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5 new COVID outbreaks declared with 35 resident cases at Vancouver Island long-term care homes

5 new COVID outbreaks declared with 35 resident cases at Vancouver Island long-term care homes

5 outbreaks connected to 101 resident cases, 26 staff cases declared over
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Crews pour final concrete on Courtenay鈥檚 5th Street Bridge Friday night

Crews pour final concrete on Courtenay鈥檚 5th Street Bridge Friday night

There is more work to follow, but the city expects bridge to reopen this month
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Cumberland gathers ideas for short-term rental policy

Cumberland gathers ideas for short-term rental policy

Village has been holding workshops, online survey to take input
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Comox Valley school district expands on gardens, green initiatives

Comox Valley school district expands on gardens, green initiatives

Pro-D for teachers on gardening program, studies with post-secondary schools in the works
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Fire crew rescues driver and dog after vehicle crashes into Esso pump in Pitt Meadows

Fire crew rescues driver and dog after vehicle crashes into Esso pump in Pitt Meadows

Crews also respond to another fire incident just 100-feet-away
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Cumberland鈥檚 council ponders potential police costs for future

Cumberland鈥檚 council ponders potential police costs for future

Village will start to pay for service when its population hits 5,000
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Black Creek group requests due process in Saratoga application

Black Creek group requests due process in Saratoga application

The Comox Valley Regional District will be reviewing an application to rezone several lots at Saratoga Speedway in Black Creek. Track owners Rob and Lee Leighton hope to build a campground and re-align some property boundaries at the site.
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Comox Valley school staff absences higher than usual in January

Comox Valley school staff absences higher than usual in January

More student absences too but numbers have not been unusually higher
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Cumberland to increase fines for aggressive dog offences

Cumberland to increase fines for aggressive dog offences

Council also reminds people to pick up dog鈥檚 business or face a fine
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Final concrete pour on Courtenay bridge slated for Friday

Final concrete pour on Courtenay bridge slated for Friday

The 5th Street Bridge will close to all vehicle traffic this weekend. It will close Friday, Feb. 4. at 7 p.m. and will reopen at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6. The north sidewalk will remain open to pedestrians.
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