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Doubts hang over probe into serial killer Pickton's slaying spree

In the interest of safety, BC Hydro is advising the public to avoid the Puntledge River due to high water levels from the evening of Monday, Aug. 8 after 10 p.m. and throughout Tuesday.

In the interest of safety, BC Hydro is advising the public to avoid the Puntledge River due to high water levels from the evening of Aug. 8 after 10 p.m. through Aug. 9.

A motorcyclist was airlifted to Victoria General Hospital after a serious crash Wednesday around 7:30 p.m. near the Little River ferry terminal.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. For Bruce Gordon, a circumnavigation of the globe began with the first push of a pedal on his Bacchetta recumbent bike.

The fate of B.C.'s harmonized sales tax should be known by the end of August.

Many fish bit and lots were caught during the 25th annual Bullhead Derby, the largest catch-and-release event of its kind in the Pacific Northwest, last Saturday at Nautical Days in Comox.

For the second time in as many weeks Cumberland council has voted against holding The Big Time Out at Village Park. In a 2-2 vote at a special Tuesday meeting to reconsider a revised application from Cumberland Village Works, council defeated a motion by Coun. Kate Greening to proceed with the Aug. 12 and 13 music festival at its usual location near the downtown core.

Courtenay council will ask the regional district to reopen the search for a site upon which to build a homeless shelter or supportive housing. Picking up where they left off July 18 when three councillors walked out of the meeting, council debated a motion by Coun. Murray Presley to ask the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) to reopen the search for a "more suitable" site than the one purchased on Cliffe Avenue while affirming its support for assisting the homeless Tuesday.

It's been approved in Cumberland, and now the Car Free Initiative has the go-ahead in Courtenay. During Tuesday's meeting, council approved the Car Free Sunday event as long as a traffic management plan that is acceptable to the city's director of operational services is submitted along with required insurance.