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Abandoned sawmill purchase moving ahead after cash injection by B.C. government

Abandoned sawmill purchase moving ahead after cash injection by B.C. government

Kus-kus-sum project awarded $650,000
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Kootenay women working to rescue 20 cats in feral colony

Kootenay women working to rescue 20 cats in feral colony

Kimberly Feeny and Lisa Valenta are nursing seven cats rescued east of Grand Forks, B.C.
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Ahousaht First Nation on lockdown over COVID-19

Ahousaht First Nation on lockdown over COVID-19

鈥淓motions are high. The anxiety is high. We want our community to pull through.鈥�
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B.C. contributes $650,000 to Comox Valley restoration project

B.C. contributes $650,000 to Comox Valley restoration project

An abandoned sawmill site at the edge of the K鈥檕moks estuary will be restored to its natural state following $650,000 in additional bridge funding from the B.C. government.
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Cumberland also asks for landfill stat closure reconsideration

Cumberland also asks for landfill stat closure reconsideration

Council follows Comox鈥檚 lead in asking waste board to rethink decision
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Youth arrested in connection with threat directed at Courtenay school

Youth arrested in connection with threat directed at Courtenay school

A youth has been arrested after the Comox Valley RCMP and School District 71 decided to close Lake Trail Middle School on Thursday, Nov. 26 in response to a threat directed at the Courtenay school.
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Vandalism damage at Comox Valley schools way up this year

Vandalism damage at Comox Valley schools way up this year

The amount in 2020/21 is already 50 per cent higher than the previous year
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Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne named minister of municipal affairs

Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Josie Osborne named minister of municipal affairs

The position was previously held by Selina Robinson, who is the province鈥檚 new finance minister
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Cumberland council calls for rental zoning options

Cumberland council calls for rental zoning options

Provincial amendments have only allowed communities to consider rental zoning since 2018
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Comox Valley Regional District board approve grant to establish rural food hub

Comox Valley Regional District board approve grant to establish rural food hub

The Comox Valley Regional District board has approved a $576,340 grant application to the Agriculture Ministry to establish a Rural Community Food Hub project at the Merville Hall.
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