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Green Party candidate talks upcoming federal election during visit to the North Island

Green Party candidate talks upcoming federal election during visit to the North Island

Mark de Bruijn sat down with the North Island Gazette for an interview on Sunday in Port Hardy.
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How the Vancouver Island flag flew under the radar for over a century

How the Vancouver Island flag flew under the radar for over a century

A B.C. history buff created the flag in the 鈥�80s, 100 years after it was ordered
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Courtenay-Alberni Greens name Sean Wood as federal candidate

Courtenay-Alberni Greens name Sean Wood as federal candidate

Nomination meeting took place June 15 at Hupacasath Hall in Port Alberni
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鈥楪rowing pains鈥� not linked with Junction: Hillian

鈥楪rowing pains鈥� not linked with Junction: Hillian

It was only a matter of days before a waitlist of prospective tenants had formed after a supportive housing complex opened in Courtenay in April.
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Bear struck by vehicle limped into woods

Bear struck by vehicle limped into woods

Someone with good intentions was in for a surprise Tuesday when he or she happened upon a motionless bear lying on Anderton Road in Comox.
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Comox Samaritan tucks bear into blanket, gets a big surprise

Comox Samaritan tucks bear into blanket, gets a big surprise

Conservation officer says person lucky after animal hit by car in record year for bear encounters
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Transit service abides by boundary limits

Transit service abides by boundary limits

A couple that lives on Rennison Road in Area C needs help from handyDART, but they live just beyond the pickup boundary of the transit service that accommodates people with cognitive and physical disabilities.
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Courtenay council adopts bylaw to regulate plastics

Courtenay council adopts bylaw to regulate plastics

Courtenay council adopted a bylaw to regulate the business use of single-use plastics.
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Police make arrest after report of a man brandishing a gun at Campbell River-area lake

Police make arrest after report of a man brandishing a gun at Campbell River-area lake

43-year-old man from the Comox area has since been charged with multiple offences
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Comox man arrested after gun incident at Quinsam Lake

Comox man arrested after gun incident at Quinsam Lake

43-year-old man from the Comox area has since been charged with multiple offences
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