New teen camps among summer camps being offered at Comox Lake

Lake Park Society has a variety of summer camps availabe for numerous age groups. Photo supplied
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Alex Willness, accused of manslaughter in the death of Allan Young, testified in Nelson court on March 30. Photo: Bill Metcalfe

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Kevin Wenstob and Sarah Flemming of 'Big Timber'. (History Channel photo)

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Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training

Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training
Parks Canada says reservation system appears to be meeting ‘high demand’ for camping

Parks Canada says reservation system appears to be meeting ‘high demand’ for camping

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and B.C. Premier David Eby arrive for a news conference after touring Powertech Labs, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Freeland says budget lacked housing measures because 2022 funds still being spent
A gas station displays its prices in Bowmanville, Ont. on Monday Dec. 5, 2022. It will cost many Canadians a bit more to fill gas tanks or heat their houses next month as the national carbon price rises Saturday in the three prairie provinces and Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives

House passes bill creating carve-outs for farmers in Canada’s carbon pricing scheme
Comox Valley Seniors Village is a vibrant seniors community, with Independent and Assisted Living Suites, along with Complex Care private suites. Photo courtesy Retirement Concepts

Discover independent living at its finest at this Comox Valley retirement community
    Chris Atchison, President, B.C. Construction Association, urges the province to take steps to reduce the pressures on B.C.’s builders. Photo courtesy BCCA

    A letter to B.C.’s construction contractors
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      Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean makes an announcement in Mission on Feb. 2. Dillon White Photo

      B.C. announces increased rates for foster parents and kinship care providers

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      B.C. woman loses thousands after bank account hacked

      The Vancouver Police Department arrested 217 people in a three-week anti-shoplifting project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

      Vancouver police arrest 217 people in 3-week crackdown on shoplifting

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      Archbishop and Primate Linda Nicholls of the Anglican Church of Canada will tour the Northwest during Easter weekend, April 6 to 9, visiting eight different parishes and serving community members in the Smithers soup kitchen.

      Canada’s first female Anglican Archbishop to tour Northwest B.C. Easter weekend

      Visit will take Linda Nicholls, Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, to 8 parishes

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      Online-streaming bill closer to passing after House OKs most Senate amendments

      Bill C-11 would update broadcasting rules to include online streaming, regulate social media giants

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      Hollee Card (community leader for L’Arche Comox Valley - right) and Noella Rousseau (artist - left) with her aunt Irene, enjoy some of the art exhibited at the Art of Belonging celebration.

      L’Arch Comox Valley celebrates annual Art of Belonging program

      By Debbie Howard Special to the Record Recently L’Arche Comox Valley celebrated…

        Comox Valley Child Development Association board director Dawn Hannesson, spinning the wheel for COBS prizes during the 2022 event. Photo supplied

        COBS Bread Doughnation Day supports child development in the Comox Valley

        Charlotte and Dean Seal, the owners of the Comox Valley’s COBS Bread…

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          Obituaries

          Monika Staub

          Mar 24th, 2023

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          Mar 23rd, 2023

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          Mar 21st, 2023

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          Mar 20th, 2023

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          People make their way along the waterfront in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday, Aug 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

          Tourism shot up in 2022, but still far short of pre-pandemic levels: StatCan

          For the full year, national tourism spending jumped by 45 per cent

          Rogers and Shaw applications are pictured on a cellphone in Ottawa on Monday, May 9, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

          Ottawa gives final approval for Rogers $26B purchase of Shaw

          Companies said Friday they expected to complete the transaction by April 7

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          Gwyneth Paltrow speaks with retired optometrist Terry Sanderson,left, as she walks out of the courtroom following the reading of the verdict in their lawsuit trial, Thursday, March 30, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Paltrow won her court battle over a 2016 ski collision at a posh Utah ski resort after a jury decided Thursday that the movie star wasn’t at fault for the crash. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

          Gwyneth Paltrow scores court win that means more than $1

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          Terry Sanderson, the Utah man suing Gwyneth Paltrow, testifies, Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Park City, Utah. Sanderson accuses Paltrow of crashing into him on a beginner run at Deer Valley Resort, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool)

          Gwyneth Paltrow’s ski collision trial ends, jury deliberates

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          Mickey Schienle was celebrated by friends at a luncheon for her 100th birthday. (Submitted)

          Happy Birthday to Kelowna’s newest centenarian

          Mickey Schienle turns 100 on March 30, 2023

          A meatball made using genetic code from the mammoth is seen at the Nemo science museum in Amsterdam, Tuesday March 28, 2023. An Australian company has lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct mastodon. The high-tech treat isn’t available to eat yet - the startup says it is meant to fire up public debate about cultivated meat. (AP Photo/Mike Corder)

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          Australian lab grows meat cultured from DNA of extinct mammoth, says it points way to meat’s future

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          Comox Valley Gymnastics Championships cap off another season of recreational gymnastics

          A fun and energetic gymnastics event was held at the Lewis Centre…

          The Strathcona Nordics athletes raced at Nationals and came home with several stellar individual and team performances and placed 14th overall in national club standings, out of 55 clubs. Photo supplied

          Strathcona Nordics shine at nationals

          Gavin Chatterton brings home a national championship

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            Bob Castle's Under The Glacier cartoon for March 29, 2023

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              File photo of Baynes Sound Connector leaving Denman Island en route to Buckley Bay.

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                Kelowna’s Lakehouse Home Store has opened Lakehouse Kitchens Cooking School with Lakehouse’s culinary director, Chef Bernard Casavant. Darren Hull photo

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                  14,500 Easter products are lovingly made every Easter at Hot Chocolates.

                  After 37 years, this Courtenay chocolatier still hops to it each Easter!

                  Hand-crafted holiday treats are a delicious tradition for Comox Valley families

                    Last year, the team at Galaxy Motors in Courtenay joined the other locations for the “Wall of Hearts” campaign, as well as supporting local programs like Lilli House and Kitty Cat Pals.

                    Courtenay dealership continues founder’s community legacy in a big way

                    From a ‘Wall of Hearts’ to Christmas and kittens, Galaxy Motors gives back to the Comox Valley

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