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Any members of the public currently using recreation sites are being advised to leave.

L’Arche Comox Valley has opened its new outreach centre/residence near Courtenay Elementary, housing six developmentally disabled adults and a live-in support worker. The upstairs contains six suites and office space, while the ground floor contains a large activity space, kitchen, crafts studio, welcoming area and further office space.

There is at least one medical helicopter that will be able to land at the rooftop helipads on the new hospitals in the Comox Valley and Campbell River.

The BC Wildfire Service is fully prepared to respond quickly to any wildfire activity in the Coastal Fire Centre, which includes Vancouver Island.

The regional district is on board with plans for a small campground on Forbidden Plateau Road.

The City of Courtenay will be conducting sewer pipe inspections starting the week of July 17 and continuing for the next 6 weeks at various locations throughout the city as shown on the map.

The Merville area has passed another hurdle on the road to having its own fire protection service.

A Cache Creek family is currently stranded in Ladysmith after wildfires forced the sudden evacuation of their First Nation community last week while they were vacationing here on Vancouver Island.

Tuesday saw unheard of levels of smoke

A destructive insect rarely - if ever - seen on Vancouver Island and in the Comox Valley is raising concerns for farmers, particularly those whose crops include hay and corn.