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COMOX VALLEY RCMP are trying to identify a male believed to be responsible for a crime spree overnight Sunday and are looking for information about what appears to be an unprovoked attack in Bill Moore Park.

The regional district board plans to appeal to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Premier Christy Clark and area MLAs and MPs for immediate action for infrastructure improvements to resume passenger and freight service on the Island rail corridor.

The school board is backing up its new anti-homophobia policy with more than $20,000 in funding. Trustees voted last week to allocate $21,500 in the upcoming school year to implement its new sexual orientation and gender identity policy.

This September, 脡cole Au coeur de l'卯le won't just be starting in a new school building 鈥� the Francophone school will also be offering the International Baccalaureate middle years program to its students.

After hearing from two couples who are worried about more commercial development near their homes after going through the Costco construction, Courtenay council gave third reading Monday to bylaws that would adjust the zoning boundaries for Crown Isle lands behind the Nissan dealership on Ryan Road.

Comox Valley RCMP Auxiliary Const. Bill Borland was honoured with a Certificate of Appreciation by the City of Courtenay.

Anne Alcock and Carol Molstad, both members of the Taxpayers for Accountable Governance (TAG) group in Union Bay, were elected Saturday to the Union Bay Improvement District board.

When Ronna-Rae Leonard called John Duncan to congratulate him on taking the Vancouver Island North riding once again late Monday night, the incumbent MP told her the election wasn't over yet.

Although veteran Campbell River politician John Duncan has learned that an election race is 鈥渘ot over until it鈥檚 over,鈥� he finally prevailed Monday over NDP challenger Ronna-Rae Leonard.