Every Friday we feature Valley history taken from our back issues.
Five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
Pam and Geoff MacDonald embarked on an 8,000-mile journey by canoe across Canada along with their Alaskan malemute dog Taq.
They arrived in the Comox Valley April 10 after departing from Victoria March 22. The trip was to finish in St. John’s, Nfld.
Ten years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
19 Wing Comox and Canada said goodbye to the historic 414 Combat Support Squadron. About 100 members took their last march after the stand-down ceremony.
“It’s an emotional day,” Capt. John Waugh said. “One you can see on everyone’s faces. It’s the end of the 414.”
Often called the Black Knights, the 414 spanned 52 years of service. It had been based at 19 Wing since 1992.
Fifteen years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
BC Tel was set to bring Union Bay into the ’90s later in the year as a result of telecommunication upgrades. Most Union Bay customers with multi-party service were to be switched to individual line service in 1997. The service ensures better privacy, allows people to make and receive calls without delay, and allows Internet access.
Twenty years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
Burned out by two-hour bus rides, Hornby Island high school students need relief, parents said.
Robin Johnston said the 11-hour day has a devastating effect on Hornby students.
“I don’t think too many of us could face with enthusiasm a 55-hour week plus an average of 10 hours of homework per week,” she said in a letter to the school board.
Most parents favoured correspondence courses as a solution.
Twenty five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
Hornby Island residents called off demonstrations to protest ferry fare increases after government decided to rollback original fare hikes for frequent users. Transportation Minister Cliff Michael lowered the price of five return tickets for a car and driver from $22.50 to $19.50 between Denman and Vancouver Island. Tickets from Denman to Hornby were $18 instead of $22.50, or $37.50 from the Island instead of $45.
