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Courtenay council used a ranking system to approve grant-in-aid payments to 14 organizations, up to a cumulative maximum of $84,000 for 2018. The money comes from gaming funds.

A discipline hearing for suspended Courtenay pharmacist Isidore ‘Rudy’ Sanchez will start later this month at the College of Pharmacists of BC in Vancouver. The dates are Oct. 16-18 and Nov. 6-10. Hearings are open to the public.

Owner discovered theft after renters vacated unit

BC Liberal leadership candidate Dianne Watts addressed a crowd Wednesday at the High Tide Pub in Courtenay. Watts, a former mayor of Surrey, kicked off a province-wide tour on Vancouver Island.

This young whale watcher near Campbell River timed the perfect pose.

Reselling items at farmers markets might be an issue is some Canadian communities, but not in the Comox Valley, according to the local farmers markets association.

Jim Cambridge steps up to take over classroom teaching duties for the first time in 10 years

Courtenay council has approved a Pride diversity (rainbow) crosswalk at the intersection of Fifth Street and Duncan Avenue in the downtown core.

FEMA contracts Sikorsky helicopter from Port Alberni to provide aid to Caribbean country

Shots were fired at a home on the Quinsam Reserve over the weekend and the shooter is still at large, according to the Campbell River RCMP.