Watershed Sentinel: Canadian hemp fibre finally poised for market acceptance
Canadian hemp has an ecological footprint of hemp is one-third to a half smaller that U.S. cotton, a factor that is fueling the plant’s comeback on world markets
Harley-riding Hamilton Mack Laing fills the hall after 104 years
Comox legendary naturalist Hamilton Mack Laing’s account of his motorcycle ride from New York to the San Francisco World Exhibition of 1915 is now available in a new edition of his memoir
Comox manipulates sewage commission vote, residents cry foul on ‘repugnant’ tactic
In a move one observer called “repugnant,” Comox Councillor Ken Grant and Comox Mayor Russ Arnott moved a motion at the regional sewer commission Tuesday that they intended to vote against
Tell us your story! New health care advocacy group asks public for help
A new advocacy group, called Seniors Voices Comox Valley, wants to hear the stories of people who have personal experience with health care, including home care, residential care and respite care.
Comox Valley marches to preserve Island’s remaining old growth forests
Ninety-one-year-old Elke Bibby, with her walker in tow, thought it important enough to come in from Cumberland to join the Day of Action to Save BC Forests
The Week: Strange attitude in Comox and perils of logging in watersheds
“We’re from the government and we’re here to help you,” is an old joke, but recent events show the truth of this irony in the town of Comox, plus cycling in Courtenay and the perils of logging in watersheds
Day of Action planned to protect Island’s remaining old growth timber
Comox Valley citizens will stand others across the province this week to demand that the NDP stop provincial government-sponsored clear-cutting of the little remaining old growth forest left on the Island and South Coast
Town of Comox now faces $250,000 Supreme Court lawsuit over pollution
A simple request to defray a homeowner’s expense for creek bank remediation has uncovered a litany of Town of Comox problems and turned into a BC Supreme Court case valued at nearly a quarter-million dollars
The Week: violations at Seniors Village, applause for Wendy Morin, solving homelessness
Decafnation reports on regulatory non-compliance at Comox Valley Seniors Village; applause for Wendy Morin, and head-shaking for Comox Council’s disregard of K’omoks First Nation’s concerns
Cumberland workshop steals the spotlight from bullies
A Village of Cumberland workshop addressed bullying in the Comox Valley, where it comes in many disguises, such as mayors or other elected officials, nonprofit board members, popular high school students or managers of businesses large and small
CVRD assures Curtis Road residents, who seek BC intervention
Letters are flying between the “fed up” Curtis Road residents and the Comox Valley Regional District over odour, drinking water wells and other issues emanating from the Brent Road sewage treatment plant
Violations spark demand for Seniors Village takeover
After three residents died as an indirect result of a norovirus outbreak at Comox Valley Seniors Village earlier this year, a group of family members of the facility’s residents demanded an investigation and better oversight of the facility by Island Health