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Incumbent Doug Hillian has confirmed his intent to seek a second term on Courtenay City council.

鈥淗aving served on Comox town council and the Comox Valley Credit Union board, volunteered for 15 years with Mount Washington鈥檚 Adaptive Snowsports, served on the World Community Board, volunteered with a host of community organizations and officiated weddings all over the Valley, running for a seat on council feels a little like walking into Cheers 鈥� where everybody knows your name,鈥� says Courtenay council candidate Norm Reynolds.

Barbara Price is running for Comox council. 鈥淚 want to make sure that the interests of the people of Comox come first. If we are to have a truly accountable Town Hall, people must know that their voice matters.鈥�

A last-minute challenger for mayor has emerged in Comox.

It will be a three-way race for mayor, while 16 candidates have officially submitted their names for one of six councillor positions

Leslie Baird has been declared, by acclamation, the new mayor of Cumberland for the next three years.

The Comox Valley School District will have at least three new faces on the board of trustees for the next three years.

Bruce Jolliffe, Jim Gillis and Edwin Grieve will retain their posts for another term as Area A, B and C directors respectively on the Comox Valley Regional District board because no one else filed nomination papers by Friday's deadline.

Maureen Swift filed her nomination papers Friday, seeking a seat on Comox council in the Nov. 19 election.

A man on the provincial high-risk offender registry was arrested by Comox Valley RCMP after a woman complained her boyfriend had beaten her, police say.