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One hundred and thirty-three years of Comox Valley history was reduced to rubble Monday morning. The Lorne Hotel — reportedly the community's first hotel and the oldest licensed drinking establishment in the province — burned to the ground in an early-morning fire.

Fight HST brought its message to the snowy courtyard outside the Vancouver convention centre Saturday afternoon, as voting to select a new B.C. Liberal leader continued.

There may not be a prize for setting this record, but temperatures in the Comox Valley dropped to a new record low Thursday night — one of 22 new records set within the province.

Access code numbers mailed out to B.C. Liberal members hadn't arrived in parts of B.C. by Friday, forcing the party to try reaching thousands of members by phone so they can participate in their first-ever electronic leadership vote Saturday.

Andrea Lee of Black Creek won her first bronze of the Canada Winter Games on Thursday in the 10-km Classic Mass Start cross-country skiing event.

Weed, pot, grass, herb or bud — no matter what the name, Ernie Yacub is passionate about the medicinal value of marijuana, despite facing charges following a recent raid by RCMP at the North Island Compassion Club. "The people in need are deemed to be criminals. The penalties are quite draconian," said Yacub during a press conference Tuesday at the Inspace Gallery in Cumberland. "Marijuana is a medicine. We were the only pharmacy in town."

Veterans in the Comox Valley will now have access to Veterans Affairs Canada staff right in their own community.

After two months of exciting and challenging work, including many late nights in the final two weeks, a group calling itself the Comox Valley Challenge entered the Living City Design Competition.