Can green innovations stop polluted stormwater from killing our waters?
Traditional engineered methods of managing urban stormwater runoff have polluted our waters and killed wildlife. But new methods that mimic nature might slowly stop and possibly reverse the damage.
Morrison Creek headwaters are unique on Vancouver Island
The Comox Valley Lands Trust is “this close” to conserving a small portion of the unique Morrison Creek headwaters, but has its sights on protecting the entire oasis of swamps, ponds and marshes. A conservation area the size of Stanley Park.
Mount Washington hopes to open Dec. 7
Mount Washington will open on Dec. 7, although snowfall has been light so far this fall.
New Comox Council will protect Shakesides from leaky roof
The Mack Laing Heritage Society has waited 20 months for Comox to respond to their request to protect Shakesides from a leaky roof and causing further water damage. The new Town Council answered at its very first meeting
Wells elected CVRD chair, Hamir vice-chair
Newly-elected Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells has been elected to chair the Comox Valley Regional District board. Arzeena Hamir was elected as vice-chair.
Winter storms mean flood risk along the Oyster
Residents along stretches of the Oyster River are being warned about flooding risk from this winter’s storms
Vaccine available for the virus headed our way
Vancouver Island health care professionals say a serious virus will hit the Comox Valley in a few weeks that will threaten the lives of those most vulnerable. Fortunately, they have a vaccine.
The growing pains of updating BC’s water law
Watershed Sentinel writer Gavin MacRae examines how well the new Water Sustainability Act is working in the context of a water bottling controversy in Merville
New Zealander answers three No ProRep arguments
A former Comox Valley resident who now lives in New Zealand, which uses the mixed-member version of proportional representation, answers three common arguments against voting in favor of electoral reform in BC
Long-term wastewater planning underway at CVRD
Critical long-term wastewater infrastructure questions are being asked at the CVRD, among them: Should sewer pipes come out of the K’omoks Estuary? What level of treatment do we want, and how will we meet the long-term growth of the Comox Valley? And, should we be planning to recover our wastewater resource?
Help! Recruiters Needed for Pro Rep Vote
Chris Hilliar writes about ‘relational voting,’ which he learns is a simple concept – friends talking to friends. And without the individual’s participation democracy unravels.
The Comox Valley has a wood stove problem
No wood stove would pass a basic vehicle emissions test, yet the Comox Valley allows them to burn day and night, for weeks and months, with almost no regulation, polluting our air and posing serious public health risks