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The Week: Decafnation launches Local Government Performance Review

The Week: Decafnation launches Local Government Performance Review

by George Le Masurier | Jan 18, 2021

Are you satisfied with the performance of your Comox Valley elected officials? In 20 months and three weeks, voters will go to the polls again. So we’re curious how Decafnation readers feel about their councillors, mayors, directors and school trustees halfway through their current terms in office

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The Week: buzzing about city annexation (don’t bet on it) and 3L logging (yeah, probably)

The Week: buzzing about city annexation (don’t bet on it) and 3L logging (yeah, probably)

by George Le Masurier | Jan 12, 2021

Comox Valley newspaper ad creates buzz about Courtenay annexing 3L Developments land, but it’s all wishful speculation

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The Week: Save 58% on the ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ gifts, and other useless information

The Week: Save 58% on the ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ gifts, and other useless information

by George Le Masurier | Dec 23, 2020

The COVID pandemic pushed down the cost of purchasing all the gifts in the classic Christmas song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” this year

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B.C.’s 150th anniversary provides an opportunity to right a historic wrong

B.C.’s 150th anniversary provides an opportunity to right a historic wrong

by George Le Masurier | Dec 22, 2020

Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Paul Manly writes that British Columbia could advance reconciliation with First Nations on southern Vancouver Island next year and at the same time protect watersheds, endangered species and create sustainable economic opportunities.

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The Week: We toss together the COVID virus, vaccine promises and new grimmer predictions

The Week: We toss together the COVID virus, vaccine promises and new grimmer predictions

by George Le Masurier | Dec 9, 2020

With the holidays approaching and the promise of COVID vaccines just around the corner, we might be tempted to bend the public health rules. Don’t do it.

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Why can’t our Elf on the Shelf be a role model instead of an accomplice?

Why can’t our Elf on the Shelf be a role model instead of an accomplice?

by Sarah Seitz | Dec 4, 2020

A parent struggles over her relationship with the Elf on the Shelf

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The Week: Does the Comox Valley need a regional park service … and quickly?

The Week: Does the Comox Valley need a regional park service … and quickly?

by George Le Masurier | Dec 3, 2020

There is a growing public interest to acquire large blocks of land along the upper reaches of the Puntledge River. So does the Comox Valley need to form a regional park service?

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The Week: Strong CV women in charge.  What did 3L pay? Plus, CVEDS bungles, Comox raises

The Week: Strong CV women in charge. What did 3L pay? Plus, CVEDS bungles, Comox raises

by George Le Masurier | Nov 25, 2020

This week, Comox Valley women returned to positions of power in local governments, while 3L shifts the Puntledge Triangle debate to whether the regional district should buy its land. Plus why the Economic Development Society may be a dead horse and Comox councillors think they may be underpaid.

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The Week: COVID in the Valley, future of 3L property and a possible Grieve connection

The Week: COVID in the Valley, future of 3L property and a possible Grieve connection

by George Le Masurier | Nov 20, 2020

A commentary on COVID safety in the Comox Valley, plus what might happen to the 3L Developments’ 500 acres near Stotan Falls now that the CVRD has rejected their request to amend the Regional Growth Strategy

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