Jolene Rudisuela

Courtenay family looking for help after baby born two months premature

Courtenay family looking for help after baby born two months premature

A GoFundMe page has been set up as a difficult pregnancy and a long stay in Victoria have left the family struggling to get by

Courtenay family looking for help after baby born two months premature
A woman says a couple threatened to spray her dog with bear spray for being off-leash in an on-leash area. The people’s faces have been blacked out as there have not been any charges laid. (Facebook photo)

Suspects identified in Comox Valley bear-sprayed dog incident

A number of Comox dog owners have reported incidents involving their off-leash dogs

A woman says a couple threatened to spray her dog with bear spray for being off-leash in an on-leash area. The people’s faces have been blacked out as there have not been any charges laid. (Facebook photo)
Suzanne Venuta shows off the trophy she won at the 2018 Coast Mental Health Courage to Come Back Awards. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela

Mental health advocate’s journey with dissociative identity disorder sparks conversation

Coast Mental Health Courage to Come Back Awards nomination deadline Jan. 31

Suzanne Venuta shows off the trophy she won at the 2018 Coast Mental Health Courage to Come Back Awards. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela
Union says arrows and gasoline tossed at striking Comox Valley assisted living workers

Union says arrows and gasoline tossed at striking Comox Valley assisted living workers

BCGEU president Stephanie Smith says arrows and gasoline were thrown at the picketers early in the week

Union says arrows and gasoline tossed at striking Comox Valley assisted living workers
The Station’s first resident is expected to move in within a few days. (Facebook/John Howard Society of North Island)

First at-risk youth to move into Courtenay’s new transitional housing

The former Abbeyfield House has been undergoing renovations since mid-summer

The Station’s first resident is expected to move in within a few days. (Facebook/John Howard Society of North Island)
Courtenay assisted living workers go on strike for wages

Courtenay assisted living workers go on strike for wages

Casa Loma Seniors Village on strike after rejecting two agreements from their employers

Courtenay assisted living workers go on strike for wages
Local entrepreneur making meditation more accessible

Local entrepreneur making meditation more accessible

Lisa Pedscalny is co-founder of OmBase, an adjustable meditation bench

Local entrepreneur making meditation more accessible
A row of trees on Sutton Road have been destroyed. (Facebook photo/Debra Rigler-Arsenault)

Cumberland trees destroyed for a second time

Row of public trees first vandalized in June

A row of trees on Sutton Road have been destroyed. (Facebook photo/Debra Rigler-Arsenault)
Vancouver Island teen launches Adopt-A-Grandparent to spread Christmas cheer

Vancouver Island teen launches Adopt-A-Grandparent to spread Christmas cheer

Breanna Brosko’s initiative helps give gifts to seniors at Christmastime

Vancouver Island teen launches Adopt-A-Grandparent to spread Christmas cheer
Portrait of an overdose: “She doesn’t look like a drug addict to me”

Portrait of an overdose: “She doesn’t look like a drug addict to me”

Remembering Gala Stewart: Mother of Vancouver Island OD victim using tragedy to raise awareness

Portrait of an overdose: “She doesn’t look like a drug addict to me”
Buddy, a nine-month-old labrador was allegedly sprayed with bear spray after an altercation near Highland Secondary School on Nov. 15. Photo courtesy of Liz Lyle-Mattson

Comox woman shocked after dog allegedly sprayed with bear spray

Other Comox dog owners have received bear spray threats

Buddy, a nine-month-old labrador was allegedly sprayed with bear spray after an altercation near Highland Secondary School on Nov. 15. Photo courtesy of Liz Lyle-Mattson
Black Press file photo

Cumberland moves one step closer to single-use plastic ban

Council discussed a phased ban, starting with plastic bags and straws

Black Press file photo
Search and rescue piggybacks plucky injured senior out of Comox Valley woods

Search and rescue piggybacks plucky injured senior out of Comox Valley woods

Rescue crews don’t have same success with dog swept away by river

Search and rescue piggybacks plucky injured senior out of Comox Valley woods
Precautionary groundwater testing around Comox air base

Precautionary groundwater testing around Comox air base

Firefighting foam the cause of potential groundwater contamination

Precautionary groundwater testing around Comox air base
Premier John Horgan and MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard tour the Comox Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Nov. 3. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela

Premier has no updates on 120 long-term care beds promised Comox Valley

Proposals were accepted until May 11, 2018

Premier John Horgan and MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard tour the Comox Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday, Nov. 3. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela
Sean Sullivan (left) and Roger Kishi (right) are the two canddates at the centre of a recount for the final council seat in Cumberland. Sullivan won the seat by two votes (602-600) after which Kishi was granted a recount.

Sean Sullivan retains Cumberland council seat after recount

Sullivan received 603 votes while Kishi received 598

Sean Sullivan (left) and Roger Kishi (right) are the two canddates at the centre of a recount for the final council seat in Cumberland. Sullivan won the seat by two votes (602-600) after which Kishi was granted a recount.
B.C. Youtuber exits homemade, air-tight ‘biodome’ after 14 hours

B.C. Youtuber exits homemade, air-tight ‘biodome’ after 14 hours

Kurtis Baute sealed himself ‘in a jar’ to continue the discussion about climate change

B.C. Youtuber exits homemade, air-tight ‘biodome’ after 14 hours
Phyllis Webstad started the Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30. Photo courtesy of Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters Facebook page

Three generations of trauma: Phyllis Webstad shares experience of residential schooling

The creator of Orange Shirt Day is in the Comox Valley, speaking about the trauma of residential schools

Phyllis Webstad started the Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30. Photo courtesy of Orange Shirt Day - Every Child Matters Facebook page
B.C. Youtuber to seal himself ‘in a jar’ to demonstrate impacts of climate change

B.C. Youtuber to seal himself ‘in a jar’ to demonstrate impacts of climate change

Kurtis Baute wants to see how long he can last in a 1,000 cubic foot, air-tight greenhouse

B.C. Youtuber to seal himself ‘in a jar’ to demonstrate impacts of climate change
VIDEO: Comox Valley’s Care-A-Van offers more than just care in a van

VIDEO: Comox Valley’s Care-A-Van offers more than just care in a van

Mobile clinic brings medical and social services to the community’s most vulnerable

VIDEO: Comox Valley’s Care-A-Van offers more than just care in a van