“We lost the ‘War on Drugs,’ and we need to stop punishing people and … start helping people.”
BRIEFS: Council considers requests for in-fill housing applications
Bylaw is designed to be an alternative to pursuing matters through courts
Issue surrounded designation of not criminally responsible by reason of mental defect
Budget discussions on waste management continue, as financial plan due by end of March
Council supports move to establish memorandum of understanding with partners
Council expected to decide on one-time funding for community projects in March
Team adds some daylight between itself and Lake Cowichan for third spot
Council endorses idea for its committee to work with local business association
Area contains most of the available industrial land in the Comox Valley
Oyster River Fire Rescue had busy morning with accident, medical calls
“People were devastated at the losses that they incurred.”
Motion includes setting up independent committee in election years to review pay
Adam Kassinen will face house arrest, followed by curfew and probation
Forest company representatives recently met with council for progress update
Fishing industry ‘shocked and devastated’ by recent DFO decision
Latest assessment interviews Grade 11 students on a number of topics
Assessed value is only one factor local governments use to set tax rates
School District 71 opened the new school this fall after using temporary space
MARS has had more than a dozen birds brought in already and many more calls from public
