A forever home for some, a step forward for others
The Comox Valley Regional District anticipates sewer service to eventually extend to Royston, Union Bay and K'omoks First Nation lands in the southern reaches of the Valley. As such, the CVRD is recommending the Sewage Commission governance structure to include a KFN representative and the Area A director. The latter would take effect once the service for local improvements to connect to the sewage treatment service is approved.
The occupants of a Hyundai Tucson were not injured when their car caught fire around 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 11 near the intersection of 17th and Willemar in Courtenay.
Gord Johns has initiated a mail-out that asks constituents the date of their last visit to a dentist, and if they can afford to see a dentist as often as needed. The Courtenay–Alberni MP says the survey has generated the biggest response he's received from people in his riding.
At the May 3 meeting, Courtenay council approved second reading for a proposed multi-unit development in west Courtenay that has drawn a great deal of opposition from the neighbourhood.
Courtenay council approved a resolution from Will Cole-Hamilton to request the B.C. government to defer logging in old-growth forests — as recommended by the Old-Growth Strategic Review — until all 14 panel recommendations have been implemented. Deferrals include at-risk, old-growth forests in the headwaters of Fairy Creek near Port Renfrew and in the Upper Walbran Valley.
A Comox Valley resident who is trying to obtain a class five driver's licence continues to run into roadblocks because it seems there are no appointments available.
Area A director pleased with positive steps
Courtenay council is considering an option to allow the emergency shelter component at the Connect Warming Centre to continue operating as the pandemic wears on.
Carter Woods, a Cumberland mountain bike racer and member of Canada's national team, kicked off the competitive season with a top-10 result at a cross-country race last weekend in Italy.
"You can't virtue signal saving the homeless when you're a slumlord": prosecutor
Loren Barr, a stem cell transplant patient in the Comox Valley, is trying to raise awareness what he calls a "second dose situation."
Construction of a new long-term care facility for the Comox Valley is well underway.
At the April 19 meeting, Courtenay council approved a development permit for a contentious multi-residential project at 2800 Arden Rd.
The City of Courtenay is in the process of determining an appropriate amount of funding to contribute to a local food program, as directed by council.
The Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness had hoped to move the Connect Warming Centre from Cliffe Avenue to a space at Puntledge Road to continue operating the service throughout the pandemic. That opportunity, however, is no longer available.
As the overdose crisis worsens throughout B.C., a local advocacy group is providing a variety of services in its efforts to stop accidental deaths and to reduce the stigma attached to drug abuse.
The Comox Valley Community Justice Centre is receiving $5,000 in supplemental provincial funding to continue its work to combat racism.
The Comox Valley Early Years Collaborative hopes the regional district can help find a space that will help the group carry out its Building Connections Project. By engaging with the community, the project aims to improve early outcomes for young children.
