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Employees in direct contact with worker now isolating

Parcel tax review panel would take place March 22, if necessary

A new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) will be joining the City of Courtenay this spring, and it represents a homecoming of sorts for a long time Comox Valley resident.

The Comox Valley Sewage Commission approved a plan Tuesday to upgrade the pipes and pump stations that move wastewater from Courtenay, Comox and the K’ómoks First Nation (KFN) to the Sewage Treatment Plant. Planning and community engagement work has been underway since 2018 to develop a Liquid Waste Management Plan that will eliminate the environmental risk of moving raw sewage through an ‘at-risk’ pipe along the beach at Willemar Bluffs.

At committee of the whole Feb. 22, Courtenay council directed the city to complete a 17th Street design that incorporates protected bike lanes with curb extensions. The design is in keeping with the Connecting Courtenay Cycling Network Plan, which recommends a painted buffered bike lane on 17th to provide a continuous east-west connection between the 17th Street Bridge, Willemar Avenue and Cumberland Road, with access to the Riverway Trail.

Accident took place after 7 a.m. on the Old Island Highway

DFO’s current deadline will lead to the cull of 10.7-million young fish

Advisory follows ones for two other schools and daycare

The Connect Warming Centre at 685 Cliffe Ave. will operate an Extreme Weather Shelter until the end of March, as approved Monday (Feb. 22) by Courtenay council.

After hearing concerns from the neighbourhood, Courtenay council voted to postpone third reading of a housing proposal until it further discusses details with the developer.