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Only a fraction of Comox Valley Airport marketing budget used for branding

The Comox Valley Airport Commission disclosed this week that it spent $96,500 on researching, developing and implementing its new brand model.
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Homeless shelter proposal on regional district agenda Tuesday

A motion from Courtenay council to consider reopening the search for a homeless shelter site is on the Comox Valley Regional District's committee of the whole agenda Tuesday, beginning at 4 p.m.
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Transport Canada clears St. Joe's Hospital helipad for takeoff, landing

The helipad at St. Joseph's General Hospital is now open for service. St. Joseph's announced last month that its helipad retrofit had reached substantial completion, and it has now received its final re-certification from Transport Canada.
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Preliminary inquiry ordered for woman accused of bilking youth football team

The Comox Valley woman who is charged with theft and fraud over $5,000 for stealing more than $100,000 from a youth football club will make her next appearance in court Sept. 19 for a preliminary inquiry.
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Cat on a hot, thin leash

Cat on a hot, thin leash

Odin, a Persian Himalayan, doesn't seem enthralled with being the only cat in the Comox Valley on a leash.
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You mean our food comes from farms?

You mean our food comes from farms?

By combining cycling routes with farm tours and demonstrations, Saturday's Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour gave Valley residents a chance to explore the rural countryside and meet the people who produce their food. One hundred and ninety-four cyclists took part in the Comox Valley Farm Cycle Tour, a self-guided cycle tour to many local farms, where visitors could take guided tours and sample products.
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19 Wing Comox learning sustainability

This year, 19 Wing Comox will take part in the Canadian Forces Sustainable Communities competition, a division of the Communities in Bloom program.
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Trees to be planted in exchange for Chinese kindness

TimberWest has agreed to ship a large-dimension log to Cumberland's sister city in Putian, China, where children will participate in a program dubbed A Million and One Acts of Kindness.
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Ferry lobbying continues in Victoria

Comox Valley Regional District chair Edwin Grieve and chairs from nine other coastal regional districts, including Metro Vancouver, met Monday in Victoria with BC Ferries Commissioner Gordon Macatee to discuss options for improvements to coastal ferry service.
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Blacks Century Ride approaching to help popular charity YANA

Blacks Century Ride approaching to help popular charity YANA

Cyclists are encouraged to mark their calendars and start looking for pledges to support the annual Blacks Cycle Century Ride for YANA (You Are Not Alone) Aug. 28.
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