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Ferry cuts proceeding

Schedules are still open for discussion, group told at meeting

ALLAN GREENE, PHARMACY manager at Courtenay's Rexall, says there are a number of options to treat head lice.

Parent launches petition to combat head lice

Wants to see head checks resurrected and students with head lice sent home

ALLAN GREENE, PHARMACY manager at Courtenay's Rexall, says there are a number of options to treat head lice.
MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION and Infrastructure Todd Stone, front left, visits the Dove Creek Bridge with Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, and local government leaders, back from left, Comox Mayor Paul Ives, Courtenay Mayor Larry Jangula, Cumberland Mayor Leslie Baird and Comox Valley Regional District chair Edwin Grieve.

Comox Valley North Connector top Island priority for transportation minister

Transportation Minister Todd Stone says the proposed Comox Valley north connection to the Inland Island Highway will happen.

MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION and Infrastructure Todd Stone, front left, visits the Dove Creek Bridge with Comox Valley MLA Don McRae, and local government leaders, back from left, Comox Mayor Paul Ives, Courtenay Mayor Larry Jangula, Cumberland Mayor Leslie Baird and Comox Valley Regional District chair Edwin Grieve.

Trustee Coleman elected School District 71 chair

Comox Valley Board of Education Comox trustee Peter Coleman was elected board chair Tuesday.

LAKE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL students Bernadette Enriquez, Hailee Jones and Madison Collins (from left) gear up for the school's new 'pie-filled' food drive.

Pies enticing donations to Comox Valley Food Bank

Getting a pie in the face isn't always simply about making others laugh — it can be for a good cause, too.

LAKE TRAIL MIDDLE SCHOOL students Bernadette Enriquez, Hailee Jones and Madison Collins (from left) gear up for the school's new 'pie-filled' food drive.
SANTA'S WORKSHOP volunteer Heini Von Schilling fixes the brakes on a bike that will make Christmas brighter for a Comox Valley child.

Santa’s elves need donations in Comox Valley

Santa's Workshop needs community donations of new and gently used toys to help make Christmas special for Comox Valley families.

SANTA'S WORKSHOP volunteer Heini Von Schilling fixes the brakes on a bike that will make Christmas brighter for a Comox Valley child.
THE PINK AREA is zoned by the Denman Island Local Trust committee as a conservation area. The inset within is an area in which the K'ómoks Band has an aquaculture operation.

Aquaculture application near Denman Island creates awkward situation

A K'ómoks First Nation aquaculture operation off Denman Island has generated some tension between the band and Islands Trust.

THE PINK AREA is zoned by the Denman Island Local Trust committee as a conservation area. The inset within is an area in which the K'ómoks Band has an aquaculture operation.
SANTA'S WORKSHOP volunteer Heini Von Schilling fixes the brakes on a bike that will make Christmas brighter for a Comox Valley child.

Comox Valley elves looking for donations to workshop

Santa's Workshop needs community donations of new and gently used toys to help make Christmas special for Comox Valley families in need.

SANTA'S WORKSHOP volunteer Heini Von Schilling fixes the brakes on a bike that will make Christmas brighter for a Comox Valley child.
ISLANDERS MIGHT HAVE to arrange other methods of transportation if BC Ferries follows through on service cuts it announced Monday.

Announced ferry cutbacks concern Denman islanders

Some Denman Island residents worry the planned BC Ferries service reductions will hurt commuters, students and local business.

ISLANDERS MIGHT HAVE to arrange other methods of transportation if BC Ferries follows through on service cuts it announced Monday.
HARBOUR AIR GROUP'S Eric Scott and Meredith Moll visit the Comox Valley Airport with the company's newest service, Tantalus Air.

New option for air travel

Comox Valley residents have a new option for air travel, one that Harbour Air Group says is fast, convenient and affordable.

HARBOUR AIR GROUP'S Eric Scott and Meredith Moll visit the Comox Valley Airport with the company's newest service, Tantalus Air.

Ferry cuts outlined

The Denman Island, Hornby Island and Powell River routes have been selected for B.C. Ferries service reductions by the Province.

ACTIVE TRAVEL TO School program co-ordinator Angela Holmes bikes her Grade 1 son Jackson Brown to École Puntledge Park Elementary School each day, rather than driving him.

Move afoot in Comox Valley for children to get exercise en route to school

Parents from three Comox Valley schools responded positively to the idea of active travel to school for their children.

ACTIVE TRAVEL TO School program co-ordinator Angela Holmes bikes her Grade 1 son Jackson Brown to École Puntledge Park Elementary School each day, rather than driving him.

K’ómoks company hopes to start preparing in spring to grow geoducks

Salish Sea Farms Ltd. hopes to start work this spring in preparation for geoduck cultivation, according to Richard Hardy.

College students in Courtenay learning about war and peace

Comox Valley students interested in the topic of war and peace can take three university transfer courses linked by this theme.

Rally in Courtenay park will highlight environmental issues

Comox Valley residents concerned about pipeline projects, expanding tar sands and climate change will gather in a Courtenay park.

North Island College, Emily Carr cut relationship with program

Comox Valley students will no longer be able to complete Emily Carr University's Bachelor of Fine Arts degree without leaving NIC.

THE COMOX VALLEY Land Trust's Jack Minard, St. Joseph's Hospital's Jane Murphy, St. Joseph's Foundation's Patti Fletcher, Land Trust's Bill Henderson and witness Carol Neufeld (from left) sign a conservation covenant for the property willed to St. Joseph's General Hospital in 1991 by Phyllis Capes.

Land conservation deal respects wishes of Comox Valley naturalist

The natural area of a rural Comox property will be protected into the future, thanks a recently signed conservation covenant.

THE COMOX VALLEY Land Trust's Jack Minard, St. Joseph's Hospital's Jane Murphy, St. Joseph's Foundation's Patti Fletcher, Land Trust's Bill Henderson and witness Carol Neufeld (from left) sign a conservation covenant for the property willed to St. Joseph's General Hospital in 1991 by Phyllis Capes.
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS MANNED the phones during the 38th Child Development Centre Telethon at the Sid Williams Theatre.

Child development centre telethon raises more than $77,000 ‘back home’

The 38th annual Children's Telethon easily settled back into its old home this year at the Sid Williams Theatre.

COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS MANNED the phones during the 38th Child Development Centre Telethon at the Sid Williams Theatre.
TEACHER ANDREW YOUNG (right) is seen with Bill Nye the Science Guy of television fame.

Passion for teaching bringing Comox Valley man first national award

A passionate Comox Valley teacher has been chosen as the first recipient of a new national award.

TEACHER ANDREW YOUNG (right) is seen with Bill Nye the Science Guy of television fame.
CEO JANE MURPHY shows off St. Joseph's Hospital's new commemorative book, created in celebration of the hospital's 100 years of service to the Comox Valley.

New book commemorates century of caring at Comox hospital

St. Joseph's General Hospital launched its new commemorative book Friday, celebrating 100 years of service to the Comox Valley.

CEO JANE MURPHY shows off St. Joseph's Hospital's new commemorative book, created in celebration of the hospital's 100 years of service to the Comox Valley.