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Cumberland staff鈥檚 summer meant changing COVID orders

Cumberland staff鈥檚 summer meant changing COVID orders

Other issues that posed challenges for village included the heat dome and drought
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Comox Valley Regional District upgrades parking at Seal Bay Park

Comox Valley Regional District upgrades parking at Seal Bay Park

The Comox Valley Regional District will be temporarily closing the Bates Road parking lot in Seal Bay Nature Park to begin work on upgrading the parking area. The parking lot will be closed from Nov. 5 to Dec. 24. Leighton Contracting has been awarded the project which is being funded through Community Works Funds.
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Courtenay council updates priorities for remainder of term

Courtenay council updates priorities for remainder of term

Courtenay council has mapped out its priorities for the remainder of its council term.
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Comox Strathcona waste board questions lack of wood use from old school

Comox Strathcona waste board questions lack of wood use from old school

School district did find ways to salvage materials, even for UBC seismic research
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Warming centre to offer overnight shelter in Courtenay

Warming centre to offer overnight shelter in Courtenay

Courtenay council has approved a one-year lease agreement with four one-year renewal options to enable the Comox Valley Transition Society to consistently operate the Connect Warming Centre at 685 Cliffe Ave., and to run an overnight shelter for those experiencing homelessness. The Extreme Weather Response (EWR) shelter will be exempted from the building code as it鈥檚 deemed an emergency circumstance.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters program for Comox Valley schools

Big Brothers Big Sisters program for Comox Valley schools

BRIEFS: School district now has gender-neutral washrooms at all middle, secondary schools
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鈥楶otentially historic鈥� storm brewing off Vancouver Island should calm before landfall

鈥楶otentially historic鈥� storm brewing off Vancouver Island should calm before landfall

Environment Canada expects most intense winds to dissipate before storm arrives on B.C. shores
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Chilliwack MLA Kelli Paddon reads powerful words from bullied 11-year-old in BC Legislature

Chilliwack MLA Kelli Paddon reads powerful words from bullied 11-year-old in BC Legislature

鈥淭hey said because I am black, I should go kill myself,鈥� Eevah Macdonald wrote
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Comox Valley Substance Use Strategy focus wider than toxic drug crisis

Comox Valley Substance Use Strategy focus wider than toxic drug crisis

Courtenay council agreed to continue supporting the Comox Valley Community Health Network, which provided a report on the first phase of a regional Substance Use Strategy at the Oct. 18 meeting.
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Greater Victoria MLA Adam Olsen reveals past drug use in an attempt to end stigma

Greater Victoria MLA Adam Olsen reveals past drug use in an attempt to end stigma

MLA for Saanich North and the Islands talks about cocaine, other substance use in his 20s
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