Renee Andor

Cumberland council seeking best location for welcoming sign

Village of Cumberland staff will look for more locations for a welcome sign after council expressed worries about a lack of visibility.

DENMAN ISLAND'S JORI Phillips, 21, was surprised to receive a response to her message in a bottle that she dropped in the water off Denman Island 15 years ago. A dentist from Nova Scotia found the bottle while visiting Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Message-in-bottle pen pal has connection to Tooth Fairy

Denman Island's Jori Phillips was surprised when she received a response to a message in a bottle she didn't remember sending.

DENMAN ISLAND'S JORI Phillips, 21, was surprised to receive a response to her message in a bottle that she dropped in the water off Denman Island 15 years ago. A dentist from Nova Scotia found the bottle while visiting Nootka Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
ELLIE HEBERT, 3, is the child ambassador for the Comox Valley Child Development Association's 38th annual Children's Telethon. Ellie's mother Paula is seen here with her.

As usual, Comox Valley telethon ‘all about the kids’

"It's all about the kids," says Pam Crowe, as she speaks about the upcoming Children's Telethon.

ELLIE HEBERT, 3, is the child ambassador for the Comox Valley Child Development Association's 38th annual Children's Telethon. Ellie's mother Paula is seen here with her.

Cumberland skatepark closer to reality

The dream of creating a skatepark in Cumberland Village Park took another step toward reality Monday.

Riding ATV comes with risks

Even when safety precautions are taken, riding all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) comes with risks.

Comox Valley trustees find money to pay for support staff wage increases

The Comox Valley Board of Education found an additional $314,000 to fund support staff wage increases.

A THREE-MEMBER accreditation team will visit St. Joseph's General Hospital next week.

Comox hospital readying for visit by accreditation team

St. Joseph's General Hospital is ready for what could be its last acute care-services accreditation survey.

A THREE-MEMBER accreditation team will visit St. Joseph's General Hospital next week.
COMOX FIRE CHIEF Gord Schreiner gets his flu shot from public health nurse Shirley Kirk. Courtenay deputy fire chief Kurt MacDonald, back left, and Cumberland fire chief Mike Williamson also got their influenza vaccines.

Vaccine ‘most effective strategy’ against influenza

Island Health urges Comox Valley residents to get their flu shots as public health clinics open their doors next week.

COMOX FIRE CHIEF Gord Schreiner gets his flu shot from public health nurse Shirley Kirk. Courtenay deputy fire chief Kurt MacDonald, back left, and Cumberland fire chief Mike Williamson also got their influenza vaccines.
THE IRONICALLY NAMED Gale Force was washed ashore in the Comox Valley by Sunday's storm.

Boat grounded by storm leaking fuel onto Comox beach

The Canadian Coast Guard plans to soon ensure leaking fuel from a boat beached in Comox is cleaned up.

THE IRONICALLY NAMED Gale Force was washed ashore in the Comox Valley by Sunday's storm.
COMMUNITY MINISTRIES DIRECTOR Brent Hobden was caught in a surprise snowstorm while driving the Comox Valley Salvation Army's new kitchen on wheels back from Ontario.

Kitchen on wheels soon operating in Comox Valley

The Comox Valley Salvation Army hopes to soon feed the community's homeless an evening meal via a community kitchen on wheels.

COMMUNITY MINISTRIES DIRECTOR Brent Hobden was caught in a surprise snowstorm while driving the Comox Valley Salvation Army's new kitchen on wheels back from Ontario.

Food hub discussed for Comox Valley

The Comox Valley is on its way to establishing one of three pilot co-operative food hubs in the province.

Health funding cuts coming in Vancouver Island North?

More than 100 people turned out for a Courtenay town hall meeting about the future of federal health-care funding.

KINDLE PARSONS and her daughter hope to get more new and gently used books to stock the Book Bank at Courtenay Elementary School.

Food bank inspires book bank concept at Courtenay school across street

Courtenay Elementary School parent Kindle Parsons looked at the Comox Valley Food Bank across the road and came up with an idea.

KINDLE PARSONS and her daughter hope to get more new and gently used books to stock the Book Bank at Courtenay Elementary School.
THIS STUDENT learned about fire safety during last year's Fire Prevention Week.

Fire safety stressed this week for Comox Valley children

Comox Valley kids and youth will learn about fire safety this week in recognition of Fire Prevention Week.

THIS STUDENT learned about fire safety during last year's Fire Prevention Week.
COMOX VALLEY EDUCATORS Jen Turner (left) and Beth Reed will run in the New York City Marathon to raise funds for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. They need to raise $8,000 by Oct. 30.

Comox Valley teachers pounding pavement for good cause

Two Comox Valley educators have a month left to prepare themselves for the longest run of their lives.

COMOX VALLEY EDUCATORS Jen Turner (left) and Beth Reed will run in the New York City Marathon to raise funds for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation. They need to raise $8,000 by Oct. 30.
THE IRONICALLY NAMED Gale Force was washed ashore in the Comox Valley by Sunday's storm.

Comox Valley recovering from earlier-than-normal storm

Most of the Comox Valley was in the dark as a strong storm lashed the Island Sunday.

THE IRONICALLY NAMED Gale Force was washed ashore in the Comox Valley by Sunday's storm.
EIGHT COMOX VALLEY schools now keep track of the weather for the University of Victoria, thanks to this new weather monitoring equipment.

Comox Valley schools gathering weather data

Eight Comox Valley schools have become weather monitoring stations for the University of Victoria.

EIGHT COMOX VALLEY schools now keep track of the weather for the University of Victoria, thanks to this new weather monitoring equipment.
THE CARE-A-VAN'S HELEN Boyd is September's Nurse to Know in the Canadian Nurses Association's Canadian Nurse magazine.

Comox Valley Care-a-Van stalwart named Nurse to Know

The Comox Valley's Helen Boyd was profiled by the Canadian Nurses Association's Canadian Nurse magazine as a Nurse to Know.

THE CARE-A-VAN'S HELEN Boyd is September's Nurse to Know in the Canadian Nurses Association's Canadian Nurse magazine.

Input about public artwork sought in Cumberland

Cumberland council will look for community input about art on BC Hydro poles and boxes.

Comox Valley Airport’s passenger numbers soar like never before

The Comox Valley Airport served the highest number of passengers yet during its 2012/2013 fiscal year.