At the Jan. 11 meeting, Courtenay council approved third reading for a pub/condo proposal at 2355 Mansfield Dr. near the Air Park.
A Royal Canadian Legion program — Operation Leave The Streets Behind — assists homeless veterans across the country. A veteran is identified as any person serving or who has served in the Canadian Forces or the RCMP.
After three seasons of coaching in a minor developmental league, Brett McLean is stepping up to the highest rung of professional hockey.
The ski season is in its early stages, and snowshoe sales are through the roof at Mount Washington and at Comox Valley businesses.
The last two years have been a struggle for the Comox Valley Transition Society. A fire in January, 2019 destroyed the Too Good To Be Threw thrift store, which had been the main source of income for the organization that supports women, children and families. The CVTS opened a pair of smaller thrift stores in Courtenay, but business has been a struggle since the coronavirus hit.
The new Comox Valley Regional District building has incorporated a number of sustainable features, such as 45 rooftop solar panels.
Campbell River Mayor Andy Adams was taken aback by a statement from Rachel Blaney about working through the holidays to address a federal government decision to phase out salmon farming activities in the Discovery Islands.
A 40-year-old Alberta firefighter is on the final stretch of a 1,500-kilometre walk to honour his family and to raise money for cancer research.
It appears the dust has settled since The Junction supportive housing complex opened in Courtenay in the spring of 2019.
A head-on collision happened near the intersection of Highway 19A and Smith Road on Christmas Day.
Harriette Mackenzie, a basketball star at Isfeld Secondary, will be moving on to the USports level after she graduates in June from the Courtenay school.
Liam Mackenzie, a 13-year-old soccer talent from the Comox Valley, is making his mark at a Vancouver Whitecaps academy.
John Howard Society administrators and staff members have seen a noticeable decrease in the number of complaints from neighbours since The Junction supportive housing development opened in Courtenay last year.
A pub/condo proposal near the Courtenay Air Park is drawing mixed reviews from area residents.
Area residents are taking issue with a proposed multi-unit project that brings covenants into question on a property in west Courtenay.
At its Dec. 15 meeting, the Comox Valley Regional District board approved $25,000 for a study to consider the possibility of re-activating a regional parks service that went dormant after being established in 1971.
Wayward Distillery owner Dave Brimacombe spent nearly $600,000 on ethanol, one of the ingredients he uses to make hand sanitizer, which he distributed free of charge during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Beds are at a premium these days at the Pidcock emergency shelter in Courtenay. Lately, on occasion, staff have been left with no choice but to turn people away at the door.
Courtenay council is considering the idea of constructing a third crossing — a pedestrian/cycling bridge on 6th Street — which would connect downtown with Simms Park, and provide an east‐west connection to a future cycling network.
For the time being, the Provincial Health Officer is not allowing the sale of non-food items at farmers markets.
