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
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Jonah Gowans will run for Liberals in Courtenay-Alberni
Jonah Gowans will run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the Courtenay-Alberni riding
The Week: Courtenay Liberals without candidate days into the Oct. 21 federal election
Three days into the federal election campaign and the Liberal Party in the Courtenay-Alberni riding still have not chosen a candidate
New approach to mental health, substance issues to benefit SD71 students
Comox Valley students with mental health or substance use issues will have a new and more easily accessible pathway for help starting sometime in December
Who’s monitoring water quality at Island beaches?
The Vancouver Island Health Authority announced last month that it planned to drop a public health responsibility and dump it onto BC municipalities, but it apparently forgot to inform municipal officials
Comox Valley classrooms reopen with need for sexual health education
How does sexual health education in Comox Valley schools compare with other school districts and with other provinces?
Comox passes $250,000 lawsuit over to global insurance firm
The Town of Comox has handed off Norine and Ken McDonald’s $250,000 lawsuit to one of the world’s largest independent providers of claims management solutions, Crawford and Company
Wells will not seek re-election as CVRD board chair
Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells will not seek re-election as chair of the Comox Valley Regional District, he told Decafnation this week
Why parents worry: sexting, porn, abuse and no education when it’s most relevant
Sexual health education has become an important topic in District 71 and around the province because social media and access to online pornography have created a crisis of sexual issues in our schools
FEATURE
Why parents worry: sexting, porn, abuse and no education when it’s most relevant
Sexual health education has become an important topic in District 71 and around the province because social media and access to online pornography have created a crisis of sexual issues in our schools
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
The Week: Courtenay Liberals without candidate days into the Oct. 21 federal election
Three days into the federal election campaign and the Liberal Party in the Courtenay-Alberni riding still have not chosen a candidate
The Week: Courtenay Liberals without candidate days into the Oct. 21 federal election
Three days into the federal election campaign and the Liberal Party in the Courtenay-Alberni riding still have not chosen a candidate
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
ENVIRONMENT
Who’s monitoring water quality at Island beaches?
The Vancouver Island Health Authority announced last month that it planned to drop a public health responsibility and dump it onto BC municipalities, but it apparently forgot to inform municipal officials
Who’s monitoring water quality at Island beaches?
The Vancouver Island Health Authority announced last month that it planned to drop a public health responsibility and dump it onto BC municipalities, but it apparently forgot to inform municipal officials
Comox passes $250,000 lawsuit over to global insurance firm
The Town of Comox has handed off Norine and Ken McDonald’s $250,000 lawsuit to one of the world’s largest independent providers of claims management solutions, Crawford and Company
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
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.