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DEEP BAY — A white oyster shell road at the end of Crome Point Road in Deep Bay stretches 800 metres to a distinctive clamshell-shaped structure overlooking Baynes Sound.

Comox council debated the merits of public right versus public eyesore Wednesday, as council received a staff report suggesting the prohibition of municipal political election signs on public locations with the exception of boulevards fronting private property.

The Stephen Harper government has introduced legislation that could resolve the Canada Post labour dispute by way of arbitration.

Despite the public hearing for the Official Community Plan last month, Comox residents will have another opportunity to offer their opinions on a handful of revisions, as council revised bylaw 1684 and 1685 Wednesday, triggering the need for a second public hearing.

Twelve-year-old David Krismer of Comox believes one person can improve the world by simple acts like picking up litter and recycling.

Critics warn much more needed to unclog courts

̨ÍåMMÂãÁÄÊÒ 100 cyclists hit the pavement Friday morning, embarking on a two-day, 240-kilometre pedal from the Valley to Victoria.

God has done 80 per cent of the work in the Comox Valley. What we do with the other 20 per cent is of interest to Gil Peñalosa, a livability expert who last week discussed with politicians and members of the public strategies to make the Valley one of the most livable places in the world.

A vintage summer cabin just east of Filberg Park went up in flames early Sunday morning, with three people inside escaping without injury.

Despite continued concerns about the impacts of a commercial development so close to a residential neighbourhood, Courtenay council has given the Thrifty Foods development in Crown Isle the go-ahead. Council voted Monday that a development permit be issued subject to a number of conditions related to noise attenuation, landscaping, signs, parking and irrigation.