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The Week: housing issues, sure, but this study is nonsense

The Week: housing issues, sure, but this study is nonsense

by George Le Masurier | Jan 31, 2019

The Comox Valley has housing affordability issues, but a recent study sensationalizing our problems by an obscure website is so seriously flawed that it amounts to nonsense

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The Week: Where’s the moral leadership on Comox Council?

The Week: Where’s the moral leadership on Comox Council?

by George Le Masurier | Jan 24, 2019

It's hard to see the forest for the trees sometimes  /  George Le Masurier photo By George Le Masurier he silence of Comox Town Council members for the plight of Mariner apartment dwellers is deafening. A...

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The Week: No 29th Street bridge? Check. Only 60 ‘new’ beds? Check

The Week: No 29th Street bridge? Check. Only 60 ‘new’ beds? Check

by George Le Masurier | Jan 17, 2019

You do the math: Did we get 151 “new” long-term care beds, or 130, or just 60? Who wanted a bridge at 29th Street anyway. And, what is Rod Nichol up to?

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The Week: Providence, Dutcyvich, Socialism and Blueberries

The Week: Providence, Dutcyvich, Socialism and Blueberries

by George Le Masurier | Jan 10, 2019

Providence takes ownership of The Viewa, David Dutcyvich is not making friends or influencing people and Comox Valley blueberries are budding dangerously in unseasonably warm weather

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The Week: Tolls on the Fifth Street Bridge, and quieter coffee shops, please

The Week: Tolls on the Fifth Street Bridge, and quieter coffee shops, please

by George Le Masurier | Jan 3, 2019

The Week: Should we put tolls on Courtenay’s Fifth Street Bridge? And, can we have quieter coffee shops, please?

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The Week: Was this the Year of Women in Comox Valley politics?

The Week: Was this the Year of Women in Comox Valley politics?

by George Le Masurier | Dec 27, 2018

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.

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The Week: NDP defeats ProRep, the Comox beer drought is over

The Week: NDP defeats ProRep, the Comox beer drought is over

by George Le Masurier | Dec 21, 2018

Did the NDP want electoral reform to fail? Is the beer drought in Comox finally over? Will people ever stop pouring toxic chemicals into storm drains? So many questions

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The Week: Sharpe dissed, dogs sprayed, no pot and Go Santa!

The Week: Sharpe dissed, dogs sprayed, no pot and Go Santa!

by George Le Masurier | Dec 13, 2018

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?

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The Week: No new snow, no new bridges and no new beds

The Week: No new snow, no new bridges and no new beds

by George Le Masurier | Dec 6, 2018

Every homeowner knows that when you delay repairs to your house, they just get worse and more expensive to fix with the longer you wait. Courtenay City Council learned that lesson this week about the Fifth Street Bridge.

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