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PetSmart opened for business in January at the Crown Isle Shopping Centre, but the pandemic has waylaid construction on the remaining section of the third and final phase of the mall.

On March 1, Courtenay council approved second reading of a rezoning for a secondary residence at 2011 Cummings Rd., near the intersection of McDonald and Lerwick roads. The owners intend to move into the carriage house while their son, daughter-in-law and baby move into the larger house.

Due to public health orders resulting from COVID, the Courtenay Fire Department needed to find creative ways last year to ensure public safety while protecting its members from exposure to the virus.

The preliminary design for a new composting facility being built at the Campbell River Waste Management Centre in 2022 is ready to share with the public.

Bylaw on amendments still need adoption following March 2 hearing

RDN resolution to be forwarded to Association of Vancouver Island and ̨ÍåMMÂãÁÄÊÒ Communities

Coast Range Cannabis to open second store in the Comox Valley

Initiative based on a successful project to protect Port Alberni from unwanted spray paint

Penticton council’s decision to close a local homeless shelter could create tent city, says David Eby

Less detailed than full plan, documents sets out decision-making for village-owned land