The Week: Was this the Year of Women in Comox Valley politics?
Was this the Year of Women in Comox Valley politics? You can certainly make a case that it was. More women ran for public office and were elected than the prior year in all branches of Comox Valley local government.
Regional District CAO responds to developer’s lawsuit
Comox Valley Regional District Chief Administrative Officers Russell Dyson issued a statement today, Dec. 27, in response to a petition by 3L Developments Inc. to Supreme Court of British Columbia
Taking the Polar Bear plunge at Goose Spit on Boxing Day
Several hundred brave souls dove into chilly water at Goose Spit for the 42nd annual Polar Bear Swim. A gallery of photos …
Cumberland gets $5.7 million for sewage plant upgrade
Village of Cumberland sewage lagoons will soon get an upgrade | Photo by George Le Masurier By George Le Masurier he Village of Cumberland is well on its way to completing an overdue upgrade to its wastewater...
Stormwater systems shift slowly toward green infrastructure
Stormwater management plans in the Comox Valley have historically treated rainwater as waste, something to be collected and disposed of quickly, usually into previously clean streams or directly into the ocean. Clearly a new approach is needed.
City CAO David Allen focuses on sustainable asset management
Courtenay Chief Administration Officer David Allen was part of a small group in 2008 that developed this system for managing public assets that provides for service and financial sustainability. It is now used by almost every municipality in British Columbia.
Warming waters, sea urchins are decimating kelp forests
© Jackie Hildering, The Marine Detective By Gavin MacRae limate change, in tandem with a teeming sea urchin population, is killing bull kelp forests in the Salish Sea. To stem losses that already have kelp at...
Union Bay boils water, new turbidity standards
By George Le Masurier nion Bay residents are boiling water today that before August they were drinking from the tap. That's when Island Health's standard for turbidity in water from Langely Lake changed from 3 NTUs to 1...
MAiD: A passing … but not gently into that good night
Lorraine Hudelson wasn’t choosing to die … She was dying anyway. What she chose was when, where and how to die.
CVRD raises rebate offers to switch from wood stoves
By George Le Masurier he Comox Valley Regional District has increased the incentive for people wood burning stoves to switch to cleaner-burning systems. The rebates apply to any wood stove manufactured prior to...
The Week: Sharpe dissed, dogs sprayed, no pot and Go Santa!
Does anybody else think Mt. Washington freestyle skier Cassie Sharpe got overlooked as Canada’s athlete of the year? And, how fast can Comox open an off-leash dog park?
Morrison Creek: a spring-fed stream without stormwater outlets sustains aquatic life
Morrison Creek thrives with diverse aquatic wildlife thanks to only two relatively harmless stormwater outlets and a pristine, spring-fed headwaters that several organizations hope to protect