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A fire involving toxic fumes destroyed the former Buckerfields building at McKenzie Avenue and Cumberland Road on Tuesday evening.

The water inflows into Comox Lake Reservoir were higher than forecast, BC Hydro said Wednesday in a news release.

St. Joseph's General Hospital has begun reviewing the final report into a review of the quality of medical scans in British Columbia.

Former mayor Starr Winchester is running for a councillor seat on Courtenay city council. "I enjoyed the 18 years I served on Courtenay council, and would be honoured to serve again," she said in a news release.

Bruce Calder will chair the North Island College board of governors as it moves into the 2011-12 school year. Calder, a Comox Valley community representative on the board and previous vice-chair, was acclaimed as board chair Wednesday during the board's first meeting of the school year.

A byelection to fill a six-month trustee vacancy on the Union Bay Improvement District board will be held at a special meeting Oct. 19 at the Union Bay Hall.

October has been officially proclaimed Small Business Month in British Columbia. Lots of activities and events are taking place in B.C. and October is the month when small business owners should take time to explore a new direction or find ways to improve business operations and grow their business.

Liz Stubbs wants to raise the roof — and few can marshal the troops better than this intrepid gardener, so she may just do it. The roof, of course, is the Filberg Heritage Lodge roof.

Many UBCM delegates fear planned watchdog on waste would itself be a waste of money

Kidney disease is a chronic disease leading to eventual kidney failure, for which there is currently no cure. There are more than 36,000 Canadians living with kidney failure, either undergoing dialysis treatment or living with a kidney transplant.