Comox Valley

‘B.C.’s strongest man’, Sean B. Hayes (left), alongside Kalem Nygren, will be heading to Duncan on July 1 for B.C.’s first-ever professional strongman show. The two men can be seen at Hayes’ home gym on the afternoon of June 1. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)

Two of B.C.’s strongest set to lift B.C.’s first pro strongman show

‘B.C.’s strongest man’, Sean B. Hayes, alongside Kalem Nygren, will be chasing title July 1 in Duncan

 

Nicole Harvda poses next to her car following a race. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Havrda)

TSN airing documentary about B.C. female teen racing sensation

‘The Car Knows No Difference’ chronicles Nicole Havrda’s climb up the racing ranks

 

Damon Scrase is no longer running for the BC Conservatives in the upcoming provincial election. Photo via X

BC Conservative Party candidate steps down after social media exposé

The BC Conservative Party is down a man, after Courtenay-Comox candidate Damon…

 

Courtenay couple Anne Doyle and David Laverton invented Dice Hockey Challenge, a family-friendly board game for all ice hockey fans. Photo submitted.

Amidst Stanley Cup playoffs, B.C. couple creates hockey-themed board game

The new board game is now available online across Canada

Courtenay couple Anne Doyle and David Laverton invented Dice Hockey Challenge, a family-friendly board game for all ice hockey fans. Photo submitted.
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

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

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)
Katherine Kirk (front), owner of Yummies & Gyros Greek Cafe, started a pay-it-forward promotion to help those in need on April 8. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)

Yes B.C., there is indeed such a thing as a free lunch

Vancouver Island restaurant owner starts pay-it-forward promotion to help feed those in need

Katherine Kirk (front), owner of Yummies & Gyros Greek Cafe, started a pay-it-forward promotion to help those in need on April 8. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)
Black Creek runner Cam Levins crosses the 2023 Royal Victoria Half Marathon finish line in record time on Sunday, Oct. 8. Levins equalled the Canadian record in the 10k on April 5 in Paris. Photo by: Royal Victoria Marathon/Billie Design Co

B.C.’s Cam Levins matches Canadian 10k running record at Paris race

Black Creek distance runner Cam Levins returned to the sport in style…

Black Creek runner Cam Levins crosses the 2023 Royal Victoria Half Marathon finish line in record time on Sunday, Oct. 8. Levins equalled the Canadian record in the 10k on April 5 in Paris. Photo by: Royal Victoria Marathon/Billie Design Co
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)
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The tumultuous history of daylight time and the debate over its necessity

It was in 1784 that Benjamin Franklin first suggested the concept of time change

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Steve Squires (photo) of Cumberland has been charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of Courtenay resident Rod Kelly. The incident happened on Feb. 8. Squires made his first court appearance on Feb. 11. Photo via Facebook

1st-degree murder charge in fatal hit-and-run of cyclist on Vancouver Island

Steve Squires of Cumberland has been charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death

Steve Squires (photo) of Cumberland has been charged with murder and leaving the scene of an accident in connection with the fatal hit-and-run of Courtenay resident Rod Kelly. The incident happened on Feb. 8. Squires made his first court appearance on Feb. 11. Photo via Facebook
Comox Valley mother Isabelle Piper allegedly found a pill inside a Starbucks cake pop on the morning of Feb. 1, 2024. (Source: Facebook)

Starbucks recalls cake pops after B.C. mom allegedly finds a pill in one

The RCMP and Starbucks Canada are currently investigating the incident

Comox Valley mother Isabelle Piper allegedly found a pill inside a Starbucks cake pop on the morning of Feb. 1, 2024. (Source: Facebook)
On Nov. 3, outreach workers, bylaws, and RCMP officers were supervising the teardown of a homeless encampment, also known as street sweep, in the parking lot beside Connect Centre in downtown Courtenay. (Connor McDowell/Comox Valley Record)

OPINION: B.C. street sweeps perpetuate an endless cycle of misery

Dispossessing the homeless of their belongings does nothing to address the address

On Nov. 3, outreach workers, bylaws, and RCMP officers were supervising the teardown of a homeless encampment, also known as street sweep, in the parking lot beside Connect Centre in downtown Courtenay. (Connor McDowell/Comox Valley Record)
Maxwel Hohn recently won an Emmy for Cinematography in the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards (announced on Dec. 17) for his work on Island of The Sea Wolves which premiered on Netflix on Oct 13, 2022.

B.C. filmmaker wins Emmy for Netflix’s Island of the Sea Wolves

The three-part nature documentary highlights wildlife that lives on Vancouver Island

Maxwel Hohn recently won an Emmy for Cinematography in the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards (announced on Dec. 17) for his work on Island of The Sea Wolves which premiered on Netflix on Oct 13, 2022.
Mikala Wheeler (left) diligently prepares data sheets as Simon George converses with fellow team members just moments before the two suit up in their dry suits for a day of snorkelling to monitor the salmon population present in the Theodosia River. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)

B.C. conservation team patrols remote salmon streams by foot and by snorkel

Comox Valley environmental consultant provides DFO with invaluable data

Mikala Wheeler (left) diligently prepares data sheets as Simon George converses with fellow team members just moments before the two suit up in their dry suits for a day of snorkelling to monitor the salmon population present in the Theodosia River. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)
Calls for a last-minute moratorium are intensifying as the start of Pacific herring season in the Straight of Georgia (SoG) approaches on Nov.24. (Courtesy of Ian McAllister)

Red herring? Facing off over the sustainability of B.C.’s herring fishery

Healthy and well-monitored, or ripe for a total closure? That depends on who you talk to

Calls for a last-minute moratorium are intensifying as the start of Pacific herring season in the Straight of Georgia (SoG) approaches on Nov.24. (Courtesy of Ian McAllister)
Nicole Harvda poses next to her car following a race. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Havrda)

B.C. teen becomes first woman ever to win US Formula 3 racing title

At 17, Comox Valley driver Nicole Havrda is chasing her dream of a spot on the F1 circuit

Nicole Harvda poses next to her car following a race. (Photo courtesy of Nicole Havrda)
Barb Longhorn’s garage band brings a new meaning to the term ‘deadheads.’ Photo by Terry Farrell

VIDEO: B.C. woman turns front yard into Halloween extravaganza

Barb Langhorn loves Halloween. Just drive by her home at 2316B Willemar…

Barb Longhorn’s garage band brings a new meaning to the term ‘deadheads.’ Photo by Terry Farrell
A mother bear and her cub perched in a tree at Bear James Park, near a popular salmon fishing spot along the Puntledge River, on October 9, 2023. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)

A vital linchpin: celebrating the life cycle of the B.C. salmon

A female salmon can lay up to 5,000 eggs, but only two may reach maturity and successfully reproduce

A mother bear and her cub perched in a tree at Bear James Park, near a popular salmon fishing spot along the Puntledge River, on October 9, 2023. (Olivier Laurin / Comox Valley Record)
In 2016, it cost $1.2 million to remove the Viki Lyne II from Ladysmith’s harbour - accounting for nearly twice the 2023 budget currently allocated to Transport Canada for the disposal of derelict vessels. (Photo from Aaron Stone’s X account)

Derelict boats, Part 3: Solution mired in governmental bureaucracy

Former Nanaimo-Ladysmith MP Sheila Malcolmson calls situation ‘a no-man’s land of responsibility’

In 2016, it cost $1.2 million to remove the Viki Lyne II from Ladysmith’s harbour - accounting for nearly twice the 2023 budget currently allocated to Transport Canada for the disposal of derelict vessels. (Photo from Aaron Stone’s X account)