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Members of the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association are invited to the annual general meeting this Saturday in Comox to vote for six board of director positions.

A lawyer for a 59-year-old Courtenay resident facing 10 charges of sexual interference of a person under 16 at the Comox Valley Aquatic Centre in January entered a plea of not guilty Thursday morning.

Staff members at St. Joseph's General Hospital are getting set to lace up their skates for a fundraising hockey game that supports children and families in the Comox Valley.

Let the mudslinging begin — unless a spring election can be avoided in light of the federal Conservative budget announced Tuesday. The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois have all panned Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's 2011 budget proposal, necessitating a fifth federal election in a decade unless the minority Tories amend the document.

Tuition at North Island College will increase by two per cent next year, as the college works to maintain its programming. The college's board of governors approved the bylaw increasing tuition Wednesday.

The transportation review by the school board's ad hoc committee is a start, but it doesn't solve all the problems. That was the general feeling around the school board table Tuesday, as trustees received recommendations.