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?
The Week: Comox Council again cancels court dates to resolve Mack Laing obligation
The Comox Town Council has once again scheduled and canceled BC Supreme Court trial dates to resolve the Mack Laing Trust issue, revealing that it has no plan and, meanwhile, continues to hide its true intentions from the taxpaying public
THE WEEK: 5 things wrong with how Comox tried to hide sewage spill information
Comox Town Council has nothing to say about raw sewage leaking into Brooklyn Creek beyond issuing a press release, which makes misleading statements
Town of Comox spills raw sewage into Brooklyn Creek, doesn’t inform public
A broken pipe has spilled raw sewage into Brooklyn Creek and it appears that efforts to mitigate the damage have created a high level of turbidity, a double whammy for fish as well as a potential public health concern. But the Town of Comox has not yet formally informed the public.
Our Earth Day announcement: forgoing journalism to spend more time with family, nature
Millions of people concerned about our planet launched Earth Day 51 years ago when environmentalism was about a cleaner world, not the matter of human survival that it is today. But has anything really changed? For Decafnation, Earth Day 2021 marks the start of a new direction.
The Week: Doing it right on the wrong side of town, CVRD gets a good result for wrong reasons
The Comox Valley Regional District did the right thing in terminating the CVEDS contract. But they did it for the wrong reasons.