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Although it may not have a name, a baby owl at the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society (MARS) is getting a special amount of attention.

Cassidy Chalk didn't even let a last-minute bribe from her father stop her from chopping off most of her hair.

Sometimes it's the journey, not the destination. And that's how School District 71 trustees and senior management are looking at a report by facilitator Stacey Holloway on collaboration and working climate.

The Strathcona Wilderness Institute, the non-profit society that manages the Strathcona Park Wilderness Centre, has compiled a busy summer lineup of nature walks, hikes and other events.

The Japanese government is recognizing Coun. Bronco Moncrief of Cumberland for helping to elevate the status of Japanese Canadians and for promoting friendly relations between Japan and Canada.

It's one final boost for those on two wheels in Comox.

The Planning Institute of B.C. has recognized the Comox Valley鈥檚 Regional Growth Strategy with an Award for Planning Excellence, under the category of Small Town and Rural Planning.

If the regional district board supports a bylaw to increase taxes to pay for a pair of lit artificial turf fields at Valley View Park, the Comox Valley United Soccer Club proposal would be decided by an alternate approval process or a referendum.

The Canadian Academy of Travel and Tourism (CATT) is an organization that promotes tourism in schools across Canada.

THE CLOUDY SKY over Goose Spit was filled last Sunday with all manner of colourful wind-borne kites.