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Contaminated soil to stay at contentious Shawnigan Lake site?

Contaminated soil to stay at contentious Shawnigan Lake site?

Reaction: 鈥淭he community would lose their minds if this plan proceeds.鈥�
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Bylaw calls for 2.75 per cent tax hike in Courtenay

Bylaw calls for 2.75 per cent tax hike in Courtenay

Public has until April 21 to provide feedback
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Curtis Road residents fed up with stink

Curtis Road residents fed up with stink

Eighty-some people comprising the Curtis Road Residents Association are tired of living in a smelly neighbourhood. They say they鈥檝e lived with foul odours since the Comox Valley Water Pollution Control Centre (CVWPCC) was commissioned in 1984.
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Courtenay closer to regulating plastic

Courtenay closer to regulating plastic

Courtenay council passed third reading of a bylaw to regulate the business use of single-use plastics.
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Both Cumberland cannabis shops waiting for go-ahead from province

Both Cumberland cannabis shops waiting for go-ahead from province

Beaufort Botanicals and Trugreen Solutions have both been issued Temporary Use Permits
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MP concerned about treatment of veterans

MP concerned about treatment of veterans

Rachel Blaney says her new role as the NDP鈥檚 Critic for Veterans Affairs has been fulfilling and disheartening since receiving the appointment last month.
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Search and Rescue saves injured mountain biker

Search and Rescue saves injured mountain biker

A crew from Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue attended Thursday afternoon to an injured mountain biker on Forbidden Plateau. The man suffered a dislocated ankle and fractured lower tibia (shin bone).
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Police warn of drinks tampered with at Nanaimo nightclub

Police warn of drinks tampered with at Nanaimo nightclub

Two women report incident that happened this past weekend at an undisclosed establishment
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46-unit supportive housing project opens in Courtenay

46-unit supportive housing project opens in Courtenay

Carol says life is better at The Junction than it was at the Mariner Apartments.
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National Day of Action on the Overdose Crisis coming to Courtenay

National Day of Action on the Overdose Crisis coming to Courtenay

Addicts and Allies Humanizing Addiction to hold event in front of Courtenay Courthouse on April 16
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