 Commuter Challenge. Last month, 125 Comox Valley participants registered to take transit, cycle, walk, car pool or telecommute to work. Together, they travelled 4,551 km, preventing 825 kg of carbon dioxide from being released into the atmosphere and collectively burning nearly 90,000 calories.
Comox Valley Transit getting ‘Real Time’ technology

Comox Valley Transit getting ‘Real Time’ technology

BC Transit is moving forward with implementation of Real Time technology, also known as automatic vehicle location enabled technology, in Kamloops, Comox Valley, Squamish, Whistler, Kelowna, Victoria, and the Regional District of Nanaimo.
Still no word on air ambulance helipads at new North Island hospitals

Still no word on air ambulance helipads at new North Island hospitals

What if BC air ambulances can’t land at either of the two new hospitals in Campbell River and the Comox Valley?
Open fires to be prohibited in ̨MM Fire Centre

Open fires to be prohibited in ̨MM Fire Centre

Effective at noon on Thursday, July 6, all open fires (including campfires) will be prohibited throughout the ̨MM Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, with the exception of Haida Gwaii and the area known as the “Fog Zone”.
Union Bay buys surplus fire engine from Comox

Union Bay buys surplus fire engine from Comox

Union Bay buys surplus fire engine from Comox
Cowichan brothers Scratch & Win

Cowichan brothers Scratch & Win

Pair claims $2.5 million prize