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School district did find ways to salvage materials, even for UBC seismic research

Courtenay council has approved a one-year lease agreement with four one-year renewal options to enable the Comox Valley Transition Society to consistently operate the Connect Warming Centre at 685 Cliffe Ave., and to run an overnight shelter for those experiencing homelessness. The Extreme Weather Response (EWR) shelter will be exempted from the building code as it鈥檚 deemed an emergency circumstance.

BRIEFS: School district now has gender-neutral washrooms at all middle, secondary schools

Environment Canada expects most intense winds to dissipate before storm arrives on B.C. shores

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Courtenay council agreed to continue supporting the Comox Valley Community Health Network, which provided a report on the first phase of a regional Substance Use Strategy at the Oct. 18 meeting.

MLA for Saanich North and the Islands talks about cocaine, other substance use in his 20s

For now, directors support a staff recommendation not to place bins at the sites

In response to the toxic drug crisis that continues to ravage communities around B.C. and across Canada, the Comox Valley Art Gallery partnered with Thompson Rivers University, and AVI Health and Community Services to create a unique project called Walk With Me.

The Comox Valley Regional District now offers four sledges and accessories available for use at the Comox Valley Sports Centre arenas to help make ice sports more accessible. The two child and two adult sized sledges were funded in part by the Government of Canada鈥檚 Enabling Accessibility Fund program.