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The CF Snowbirds returned to the Comox Valley for its first airshow of the 2024 season on May 18. Photo courtesy of Kirk Friedlich

PHOTOS & VIDEO: 2024 Comox Airshow celebrates 100th anniversary of the RCAF

Thousands of spectators attended the admission-free event

 

Nick Chowdhury (right) was in his early twenties when he lost his wallet while fishing in 1991. More than 30 years later, on May 10, 2024, Jamie Lee, aged 14, would return his wallet, finding it at roughly the same location where Chowdhury last saw it. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)

‘A blast from the past’: Lost wallet returns to B.C. man after 33 years

Nick Chowdhury was in his early twenties when he lost his wallet while fishing in 1991

 

Seventeen-year-old Comox soccer sensation Liam Mackenzie signs a professional contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps as Quinn Thompson, Whitecaps FC senior director of player personnel, first team operations looks on. Photo by Noah Celebiler/Vancouver Whitecaps FC

17-year-old B.C. soccer phenom signs pro contract with Vancouver Whitecaps

Comox’s Liam Mackenzie to continue his development in the MLS NEXT Pro league with the Whitecaps FC2

 

Junyi Liu, 41, saved an elderly woman from the flames during the Comox Esso fire in May 2023. A few months later, he was awarded the Courage & Bravery Local Hero Award. Liu (middle) poses surrounded by firefighters of the Comox Fire Rescue during the award ceremony on Sept. 6. (Connor McDowell / Comox Valley Record)

B.C. man awarded ‘highest honour for civilian heroism in North America’

Junyi Liu, 41, received the Carnegie Medal for saving an elderly woman from the flames

Junyi Liu, 41, saved an elderly woman from the flames during the Comox Esso fire in May 2023. A few months later, he was awarded the Courage & Bravery Local Hero Award. Liu (middle) poses surrounded by firefighters of the Comox Fire Rescue during the award ceremony on Sept. 6. (Connor McDowell / Comox Valley Record)
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan announces that the federal government, the City of Victoria, the City of Campbell River and the Town of Comox have reached an agreement to fast-track a total of more than 900 homes over the next three years. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

Victoria, Comox, Campbell River to build 900 homes in 3 years

The agreement will provide $33.5 million to eliminate pre-existing barriers to building homes

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan announces that the federal government, the City of Victoria, the City of Campbell River and the Town of Comox have reached an agreement to fast-track a total of more than 900 homes over the next three years. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force were recently recognized for their above-and-beyond efforts in rescueing stranded motorists during the atmospheric river disaster in Agassiz-Harrison in 2021. (File Photo)

B.C. rescue squad praised for rescuing trapped drivers during last year’s floods

The RCAF 442nd Squadron awarded Barry Marsden Memorial Award

Members of the Royal Canadian Air Force were recently recognized for their above-and-beyond efforts in rescueing stranded motorists during the atmospheric river disaster in Agassiz-Harrison in 2021. (File Photo)
The west side post-explosion of Building 25. Photo by Technical Safety BC

2021 B.C. military base blast blamed on punctured gas line

Nearly a year after incident, Technical Safety BC confirms CFB Comox explosion source

The west side post-explosion of Building 25. Photo by Technical Safety BC
Galen Rupp, of the United States, and Cam Levins of Canada (right) compete during the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Patrick Smith/Pool Photo via AP

B.C. marathoner Cam Levins finishes historic 4th at world championships

Black Creek-born runner beat his previous Canadian record by about 2 minutes

Galen Rupp, of the United States, and Cam Levins of Canada (right) compete during the men’s marathon at the World Athletics Championships Sunday, July 17, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Patrick Smith/Pool Photo via AP
Mila’s cat. The young artists even get credit, with a ‘signature’ in the book, next to the finished produt.

B.C. children’s book author takes submitted drawings from kids and turns them into characters

Kwaku Amoateng is quite the creative father. In 2021, the Comox military…

Mila’s cat. The young artists even get credit, with a ‘signature’ in the book, next to the finished produt.
A CC-115 Buffalo from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron out of CFB Comox on a training exercise in Chilliwack on June 16, 2021. The Buffalo flew its final search and rescue mission on Jan. 15 2022. (William Snow photo)

Iconic CC-115 Buffalo flies final mission off B.C. coast

442 Squadron CFB Comox search and rescue plane phased out of service after more than 50 years

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A CC-115 Buffalo from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron out of CFB Comox on a training exercise in Chilliwack on June 16, 2021. The Buffalo flew its final search and rescue mission on Jan. 15 2022. (William Snow photo)
Rescue crews prepare to escort a group of stranded travellers on the Lougheed Highway near Agassiz (Photo/Vancouver Fire Rescue Services)

VIDEO: CFB Comox 442 Squadron recaps B.C. flood rescue mission

The Royal Canadian Air Force has released a video interview with warrant…

Rescue crews prepare to escort a group of stranded travellers on the Lougheed Highway near Agassiz (Photo/Vancouver Fire Rescue Services)
This photo shows some of the damage incurred to a building after a gas explosion ripped through Building 25 at 19 Wing Comox on Thursday, Nov. 18. Photo by Erin Haluschak

UPDATE: Numerous injuries after explosion on B.C. air force base

Responders on scene after gas leak at CFB 19 Wing Comox on Vancouver Island Thursday morning

This photo shows some of the damage incurred to a building after a gas explosion ripped through Building 25 at 19 Wing Comox on Thursday, Nov. 18. Photo by Erin Haluschak