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Grant helps Comox Valley Regional District address rising sea level, storm surges

Grant helps Comox Valley Regional District address rising sea level, storm surges

The Comox Valley Regional District, in partnership with K鈥櫭砿oks First Nation, has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Province through Emergency Management BC and administered by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities鈥� (UBCM) Community Emergency Preparedness Fund to undertake coastal flood adaptation planning.
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Comox Valley Schools re-opens sports at practice level

Comox Valley Schools re-opens sports at practice level

Comox Valley Schools has re-opened sports at a practice level, but as the coronavirus wears on, inter-school play continues to be put on hold.
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Mother of girl hit by car in Courtenay seeks witnesses

Mother of girl hit by car in Courtenay seeks witnesses

The mother of a girl who was struck by a car in a Courtenay crosswalk implores anyone who saw the accident to come forward.
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Comox Valley school enrolment up despite fewer kids in class

Comox Valley school enrolment up despite fewer kids in class

Growth being driven heavily by increase in distance education numbers
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Comox centenarian recalls wartime Britain, moving to Canada

Comox centenarian recalls wartime Britain, moving to Canada

Joyce Jay isn鈥檛 one to shy away from adventure. She wanted to celebrate her 100th birthday by skydiving. Even a helicopter ride over the Comox Glacier would have sufficed.
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District funds enable expansion at Union Bay child care facility

District funds enable expansion at Union Bay child care facility

A grant from the Comox Valley Regional District will help create eight additional spaces at a Union Bay child care facility.
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Students in Student Vote support NDP in Courtenay-Comox

Students in Student Vote support NDP in Courtenay-Comox

Unlike actual vote, students in Mid Island-Pacific Rim back Greens
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Despite challenges, 2020 good year for Vancouver Island marmot population

Despite challenges, 2020 good year for Vancouver Island marmot population

In 2019, the foundation counted 60 pups; this year, it reached 46
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Comox Valley Farmers Market secures space

Comox Valley Farmers Market secures space

Starting Saturday, Oct. 31, the Comox Valley Farmers Market will expand its boundaries to a limited area of the parking lot between the Native Sons Hall and the Sid Williams Theatre. Island Health has approved a COVID safety plan.
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Vancouver Island flower farmers were blooming as the pandemic wilted everything else

Vancouver Island flower farmers were blooming as the pandemic wilted everything else

Floriculturists saw increased subscriptions as fresh flowers became a 鈥榮ight for sore eyes鈥� during isolation
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