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Following an application in the fall of 2020, the Village of Cumberland received confirmation last summer that it will receive $4,475,000 from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program to reconstruct the No. 2 Dam and adjacent works.

Vital Link Award presented to honour skillful actions of one or more bystanders

BC Hydro reduced the Puntledge River flow by about 11 per cent on Dec. 9 in its ongoing response to the record dry fall conditions within the watershed. The Comox Lake Reservoir is around the bottom operating range and the water inflows into the reservoir remain low. Hydro’s focus is to maintain water flows downstream for fish habitat and to keep salmon eggs covered with water.

Naut’sa mawt, a Coast Salish word meaning ‘together as one,’ is the name of the Wachiay affordable housing project, which aims to house low-income Indigenous seniors and singles.

To date, over $600,000 in funding distributed to service providers

Commuters can expect traffic disruptions on Comox Road this week as investigation work related to the Sewer Conveyance Project is being completed.

In response to a request from the Denman-Hornby Ferry Advisory Committee and the broader public, the ferry schedule for the route will be adjusted to improve connections for those travelling to Hornby Island on Friday evenings. The revised Friday evening schedule will commence Dec. 16 and remain in effect through the duration of the off-peak season until further notice.

They are ready and willing, but due to provincial policies, these healthcare workers are not able

Driver fled the scene after crashing red Dodge Ram truck on Lefeuvre Road

On Thursday, the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates adopted a motion by Courtenay-Alberni MP Gord Johns to study the role of federal procurement in fostering a resilient domestic personal protective equipment industry.