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
The Week: Courtenay declares climate emergency; rainforest rhinos
Climate change seems to dominate the news with growing frequency. This week, the City of Courtenay joined many other governments in declaring the planet faces a climate emergency
A new Courtenay strategy will guide how the city manages its urban forests
Comox Valley residents have just two more days to add their voice to Courtenay’s draft Urban Forest Strategy, which will guide how the city manages trees on private and public lands for the next 30 years
Mistrust still evident between residents, sewage commission
Plagued by the odours of sewage from Courtenay and Comox residents for 34 years, the residents of Curtis Road returned to the regional sewage commission this week hoping for resolutions to their concerns, which they say now includes a threat to their drinking water wells and a visual blight on their neighborhood
Learn more about Salish Sea whales at Sarah Patton’s Denman Island lecture
Photo courtesy of Ocean Wise By George Le Masurier o you want to learn about the threats facing whales in our waters and what local citizens can do to help to protect them? Comox Valley Nature has invited Sarah Patton to...
Cumberland conference shows importance of wetlands
Wetlands are fast disappearing, but are crucial to biodiversity, flooding and mitigating climate change, say speakers at the Cumberland Wetlands Conference