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No injuries after vehicle hits boat into Courtenay home

No injuries after vehicle hits boat into Courtenay home

Alcohol and speed may have been a factor

No injuries after vehicle hits boat into Courtenay home
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Island pot smokers won’t be allowed to light up on the ski hill

Mount Washington maintains smoke-free policy in light of marijuana legalization

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A local homeless encampment in the spring of 2018. File photo by Scott Stanfield.

No address, no problem: Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness encourages homeless to vote

Homeless voters can use the address of a local shelter or hostel and must make a statutory declaration of residency

A local homeless encampment in the spring of 2018. File photo by Scott Stanfield.
Joe Tarnowski and Westley Sampson have applied for the use of crown land directly south of the Union Bay coal hills for a geoduck farm. The Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards is concerns about possible toxins in the sediments. Photo by JET Productions

Geoduck farming application near Union Bay coal hills raises concerns

Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards concerned about the possibility of toxic sediments

Joe Tarnowski and Westley Sampson have applied for the use of crown land directly south of the Union Bay coal hills for a geoduck farm. The Association for Denman Island Marine Stewards is concerns about possible toxins in the sediments. Photo by JET Productions
Comox Valley Vital Signs report shows little change since 2016

Comox Valley Vital Signs report shows little change since 2016

Survey shows housing affordability has gone down

Comox Valley Vital Signs report shows little change since 2016
Michael Linton stands beside the extensive archives, documenting his work with the Local Exchange Trading System. These archives have now been taken by the University of Victoria’s Anthropology department. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela

Money goes away: groundbreaking Island monetary system studied by UVic

Comox Valley-born Local Exchange Trading System tried to keep money in the community

Michael Linton stands beside the extensive archives, documenting his work with the Local Exchange Trading System. These archives have now been taken by the University of Victoria’s Anthropology department. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela
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Man pinned by flipped car at Saratoga Speedway

Man sent to hospital with facial lacerations and numbness in his legs

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Andy Quinn gets another part of his head shaved in the Thirfty Foods parking lot. If he raises $4,000 he may also lose his eyebrows. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela

VIDEO: Tour de Rock riders get inspiration from the kids

Tour de Rock riders were in the Comox Valley from Sept. 26-27

Andy Quinn gets another part of his head shaved in the Thirfty Foods parking lot. If he raises $4,000 he may also lose his eyebrows. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela
Stretch of road that claimed B.C. motorcyclist’s life has notorious past

Stretch of road that claimed B.C. motorcyclist’s life has notorious past

Same curve on Stratchona Parkway was scene of a 2003 motorcycle fatality

Stretch of road that claimed B.C. motorcyclist’s life has notorious past
Lance Edward Waddell was killed on Sept. 14, 2003 after crashing his motorcycle, very near where the fatal crash occurred Monday. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela

Stretch of road that claimed motorcyclist’s life has notorious past

Same curve was scene of a 2003 motorcycle fatality

Lance Edward Waddell was killed on Sept. 14, 2003 after crashing his motorcycle, very near where the fatal crash occurred Monday. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela
There are 518 properties listed on Airbnb in the Comox Valley.

Bylaw rescinded after vacation rental owners express concerns

Concerns included a lack of consultation

There are 518 properties listed on Airbnb in the Comox Valley.
Comox Valley Regional District defeats Merville water bottling operation application

Comox Valley Regional District defeats Merville water bottling operation application

Applicant says he will bottle the water in the Strathcona Regional District

Comox Valley Regional District defeats Merville water bottling operation application
UPDATE: No injuries in Courtenay house fire

UPDATE: No injuries in Courtenay house fire

Crews quickly extinguished the fire at the 4600 block of Headquarters Road

UPDATE: No injuries in Courtenay house fire
Matt Cadwell’s custom electric bike was stolen from where it was locked up outside White Spot on Aug. 13. Facebook photo

Courtenay man with special needs has electric bike stolen

Matt Cadwell’s bike was stolen from his workplace; GoFundMe campaign started

Matt Cadwell’s custom electric bike was stolen from where it was locked up outside White Spot on Aug. 13. Facebook photo
Sisters swimming to protect B.C. coastal ecosystems

Sisters swimming to protect B.C. coastal ecosystems

Jennifer and Alyssa Madill are preparing to swim from Denman Island to Hornby Island

Sisters swimming to protect B.C. coastal ecosystems
VIDEO: Woman rescued from Stotan Falls

VIDEO: Woman rescued from Stotan Falls

Leg injury prevented her from swimming to shore

VIDEO: Woman rescued from Stotan Falls
VIDEO: Y2K Spitfire arrives home to Comox

VIDEO: Y2K Spitfire arrives home to Comox

Pilot Dave Hadfield flew the warbird while local legend, Stocky Edwards, marshalled him in

VIDEO: Y2K Spitfire arrives home to Comox
Maria Martin’s cat, Oliver, was found dead on the side of the road after being missing for a month and a half.

Suspected Comox Valley cat trapper strikes again

Grieving cat owner believes her pet was trapped and dumped; similar cases go back more than a decade

Maria Martin’s cat, Oliver, was found dead on the side of the road after being missing for a month and a half.
Diane McLeod sent in this photo of T073B, the transient orca that has been putting on a show near the Comox Marina for the past week.

VIDEO: Whale plays with boat’s anchor line at Vancouver Island marina

Orca grabbing anchor rope a ‘serious concern’

Diane McLeod sent in this photo of T073B, the transient orca that has been putting on a show near the Comox Marina for the past week.
Passenger was one of the performers who returned to the festival following his set to enjoy the sights and sounds that Vancouver Island MusicFest had to offer. Photo by Erica Farrell

Inside the music: step behind the curtain at the venerable Vancouver Island Music Festival

Big Read: VIMF in the Comox Valley exemplifies the spirit of an Island summer music festival

Passenger was one of the performers who returned to the festival following his set to enjoy the sights and sounds that Vancouver Island MusicFest had to offer. Photo by Erica Farrell