Major shift for Courtenay key planning documents; transportation up next
The City of Courtenay's new Transportation Master Plan is just one of many key planning documents being updated by City Council and staff. And so far it looks like a major philosophic shift toward a more livable and sustainable city
Major shift for Courtenay key planning documents; transportation up next
The City of Courtenay's new Transportation Master Plan is just one of many key planning documents being updated by City Council and staff. And so far it looks like a major philosophic shift toward a more livable and sustainable city
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Blood-sucking insects, will they spoil our west coast paradise?
The absence of blood-sucking insects used to be one of the joys of west coast living. But as Miracle Beach folks are discovering, a changing climate is messing with that
Major shift for Courtenay key planning documents; transportation up next
The City of Courtenay's new Transportation Master Plan is just one of many key planning documents being updated by City Council and staff. And so far it looks like a major philosophic shift toward a more livable and sustainable city
Woodstock icon living in Comox, 3L developers defeated, and public wants bold action
The Week: Woman in the iconic Woodstock photograph lives in Comox and while the BC Supreme Court ruled against 3L Developments, the conflict isn't over. Plus, a survey shows the Canadian public is far ahead of politicians on climate change
Supreme Court rules in favor of CVRD in 3L Developments lawsuit
The BC Supreme Court has decided in favor of the Comox Valley Regional District in a lawsuit brought by 3L Developments over amending the Regional Growth Strategy
Comox Valley sewage issue pushed, Arnott comments called “out to lunch”
The Courtenay-Comox Sewage Commission declined to take another vote this week on adding Area B representation, which left Curtis Road residents and others frustrated
Take a hike, see devastation in the Comox Lake watershed
A trip up logging roads around Comox Lake and the Cruickshank River shows the devastation from logging around the Comox Valley's drinking water source
The Week: Town of Comox parade denial was a petty ploy
Town of Comox denies Mack Laing Heritage Society entry into the Nautical Days parade for their "alarming" and "inappropriate behaviour." It's nothing but petty, middle school politics
A case shrouded in mystery: Strathcona Park hiker lost in 1977 was never found
Hiking Strathcona Park is one of the summer's pleasures in the Comox Valley. But a lost hiker from Kansas in 1977 turned into a two-month nightmare for the Comox Valley Search and Rescue team. It's a case shrouded in mystery
FEATURE
A case shrouded in mystery: Strathcona Park hiker lost in 1977 was never found
Hiking Strathcona Park is one of the summer's pleasures in the Comox Valley. But a lost hiker from Kansas in 1977 turned into a two-month nightmare for the Comox Valley Search and Rescue team. It's a case shrouded in mystery
HEALTH
Tell us your story! New health care advocacy group asks public for help
A new advocacy group, called Seniors Voices Comox Valley, wants to hear the stories of people who have personal experience with health care, including home care, residential care and respite care.
Tell us your story! New health care advocacy group asks public for help
A new advocacy group, called Seniors Voices Comox Valley, wants to hear the stories of people who have personal experience with health care, including home care, residential care and respite care.
Violations spark demand for Seniors Village takeover
After three residents died as an indirect result of a norovirus outbreak at Comox Valley Seniors Village earlier this year, a group of family members of the facility’s residents demanded an investigation and better oversight of the facility by Island Health
Ministry continues Liberals’ privatization of health care
George Le Masurier photo By Barbara Biley work for Island Health as a medical transcriptionist at the Comox Valley Hospital.On Jan. 30, all the VIHA medical transcriptionists, in Victoria, Nanaimo, Courtenay and...
Comox Valley seniors group says new beds fall short
Senior Voices Comox Valley says BC Health Minister's announcement falls short of addressing the community's urgent need for long-term care beds; beds should have gone to Glacier View Lodge
OPINION
Blood-sucking insects, will they spoil our west coast paradise?
The absence of blood-sucking insects used to be one of the joys of west coast living. But as Miracle Beach folks are discovering, a changing climate is messing with that
Blood-sucking insects, will they spoil our west coast paradise?
The absence of blood-sucking insects used to be one of the joys of west coast living. But as Miracle Beach folks are discovering, a changing climate is messing with that
Woodstock icon living in Comox, 3L developers defeated, and public wants bold action
The Week: Woman in the iconic Woodstock photograph lives in Comox and while the BC Supreme Court ruled against 3L Developments, the conflict isn't over. Plus, a survey shows the Canadian public is far ahead of politicians on climate change
The Week: logging in the watershed, update on Comox parade ban and more
Our report on logging in the Comox Lake watershed stirs debate. We check on Comox Mayor Russ Arnott's allegations of complaints about the Mack Laing Heritage Society, but can't find any. And sewage commission will reconsider Area B representation
The Week: Town of Comox parade denial was a petty ploy
Town of Comox denies Mack Laing Heritage Society entry into the Nautical Days parade for their "alarming" and "inappropriate behaviour." It's nothing but petty, middle school politics
ENVIRONMENT
From the Sentinel: How the small village of Cumberland returned a forest to the people
The Cumberland Community Forest Society (CCFS) has been purchasing and protecting privately owned forests scheduled for logging near the Village of Cumberland since 2000
From the Sentinel: How the small village of Cumberland returned a forest to the people
The Cumberland Community Forest Society (CCFS) has been purchasing and protecting privately owned forests scheduled for logging near the Village of Cumberland since 2000
Take a hike, see devastation in the Comox Lake watershed
A trip up logging roads around Comox Lake and the Cruickshank River shows the devastation from logging around the Comox Valley's drinking water source
Comox Valley adds voices to the demand for a federal climate debate
Some 30 rallies held Wednesday across Canada – outside CBC studios, offices and in the streets – aim to pressure the public broadcaster to host a debate between federal party leaders on the climate crisis ahead of the coming election
In Courtenay, a low-carbon solar oasis thrives behind a suburban facade
In Courtenay, Stewart Mcintosh has turned his yard into a low-carbon oasis. He harvests solar energy three ways, forming the linchpin of his low-carbon lifestyle
CULTURE
Harley-riding Hamilton Mack Laing fills the hall after 104 years
Comox legendary naturalist Hamilton Mack Laing’s account of his motorcycle ride from New York to the San Francisco World Exhibition of 1915 is now available in a new edition of his memoir
Harley-riding Hamilton Mack Laing fills the hall after 104 years
Comox legendary naturalist Hamilton Mack Laing’s account of his motorcycle ride from New York to the San Francisco World Exhibition of 1915 is now available in a new edition of his memoir
Dancing in Gumboots: Comox Valley stories of cultural shift
Comox Valley anthologist Jane Wilde pulls together 32 stories of women who moved to the Comox Valley between 1970 and 1975 and broke down gender barriers, and built lives based on self-confidence and self-reliance
The Decafnation lists its favorite books read in 2018
Each year on Jan. 1, Decafnation presents its annual collective book report. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share micro-reviews of books they enjoyed in last year.
The meaning of Guernica explained in a subway
Baffled by the imagery of Guernica? An art critic explains Picasso's famous anti-war painting to random people in a New York subway.