Every Friday we feature Valley history taken from our back issues.
Five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
Courtenay was the fourth fastest-growing B.C. community with a population of more than 5,000, according to Statistics Canada. It was also among three of the 20 fastest-growing, mid-sized urban centres in the country — three of them on the Island — based on 2006 census numbers.
Ten years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
A 15-year-old Lake Trail student was suspended indefinitely, and possibly faced charges, after sending threatening e-mails to then-U.S. president George W. Bush and his brother, Florida governor Jeb Bush. The Grade 9 boy sent as many as five e-mails to various individuals in the U.S. Due to privacy concerns police could not name the other three recipients.
The school called the RCMP after receiving a phone call from Security Services, a government computer security group based in Victoria.
Fifteen years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
Comox Valley Cougar track and field athletes Paul Cagna and Ryan Clozza, both hurdlers, and quarter-miler Chris Williams of Bowser were honored at a junior development banquet in Vancouver for achieving top 10 performances in 1996.
Twenty years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
Prince Philip made a surprise visit to the Comox Valley. Touring the Island by helicopter with MacMillan Bloedel and World Wildlife Fund officials, His Royal Highness touched down in Buckley Bay to tour a recent clearcut and a 75-year-old Douglas Fir forest. Philip commented on how much quicker forests regenerate here than they do in Great Britain.
Twenty five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record:
Transportation Minister Cliff Michael and members of the BC Ferry Corporation defended stiff ferry fare increases before a packed house of about 200 Denman Islanders.
Despite compelling arguments, the evening ended with no concessions from the ministry.
