Motorcycle riders are wanted to join local members of the Military Police unit for a Vancouver Island charity ride to raise funds for the Military Police Fund for Blind Children and the Children鈥檚 Wish Foundation of Canada.

The Comox Valley Multicultural and Immigrant Support Society (CVMISS) is holding a family summer barbecue/potluck to support a young boy with brain cancer next weekend.

The Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) service, the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and First Insurance Agencies (FIA) are bringing Movies Under the Stars to the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds on Aug. 17 and to Comox Marina Park on Aug. 31.

Again this year, about 100 people attended the Train Station barbecue in Courtenay.

Canada Safeway has launched its fundraising and awareness campaign to support Muscular Dystrophy Canada in an effort to 鈥淢ake Muscles Move.鈥�

The Comox Valley Exhibition is celebrating cowboys' historic connection to chili and celebrating the Exhibition's theme of Cowboy Trails and 4-H Tales by holding a chili contest Aug. 28.

Come out for Yoga in the Park every Friday morning in August at beautiful Puntledge Park.

Maybe you've heard of food forests. Maybe you've read the recent UN report recognizing perennials as essential in creating sustainable food sources.

The Courtenay and Comox branches of the Vancouver Island Regional Library will hold free technology-focused training sessions this month.

Summer may have started late at Paradise Meadows this year 鈥� but summer will carry on through September, with extended staffing and programming at the Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre.