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Comox Valley farm cycling tour planned for Aug. 6

Comox Valley farm cycling tour planned for Aug. 6

The Comox Valley Cycling Coalition in cooperation with Comox Valley Farmers' Market Association, Comox Valley Farmers' Institute, and Discover Comox Valley have planned a non-profit farm cycle tour Aug. 6.

Speed kills, or does it?

Speed alone doesn't kill, but combine it with poor driving skills or a bad decision, and it definitely makes a bad situation worse.
Noisy North American red squirrels being cared for

Noisy North American red squirrels being cared for

The Mountainare Avian Rescue Society in the Comox Valley is caring for North American red squirrels in a busy baby wildlife season.

The alphabet soup of retirement

There are the ABCs of retirement – Always Be (financially) Comfortable – and then there’s RRIF, LIF, SWP, GIF, LIB and more … an alphabet soup of acronyms and abbreviations that every retiree must wade through. What do they all mean?

There are options to help balance eldercare and work

Our third and final column on Work and Eldercare, gives a summary of options to assist in balancing caregiving roles with your work.

Make sure vehicle lights shine bright for safe spring driving

Making sure your headlights are in proper working order should be a top priority before hitting the road this spring, says Be Car Care Aware Canada in a press release.

Turning left is complicated

How much time do you have to look, decide and then execute a left turn in heavy traffic? If you cannot "check your six" quickly and confidently, it's time to wait for certainty.

Five ways to make praise effective

We know that when people are given praise for their efforts, they do tend to feel better, and do better too. If you aren’t getting those results, it may be that the way in which you give praise may be in need some fine tuning.

Ask yourself how much home you can really afford

Any way you look at it, buying a home is an investment. Buying a home raises a lot of questions – and the key question is always: How much home can you really afford?
B.C. students thrive at Skills Canada Competition

B.C. students thrive at Skills Canada Competition

Students from communities around British Columbia prove to be at the head of the class at the National Skills Canada Competition in Quebec City last Friday.