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It looks like students in the Comox Valley will have a two-week spring break next year. The school board voted Tuesday to adopt a school calendar that includes a two-week spring break attached to Easter, as long as certain agreements are made with CUPE and the Comox District Teachers' Association (CDTA).

Crew members from 442 Squadron had to deal with bad weather on the west coast of Vancouver Island when they rescued a hiker earlier this week.

The numbers are in. During a short special council meeting prior to Wednesday's committee of the whole meeting, Comox council approved and finalized a new five-year financial plan, with general taxes rising 2.26 per cent, or an average of $31 for a single-family home this year.

Comox council approved and finalized a new five-year financial plan this week, with general taxes rising 2.26 per cent, or an average of $31 for a single-family home this year.

The Creative Employment Access Society (CEAS), which operates the Job Shop, is putting together a proposal with its partners for a new employment program called the Employment Program of BC.

The Stanley Cup winners will be in the record books, but the puck will be ready to drop in mid-June in Comox when the 2011 Comox Cup moves to its new downtown location.

St. Joseph鈥檚 General Hospital is again an accredited hospital in accordance with Accreditation Canada, the Comox hospital announced Wednesday evening.