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Angry fishermen rallied Monday outside the Courtenay office of Vancouver Island North MP John Duncan, in response to the allowable catch for halibut recently announced by the department of Fisheries and Oceans. Their message was two-fold: the 88/12 per cent halibut allocation is a joke and they will never buy quota off the commercial sector.

A Comox woman who lived with cancer for a year after the radiologist reading her mammogram said she was cancer-free is hoping the provincial investigation into CT scans will include mammograms as well. Florence Smith of Comox was misdiagnosed in 2004 after a mammogram at St. Joseph's Hospital in Comox.

It's all in Ottawa's hands now. L'Arche Comox Valley has submitted a grant to the federal government, which it hopes will help create more housing and more economic opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.

The Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) in Merville is concerned about the welfare of eagles in the Comox Valley and Campbell River due to a poor salmon run last season.

NDP leadership candidate Adrian Dix wants to tax financial institutions in B.C. and use part of the proceeds to restore a grant program for post-secondary students.

Over nine nights of service during the Christmas season, Operation Red Nose volunteers provided 196 rides to 446 people. But maintaining the demand for service will not be possible without additional support and sponsorship from the community.

A financial adviser who has lived in the Comox Valley for more than 30 years has stepped into a leadership role with the airport commission. The Comox Valley Airport Commission (CVAC) announced the appointment of director Brad Minton to the position of vice-chair on the commission's board of directors Friday.

The BC Liberal leadership race has become a four-person battle now that Vancouver-Langara MLA Moira Stilwell and former Parksville mayor Ed Mayne have dropped out of contention. Stilwell and Mayne have opted to support Shuswap Liberal MLA George Abbott in his bid to replace Gordon Campbell as premier. With only a few days remaining before party members vote in a new leader Saturday, the trio of BC Liberals said a few words to supporters Monday at the Westerly Hotel in Courtenay.