DeMarzo takes on expanded community role at CVRD
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) announced today that Doug DeMarzo will be their new General Manager of Community Services
Cumberland gets $7 million infrastructure funding for wastewater treatment
Work will begin soon on Cumberland’s new wastewater treatment system after the Village received a $7 million grant from federal and provincial governments
Comox passes $250,000 lawsuit over to global insurance firm
The Town of Comox has handed off Norine and Ken McDonald’s $250,000 lawsuit to one of the world’s largest independent providers of claims management solutions, Crawford and Company
Wells will not seek re-election as CVRD board chair
Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells will not seek re-election as chair of the Comox Valley Regional District, he told Decafnation this week
Blood-sucking insects, will they spoil our west coast paradise?
The absence of blood-sucking insects used to be one of the joys of west coast living. But as Miracle Beach folks are discovering, a changing climate is messing with that
Major shift for Courtenay key planning documents; transportation up next
The City of Courtenay’s new Transportation Master Plan is just one of many key planning documents being updated by City Council and staff. And so far it looks like a major philosophic shift toward a more livable and sustainable city
Woodstock icon living in Comox, 3L developers defeated, and public wants bold action
The Week: Woman in the iconic Woodstock photograph lives in Comox and while the BC Supreme Court ruled against 3L Developments, the conflict isn’t over. Plus, a survey shows the Canadian public is far ahead of politicians on climate change
Comox Valley sewage issue pushed, Arnott comments called “out to lunch”
The Courtenay-Comox Sewage Commission declined to take another vote this week on adding Area B representation, which left Curtis Road residents and others frustrated
The Week: logging in the watershed, update on Comox parade ban and more
Our report on logging in the Comox Lake watershed stirs debate. We check on Comox Mayor Russ Arnott’s allegations of complaints about the Mack Laing Heritage Society, but can’t find any. And sewage commission will reconsider Area B representation
From the Sentinel: How the small village of Cumberland returned a forest to the people
The Cumberland Community Forest Society (CCFS) has been purchasing and protecting privately owned forests scheduled for logging near the Village of Cumberland since 2000
A case shrouded in mystery: Strathcona Park hiker lost in 1977 was never found
Hiking Strathcona Park is one of the summer’s pleasures in the Comox Valley. But a lost hiker from Kansas in 1977 turned into a two-month nightmare for the Comox Valley Search and Rescue team. It’s a case shrouded in mystery
Take a hike, see devastation in the Comox Lake watershed
A trip up logging roads around Comox Lake and the Cruickshank River shows the devastation from logging around the Comox Valley’s drinking water source