The insects pose a threat to trees, crops and the economy, ministry says

‘Learning Our Way is teaching the teachings that we First Nations received all through our lives’

A $10,000 reward offered for information regarding disappearance of Carl Schooner Jr.

Volunteers have installed about 5,000 plants on the Kus-kus-sum site, a former sawmill next to the 17th Street Bridge along Comox Road, which Project Watershed is restoring to a tidally influenced riparian habitat. The end state goal is to emulate the neighboring Hollyhock Flats, Project Watershed Society executive director Caitlin Pierzchalski said in a Jan. 11 presentation to Courtenay council.

The Comox Valley Regional District recently launched a Regional Growth Strategy Performance Monitoring Dashboard to help monitor the progress of the eight RGS goals.

With the ongoing wet weather, BC Hydro is extending its public safety advisory to stay away from the Puntledge River with the higher flow conditions through Jan. 23. Temporary safety signage that’s been placed along the river to advise of the dangerous river flows has been updated with the date extension.

Courtenay residents included in the city’s residential curbside collection program can now participate in weekly food waste collection – a new service for the city – within the recently launched organics program. This new waste diversion opportunity is in part thanks to the completion of the new Comox Strathcona Waste Management (CSWM) Regional Compost Facility.

Public invited to join in one of two workshops this month

Support high for cannabis consumption spaces among users, but police, health experts more cautions

Kindergarten registration for children entering the public education school system for the 2023/24 school year opens Tuesday, Jan. 10 for Indigenous, French Immersion and Montessori programs. Registration for neighbourhood schools opens Monday, Jan. 16. Navigate Fine Arts eCademy and Compass program registration opens Feb. 1. To be eligible for enrolment into kindergarten, a child must be five years of age by Dec. 31.