Was there corruption in the Courtenay-Alberni Green Party nomination process?
Questions of impropriety at the Green Party of Canada nomination meeting in June erupted this week when one of the candidates went public with allegations that the vote was corrupted. But Mandolyn Jonasson’s larger concern is how the party tried to suppress her attempts to fix the mistakes
Did the Comox Town Council pay their CAO $350,000 just to go away? Why?
What is really going on within the Town of Comox? With several high-cost lawsuits and disgruntled public works employees, it’s clear that everyone is not generally happy
North Island Hospital clinical pathology lab work threatened by VIHA, sign the petition
The Vancouver Island Health Authority plans to eliminate medical laboratory testing at the Comox Valley and Campbell River hospitals next year, but a group of citizens are fighting the change for better patient services
Open letter to Byron Horner, climate change questions he would have asked
An open letter to Conservative Byron Horner, who skipped a candidates forum on climate change
Courtenay-Alberni candidates address climate crisis in forum
At the only federal election forum in the Courtenay-Alberni riding focused strictly on the climate crisis, four of the five candidates showed up and answered questions from a panel of four and an audience of about 300 voters
The Week: Island Health takeover for public safety, and Horner’s negative campaign
Island Health was right to take control of Comox Valley Seniors Village, and Retirement Concepts justification for staff shortages doesn’t hold up
Good Neighbor Agreement could help resolve sewage plant problems
Curtis Road residents have tried protests and lawsuits to eliminate the problem of noxious odours from the Courtenay-Comox sewage treatment plant. Now, they’re trying a collaborative Good Neighbor Agreement
Candidates to speak at 4th Person’s Day Lunch on Oct. 18
Federal election candidates will answer questions at the 4th annual Persons Day lunch on Oct. 18 at the Best Western Westerly Hotel celebrating three milestones in the journey to equity for Canadian women
Island Health takes control of Comox Valley Seniors Village to keep residents safe
It took a five-month letter-writing campaign, but Island Health announced Sept. 30 that it would take immediate administrative control of the Comox Valley Seniors Village
Conservative Horner snubs climate all-candidates forum
Recent youth-led climate strikes in the Comox Valley indicate that climate change has become an issue in the federal election, but Conservative Byron Horner has declined an invitation to participate in an Oct. 4 candidates forum on the topic
Comox Valley climate strike draws thousands to Courtenay march
Comox Valley residents joined millions of people marching worldwide on Sept. 27 demanding that governments step-up their efforts to tackle the climate emergency
Gord Johns touts record federal investment in Courtenay-Alberni
Gord Johns, the incumbent MP for the Courtenay-Alberni riding, went to Ottawa in 2015 believing that members of minority parties could get things done in the Canadian Parliament. And, he says, he proved it was true.