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After being in the works for nearly two years, the Islands Trust — Hornby Island Local Trust Committee approved a rezoning bylaw last week for a 15-unit condominium to proceed on the Island to the development permit phase.

The electors should get a chance to decide. That's Courtenay council's view on the Comox Valley United Soccer Club (CVUSC)'s project to build artificial turf fields at Valley View Park.

Don McClellan is "nervous but excited" about hosting The Big Time Out at Ash Berry Farm, which he and wife Louisa operate in Royston immediately adjacent to the Cumberland boundary.

Josie DeBruyne makes a bid on a silent auction item at the Comox Valley SPCA.

Bob Willis was treated to a 100th birthday party Friday at Comox Valley Seniors' Village in Courtenay.

Cumberland council approved Monday up to $70,000 funding for well exploration at a clearing south of the Chinatown heritage area, as recommended by Village staff.

After-event partying by some mountain bike participants at Mount Washington over the weekend resulted in property damage and an assault with a fire extinguisher.

Residents of an apartment building in Courtenay wound up stranded outside early Saturday after their building caught fire sometime before 5 a.m. The blaze was contained to one unit on the fourth floor at Pines Apartments at 1055 10th St., thanks in part to the efforts of a pair of tenants who combed the hallways before vacating the premises.

B.C. joins online service to help battle spread of disease

B.C.'s plan to fund nicotine patches and gum for smokers has been lauded by the Canadian Cancer Society and other health organizations, but the program has its detractors.