MAiD: A passing … but not gently into that good night
Lorraine Hudelson wasn’t choosing to die … She was dying anyway. What she chose was when, where and how to die.
MAiD: A passing … but not gently into that good night
Lorraine Hudelson wasn’t choosing to die … She was dying anyway. What she chose was when, where and how to die.
LATEST NEWS
Union Bay boils water, new turbidity standards
By George Le Masurier nion Bay residents are boiling water today that before August they were drinking from the tap. That's when Island Health's standard for turbidity in water from Langely Lake changed from 3 NTUs to 1...
CVRD raises rebate offers to switch from wood stoves
By George Le Masurier he Comox Valley Regional District has increased the incentive for people wood burning stoves to switch to cleaner-burning systems. The rebates apply to any wood stove manufactured prior to...
The Week: Sharpe dissed, dogs sprayed, no pot and Go Santa!
Does anybody else think Mt. Washington freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe got overlooked as Canada’s athlete of the year? And, how fast can Comox open an off-leash dog park?
High winds throw Comox spit trimaran aground near park
A catamaran formerly anchored off Goose Spit has washed ashore near Mack Laing Park after several days of high southeast winds
Vanier grad Jonathan Page builds cannabis science hub in Comox
Jonathan Page grew up along Headquarters Road with his twin brother, Nick, digging under logs to study plants. Now he’s the nation’s top cannabis scientist with global responsibilities.
CVRD trades water for hatchery, for treatment plant land
BY GEORGE LE MASURIER The Comox Valley Regional District issued this press release today.he Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association (Fish & Game Association) have reached an...
Morrison Creek: a spring-fed stream without stormwater outlets sustains aquatic life
Morrison Creek thrives with diverse aquatic wildlife thanks to only two relatively harmless stormwater outlets and a pristine, spring-fed headwaters that several organizations hope to protect
Brooklyn Creek: it’s surviving, but faces old and new threats from upstream development
The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society and the Town of Comox have kept the creek alive, but the degradation of natural assets in Courtenay and Area B continue to pose threats to this urban waterway
Golf Creek: A case study in stormwater planning gone wrong
The second in a series about stormwater begins the Tale of Three Creeks: Golf, Brooklyn and Morrison. Golf Creek is dead, Brooklyn Creek is threatened and Morrison Creek is thriving, with an effort to protect its pristine and intact headwaters
Vanier grad Jonathan Page builds cannabis science hub in Comox
Jonathan Page grew up along Headquarters Road with his twin brother, Nick, digging under logs to study plants. Now he’s the nation’s top cannabis scientist with global responsibilities.
TECHNOLOGY
Vanier grad Jonathan Page builds cannabis science hub in Comox
Jonathan Page grew up along Headquarters Road with his twin brother, Nick, digging under logs to study plants. Now he’s the nation’s top cannabis scientist with global responsibilities.
HEALTH
MAiD: A passing … but not gently into that good night
Lorraine Hudelson wasn’t choosing to die … She was dying anyway. What she chose was when, where and how to die.
MAiD: A passing … but not gently into that good night
Lorraine Hudelson wasn’t choosing to die … She was dying anyway. What she chose was when, where and how to die.
No word yet on the promised new long-term care beds
Photo by George Le Masurier BY GEORGE LE MASURIER s a strike by care workers at two Comox Valley assisted living facilities enters its sixth day, many people are wondering what happened to the 151 additional long-term care beds promised by Island...
Despite Island Health’s efforts, overcapacity still plagues hospitals, stresses staff
The one-year-old Comox Valley and Campbell River hospitals have been plagued with problems caused by overcapacity; too many patients for the size of the hospitals. Island Health’s efforts haven’t yet solved the problem.
Vaccine available for the virus headed our way
Vancouver Island health care professionals say a serious virus will hit the Comox Valley in a few weeks that will threaten the lives of those most vulnerable. Fortunately, they have a vaccine.
OPINION
The Week: Sharpe dissed, dogs sprayed, no pot and Go Santa!
Does anybody else think Mt. Washington freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe got overlooked as Canada’s athlete of the year? And, how fast can Comox open an off-leash dog park?
The Week: Sharpe dissed, dogs sprayed, no pot and Go Santa!
Does anybody else think Mt. Washington freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe got overlooked as Canada’s athlete of the year? And, how fast can Comox open an off-leash dog park?
The Week: No new snow, no new bridges and no new beds
Every homeowner knows that when you delay repairs to your house, they just get worse and more expensive to fix with the longer you wait. Courtenay City Council learned that lesson this week about the Fifth Street Bridge.
Hanukkah: celebrating the promise of hope in dark times
BY RABBI SETH GOLDSTEIN onight marks the beginning of Hanukkah, that eight-day celebration when we bring light into the darkness by lighting the menorah each night.The story of Hanukkah is retold and well known—the Hasmoneans (Maccabees) lead a...
The week in review: new councils make their own first meeting statements
Cumberland jumps ahead, Courtenay cycling councillors set the tone and Comox does the right thing for Mack Laing’s heritage house, Shakesides
ENVIRONMENT
Morrison Creek: a spring-fed stream without stormwater outlets sustains aquatic life
Morrison Creek thrives with diverse aquatic wildlife thanks to only two relatively harmless stormwater outlets and a pristine, spring-fed headwaters that several organizations hope to protect
Morrison Creek: a spring-fed stream without stormwater outlets sustains aquatic life
Morrison Creek thrives with diverse aquatic wildlife thanks to only two relatively harmless stormwater outlets and a pristine, spring-fed headwaters that several organizations hope to protect
CVRD trades water for hatchery, for treatment plant land
BY GEORGE LE MASURIER The Comox Valley Regional District issued this press release today.he Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association (Fish & Game Association) have reached an...
Brooklyn Creek: it’s surviving, but faces old and new threats from upstream development
The Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society and the Town of Comox have kept the creek alive, but the degradation of natural assets in Courtenay and Area B continue to pose threats to this urban waterway
Golf Creek: A case study in stormwater planning gone wrong
The second in a series about stormwater begins the Tale of Three Creeks: Golf, Brooklyn and Morrison. Golf Creek is dead, Brooklyn Creek is threatened and Morrison Creek is thriving, with an effort to protect its pristine and intact headwaters
CULTURE
Cumberland’s dilemma: Save the Ilo Ilo or create arts space elsewhere?
Does Cumberland want to save the historic Ilo Ilo Theatre or does it want to create a performing arts space in the most viable location? That was a question debated recently in the renovated lobby of the former opera house
Cumberland’s dilemma: Save the Ilo Ilo or create arts space elsewhere?
Does Cumberland want to save the historic Ilo Ilo Theatre or does it want to create a performing arts space in the most viable location? That was a question debated recently in the renovated lobby of the former opera house
Art Alchemy shows 250 square feet of art
Art Alchemy, the Comox Valley art collective born out of a desire for more places to see local art, will hang its eighth annual Square Foot Art show this weekend
Marianne Enhorning: architecture to art
Marianne Enhorning mixes her love of nature and the human figure with subtle architectural elements to create dreamlike paintings that establish her place in her family’s artistic heritage
Bob Cain: Hornby Island’s photographer laureate
Photographer Bob Cain has documented life on Hornby Island for nearly 50 years, capturing the people, events and rituals of island living in black and white, and going mostly unnoticed. Now he’s sharing his voluminous archive with the world.