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Watershed Sentinel: Canadian hemp fibre finally poised for market acceptance
Canadian hemp has an ecological footprint of hemp is one-third to a half smaller that U.S. cotton, a factor that is fueling the plant’s comeback on world markets
Comox Valley marches to preserve Island’s remaining old growth forests
Ninety-one-year-old Elke Bibby, with her walker in tow, thought it important enough to come in from Cumberland to join the Day of Action to Save BC Forests
Town of Comox now faces $250,000 Supreme Court lawsuit over pollution
A simple request to defray a homeowner’s expense for creek bank remediation has uncovered a litany of Town of Comox problems and turned into a BC Supreme Court case valued at nearly a quarter-million dollars
A new Courtenay strategy will guide how the city manages its urban forests
Comox Valley residents have just two more days to add their voice to Courtenay’s draft Urban Forest Strategy, which will guide how the city manages trees on private and public lands for the next 30 years
Learn more about Salish Sea whales at Sarah Patton’s Denman Island lecture
Photo courtesy of Ocean Wise By George Le Masurier o you want to learn about the threats facing whales in our waters and what local citizens can do to help to protect them? Comox Valley Nature has invited Sarah Patton to...
Cumberland conference shows importance of wetlands
Wetlands are fast disappearing, but are crucial to biodiversity, flooding and mitigating climate change, say speakers at the Cumberland Wetlands Conference
Test drive electric cars and bikes at Saturday’s Comox Valley show
Thinking about buying an electric car or bike? Several Comox Valley groups have organized an electric car and bike show at 10 am on Saturday, May 18, at the Comox Valley Sports Centre on Vanier Drive
Vancouver Island old growth faces a bleak future, say speakers
A Friday night Comox Valley crowd of 100 listened intently as speakers from Sierra Club BC and the Wilderness Committee illustrated the grim reality of what remains of old growth forest on Vancouver Island