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Habitat For Humanity Vancouver Island North has secured a property for its next build at 1580 Piercy Ave. in Courtenay.

Voters are reminded that voting in the 2011 HST referendum closes Aug. 5 at 4:30 p.m. That's when completed ballot packages must be received by Elections BC, a Service BC Centre or one of five Elections BC Collection Centres on the Lower Mainland.

There's still a lot of work to be done to determine whether the site is appropriate for a new hospital, but North Island College's president sees some benefits to locating the new facility by the campus. The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) is now considering locating the new Comox Valley hospital on 10 acres of land owned by North Island College (NIC) on the south side of Lerwick Road after the first site north of Lerwick in Crown Isle was deemed unsuitable.

This past year was a strong one for the Comox Valley Airport Commission when it comes to finances, as the commission saw its total assets increase almost $1 million.

The show will go on 鈥� but not at Village Park where The Big Time Out is normally held in August. At an in-camera meeting Monday, Cumberland council unanimously voted to deny a Cumberland Village Works application to hold the Aug. 12 and 13 music festival in the village because the RCMP is "unable to recommend the event proceed this year," acting chief administrative officer Dave Durrant stated in a Wednesday press release.

The Comox Valley RCMP have received numerous complaints about suspicious activity occurring near the Condensory Bridge in Courtenay.

The Big Time Out music festival will proceed in August, promoter Vig Schulman confirmed Wednesday. After word leaked out earlier Wednesday that TBTO was not being sanctioned due to security concerns, Schulman subsequently said the festival Aug. 12 and 13 will proceed in the Cumberland area.

A 10 per cent harmonized sales tax will cost an average B.C. family $255 a year less than returning to the former provincial sales tax, according to a new study.

There were lots of smiles at 7 Hangar last Thursday afternoon, as 62 Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) members from VP3 Atsugi received a warm welcome from 407 Maritime Patrol Squadron members at 19 Wing Comox.

The Strathcona Regional District has considered pulling out of the regional solid waste service that is administered by the Comox Valley Regional District. The district board, which serves Campbell River, has been concerned about a lack of information on the budget process, a lack of openness and transparency, and about a "perception of a Comox Valley-centric service with respect to advertising and publications,鈥� Strathcona's chief administrative officer Brain Reardon states in a report.