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One of Courtenay’s hidden treasures is about to celebrate its 20th birthday complete with live music and cake. Tucked behind the former Visitor’s Centre and the historic train on Cliffe Avenue, the Comox Valley Rhododendron Garden was the inspiration and dream of well-known hybridist Harry Wright who wanted to create a place filled with greenery and colour for nature lovers and people who simply enjoyed walking.

Without the Canadians of inventions like zippers, garbage bags the world would prove more difficult

When I decided to run for the nomination for the BC Green Party in the Mid Island-Pacific Rim riding, it was with the belief that they shared my vision for the future.

Advocating for direct democracy with the BC Refederation Party, Port Alberni resident Dan Cebuliak is running for MLA in the Mid Island-Pacific Rim riding in the upcoming provincial election.

I’m Scott Fraser and I’m running as your BC NDP candidate in Mid Island-Pacific Rim. I’ve been an MLA for the past 12 years and I’ve seen the real harm that Christy Clark and the BC Liberals have caused. The BC NDP platform will make life more affordable for people. We’ll get rid of Medical Services Plan fees, build 114,000 rental and co-op homes, and provide an annual renters’ rebate of $400. We’ll eliminate interest on student loans and provide students a $1,000 completion grant.

I, Julian Fell, am the representative of Coombs-Errington at the Regional District of Nanaimo. I am the MLA nominee of the BC Conservatives.

My name is Rob Clarke.

Changes to the electoral boundaries have created new challenges for the residents of Cumberland and the Baynes Sound communities – Royston, Union Bay and Fanny Bay. The strong, effective representation from MLA Don McRae has served the residents of Comox-Courtenay very well, and I intend to keep up that fine tradition.

Some of Vancouver Island’s best downhill mountain bikers will descend – quite literally – on the Comox Valley on Sunday, April 30. That’s when the United Riders of Cumberland (UROC) are hosting the Cumberland Dodge City DH, the only downhill race of the 2017 Island Cup Series.

Oklahoma Christian freshman Abigail Rigsby was named Thursday to the All-Heartland Conference women’s golf second-team honour list.