THE WEEK: Busting the myth that council members come with a blank slate
The Old Guard faction of Comox Valley political activists has been trying for decades to create a cohesive voting block
The Week: Big Money wants its control back and a candidate wins 2022 Moronic award
We have some thoughts about the anonymous group Take Back Comox Valley that ran a series of objectionable attack ads on social media and also about how candidate Brennan Day got such a big foot in his mouth
The Mack Laing Trust: BC Supreme Court hears arguments in 40-year case
Mack Laing Heritage Society says the Town of Comox is in a rush to clean up a mess of its own making, while town and Attorney General lawyers call The Society’s evidence “irrelevant.”
The Week: One election is already over, candidates running in other towns and new shenanigans
General Voting Day is Saturday, Oct. 15. See the sidebar on this page for advance voting dates.he official campaign period for this fall's municipal election doesn’t begin until Saturday, Sept. 17, but one race is already...
Mack Laing goes to court today and, have spies infiltrated local government?
The Town of Comox has had 40 years to live up to its trust agreement with the late Hamilton Mack Laing, but it chose today, just before local elections, to ask the BC Supreme Court to fix a problem of their own making.
THE WEEK: Who’s running for mayor of Comox? And Elections BC issues fine
With just a week to file for public office in the Comox Valley’s municipal governments, there’s uncertainty about who will seek the mayoralty in Comox, which has ramifications for potential council candidates; and, Elections BC issues a monetary penalty to a local candidate
Comox Valley local government elections ramping up for Oct. 15 vote
Comox Valley voters will elect new councilors, mayors, regional district representatives, school board members and Island Trust reps on Oct. 15. Find out who’s running for what … and why. Decafnation returns to shine more light on local government issues and candidates
The Week: Comox voter turnout better than most; Elections BC reviews by-election complaints
The numbers may look low, but Comox voters have turned out for recent elections and by-elections better than most BC municipalities; plus, Elections BC is reviewing two complaints about election rules violations during the by-election
The Week: Misinformation campaign sullies Comox by-election featuring four good candidates
Have negative campaign tactics surfaced in the Town of Comox by-election because the possible election of Dr. Jonathan Kerr would shift the balance of power?