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The Comox Valley Child Development Association unveiled a mosaic mural Friday, June 2 at the CVCDA building on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay. Photo by Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record

PHOTOS: Comox Valley Child Development Association unveils giant mosaic mural

Comox Valley dignitaries, contributing artists and community members at large gathered on…

The Comox Valley Child Development Association unveiled a mosaic mural Friday, June 2 at the CVCDA building on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay. Photo by Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record
Five-year-old Lokelani Kaiwi had a thrill on the big slide at the Arden Elementary penny carnival. Photo by Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record

PHOTOS: Courtenay’s Arden Elementary holds penny carnival

Hundreds of children and parents came out to play at Arden Elementary…

Five-year-old Lokelani Kaiwi had a thrill on the big slide at the Arden Elementary penny carnival. Photo by Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record
Physician assistants are valued members of the healthcare system in many provinces in Canada, but not in B.C. ADOBE STOCK IMAGE

‘Door has been cracked open’ for integration of physician assistants in British Columbia

College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC is in early stages of policy work with the ministry

Physician assistants are valued members of the healthcare system in many provinces in Canada, but not in B.C. ADOBE STOCK IMAGE
Courtenay City Hall. File photo

Courtenay Mayor Bob Wells unhappy with BC Housing purchase of Super 8

‘Switching motels is a temporary fix, it’s not what Courtenay needs or wants:’ Mayor Bob Wells

Courtenay City Hall. File photo
Comox Valley actor Michael Taylor has always loved acting and his persistence with the craft is paying off. Photo submitted

Trio Takes: Comox Valley actor growing his primetime television portfolio

Michael Taylor is getting in on a good role

Comox Valley actor Michael Taylor has always loved acting and his persistence with the craft is paying off. Photo submitted
BC Housing’s lease at the Travelodge on 26 Street and Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay expires on June 30. BC Housing has purchased the Super 8 motel to accommodate Travelodge residents.
BC Housing’s lease at the Travelodge on 26 Street and Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay expires on June 30. BC Housing has purchased the Super 8 motel to accommodate Travelodge residents.
The 67-room Super 8 Motel on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay has been sold to BC Housing. Photo by Terry Farrell

Courtenay Super 8 motel being purchased for supportive housing needs

Purchase ensures tenants at Travelodge have somewhere to go once lease runs out at the end of June

The 67-room Super 8 Motel on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay has been sold to BC Housing. Photo by Terry Farrell
Capt. Blythe Reimer was the first Canadian woman ever to pilot a CH-124 Sea King helicopter. Photo by Ali Roddam

Comox restaurateur leading the way in the military

Blythe Reimer dishing out her (pilot’s) wings

Capt. Blythe Reimer was the first Canadian woman ever to pilot a CH-124 Sea King helicopter. Photo by Ali Roddam
Serenity Podlaniczky, from Cumberland Community School, shows her game, Visit the Tundra, to Kara Dawson.

VIDEO: Courtenay’s Lake Trail School hosts SD 71 coding arcade

Students in grades 4-8 from throughout the Comox Valley converged at Lake…

Serenity Podlaniczky, from Cumberland Community School, shows her game, Visit the Tundra, to Kara Dawson.
An eyewitness said a man was stabbed during a fight in front of the bus stop near the corner of 26th Street and Fitzgerald Avenue. (Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record)

Witness describes Sunday evening Courtenay stabbing scene: ‘There was blood everywhere’

A fight broke out in the bus stop shelter outside Travelodge

An eyewitness said a man was stabbed during a fight in front of the bus stop near the corner of 26th Street and Fitzgerald Avenue. (Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record)
the Gooey-Duck Fountain is Betty Annand’s fifth book in the past six years.

96-year-old Courtenay author pens fifth novel in six years

Betty Annand is one of the busiest authors in the Comox Valley,…

the Gooey-Duck Fountain is Betty Annand’s fifth book in the past six years.
A ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the funding for the Naut’sa mawt Indigenous affordable housing project in Courtenay took place Friday morning (May 5). Photo via @GordJohns Twitter

Funding in place for Indigenous affordable housing project in Courtenay

The funding is officially in place for an Indigenous affordable housing project,…

A ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the funding for the Naut’sa mawt Indigenous affordable housing project in Courtenay took place Friday morning (May 5). Photo via @GordJohns Twitter
WeCan Shelter Society co-founder Charlene Davis, and Dawn 2 Dawn Action on Homelessness founder Tom Grant cut the ribbon to officially open the ninth WeCan Shelter home. Photo by Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record.

Ninth WeCan Shelter home opens at Maple Pool Campground in Courtenay

Initiative transforms used sea cans into studio apartments to combat homelessness

WeCan Shelter Society co-founder Charlene Davis, and Dawn 2 Dawn Action on Homelessness founder Tom Grant cut the ribbon to officially open the ninth WeCan Shelter home. Photo by Terry Farrell/Comox Valley Record.
Sill from the Fox & Bee Studio’s time-lapse of the northern lights over Comox Lake.

VIDEO: Vancouver Island studio captures stunning time-lapse of Northern Lights

Kim Bannerman was getting ready retire for the evening on a recent…

Sill from the Fox & Bee Studio’s time-lapse of the northern lights over Comox Lake.
The Taiwan Acrobatic Performing Troupe will be in the Comox valley for one show, Friday, May 26 at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. (video screen grab)

Taiwan Acrobatic Performing Troupe to perform in Courtenay

Comox Valley stop one of only two Canadian dates on the tour

The Taiwan Acrobatic Performing Troupe will be in the Comox valley for one show, Friday, May 26 at the Comox Valley Sports Centre. (video screen grab)
Red Dress Day calls attention to the continued crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people. (Stephanie Hagenaars/Clearwater Times)

Missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, 2-spirit, + awareness event in Courtenay May 5

Red Dress Day, also known as the National Day of Awareness for…

Red Dress Day calls attention to the continued crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirited people. (Stephanie Hagenaars/Clearwater Times)
Sill from the Fox & Bee Studio’s time-lapse of the northern lights over Comox Lake.

VIDEO: Cumberland studio captures stunning time-lapse of northern lights

Kim Bannerman was getting ready retire for the evening on Sunday night.…

Sill from the Fox & Bee Studio’s time-lapse of the northern lights over Comox Lake.
Comox Valley Record editor Artur Ciastkowski, along with Dustin Parker and Lisa Kennelly from title sponsor Parker’s Appliance, presents Shomila Bakshi and Kourtney Van Velzen of YANA with a cheque for $18,500 - that amount raised through chocolate bar purchases at this year’s YANA Valley Vonka event.

PHOTOS: Valley Vonka Golden Ticket winners claim their prizes

The 2023 YANA Valley Vonka came to a conclusion Monday night at…

Comox Valley Record editor Artur Ciastkowski, along with Dustin Parker and Lisa Kennelly from title sponsor Parker’s Appliance, presents Shomila Bakshi and Kourtney Van Velzen of YANA with a cheque for $18,500 - that amount raised through chocolate bar purchases at this year’s YANA Valley Vonka event.
Ron Williams jumps out of the canoe at the Comox Marina as Rupurt Wong keeps it steady. Williams then ran up the dock and rang the bell to make Tsunami’s win official. It was their first victory since 2017. Photo by Terry Farrell

Tsunami recaptures Comox Valley Snow to Surf title, Banzai second

The 2023 Royal LePage Comox Valley Snow To Surf Adventure Race had…

Ron Williams jumps out of the canoe at the Comox Marina as Rupurt Wong keeps it steady. Williams then ran up the dock and rang the bell to make Tsunami’s win official. It was their first victory since 2017. Photo by Terry Farrell
Lake Trail Community School in Courtenay has gone through some major renovations. Photo by Terry Farrell

Man seen with long gun, shots heard led to hold and secure at Courtenay schools: RCMP

A student who reported seeing a man in Roy Stewart Morrison Nature…

Lake Trail Community School in Courtenay has gone through some major renovations. Photo by Terry Farrell