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A female child in a Third World sweat shop, an abused woman, a young girl forced into prostitution, a teen girl denied schooling, a mother fighting to keep her children alive in a refugee camp, a rape victim, a woman suffering with breast cancer, a grandmother left alone …

Want to hold true to your new year’s resolution to take better care of yourself?

A team of 55-plus hockey players dug into their wallets and collected about $500 for a GreenLight laser at St. Joseph’s General Hospital.

Family Literacy Day is a national initiative that takes place every year on January 27 to encourage families to spend 15 minutes a day to read or practise a literacy activity together.

Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and held annually on January 27. This special day promotes the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Developing early childhood reading and writing skills helps develop the learning skills necessary for good communication skills later in life, and can ultimately contribute to a child’s chances for future success.

For its support of the annual Ski for MS event and the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, Mount Washington Alpine Resort has been awarded the 2011 Division Award of Merit, non-member.

Get out of hibernation and back in motion.

A mother and daughter will share their experiences volunteering in Uganda with Valley residents this week.

The Comox Valley Horticultural Society is dedicated in its commitment to educating the membership and promoting gardening pursuits within the community.