The Week: Comox Valley tax rates, plastic bags and pro golfers
The Week: Courtenay Councillor whimpers about taxes, but Comox has a higher increase; there’s a climate emergency but the Valley is slow on the draw
Has engineered stormwater doomed BC’s waterways?
The Comox Lake Watershed Protection Plan and the Kus Kus Sumrestoration were highlighted at a recent stormwater conference, while the keynote speaker urged public pressure on local governments to adopt green infrastructure
Rural Comox Valley zoning bylaw “more permissive”
The Comox Valley Regional District is rolling out an updated zoning bylaw this month for rural areas A, B and C that encourages home-based business, agriculture and sustainable energy
Comox Valley school board issues statement on teen assault
The Comox Valley Board of Trustees has issued a statement about this week’s assault on a 15-year-old Comox Valley student
Comox Valley mother seeks info about vicious attack on girl
A fifteen-year-old Comox Valley girl was beaten unconscious by a group of four teenagers while walking to school Tuesday morning. Now the mother has turned to social media for help in identifying the attackers
Area B residents want voice on regional Sewage Commission
Another group of rural Comox residents have asked for representation on the Comox Valley Sewage Commission; Ken Grant calls out former Area B director for not factual statements
How ocean acidification is reshaping marine food webs
Late afternoon view down the Strait of George / George Le Masurier photo By Gavin MacRae he depths of the ocean are slowing climate change, but at a cost. Seawater acidity is increasing as the oceans...
Comox failed to consult with KFN over Mack Laing Park
Now that Chief Nicole Rempel has made it clear the Town of Comox failed to properly consult the K’omoks First Nations about plans to demolish Mack Laing’s heritage home, a serious question arises: With whom did town staff and council members consult?
Comox Cannabis Innovation Centre construction underway
Prefabricated walls for the greenhouses and laboratories at the Cannabis Innovation Centre in Comox are being installed this week. The centre plans to open this summer.
Rural Comox residents want less odour, more compensation
Curtis Road residents have asked the Courtenay-Comox Sewer Commission to reassess its plan for future odour controls and the need for a second equalization basin. They also want Host Community Compensation
Island and BC coastal communities say “ban groundwater licenses”
Bruce and Nicole Gibbons, photograph from their Facebook page By George Le Masurier epresentatives of 53 municipalities on Vancouver Island and the British Columbia coast have endorsed a Comox Valley initiative for the...
Comox Valley man working AVICC to ban groundwater extraction
Vancouver Island Groundwater Rights Update Water rights advocate Bruce Gibbons is on a mission to end licensing of groundwater extraction for bottled water on Vancouver Island. And if that goes well, for all of BC