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Hydro expects hundreds of jobs during construction

Hydro expects hundreds of jobs during construction

A billion-dollar proposal from BC Hydro to replace the aging John Hart Generating Station could create hundreds of jobs.
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CVRD has no jurisdiction over sea cucumber application

Residents have asked the Comox Valley Regional District to withdraw support for a pair of sea cucumber applications in Baynes Sound.
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Cumberland council OKs street art and painting

Cumberland council adopted Monday a policy to allow neighbourhood street art and painting.
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There's a catch to Pidcock House funding in Courtenay

The Province and Salvation Army have extended funding that enables the 14-bed Pidcock House shelter in Courtenay to continue operating.
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Cumberland man arrested in connection with explosion that caused forest fire

Comox Valley RCMP arrested a 40-year-old Cumberland man in connection with what they call a deliberate explosion that caused a forest fire.
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Once a barber, always a barber

Once a barber, always a barber

Yousif Al Halaaq has spent more than half of his life barbering, a trade he needed to put on hold for a few years after fleeing his home.
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MacKinnon broithers have been (almost) everywhere, man

From black flies, Prairie thunderstorms and even a hip-hopper, the MacKinnon brothers have seen what everything Canada has to offer.
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Communities in Comox Valley urged to turn blue

Comox Valley municipalities and the regional district are being encouraged to become blue communities.
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Hornby request for change to wine law 'denied, denied, denied'

Hornby request for change to wine law 'denied, denied, denied'

Hornby Island resident Stephen Bishop wants to sell wine made at his winery on Hornby Island to dinner guests at his family-owned lodge.
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Kids have fun

Kids have fun

Paraphrasing Cindy Lauper, kids just want to have fun and that鈥檚 what they did Sunday during Kids Day in the Park at Filberg Park in Comox.
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