Community

The FallProof Balance and Mobility Program is a new exercise program designed to improve balance, strength, walking ability, and confidence.

Indicators of health in river systems include how suitable the water is to support life and how much water there is through the year — water quality and quantity.

The weather outside can be frightful, but things inside at Courtenay Recreation’s The LINC Youth Centre are definitely delightful.

With sunshine a rare treat these days in the Comox Valley, health-conscious locals are dutifully taking their supplements of vitamin D, the so-called “sunshine vitamin” that’s normally produced in the skin from exposure to sunlight.

One would expect that the markings M+S, or Mud and Snow, on a tire would mean that it was designed for proper winter traction in all conditions.

Busy yet successful was the overall sentiment emerging from the various Christmas campaigns wrapping up for the year in the Comox Valley.

Ring in the New Year this Saturday with a Community Contra Dance at the warm and fuzzy Merville Hall, just down the road from Campbell River and up the track from Courtenay.

The Black Creek Community Association (BCCA) offers a new season of classes for you and your family this winter.

Local dance instructors Keith and Holly Foraie will teach regular classes starting Jan. 13 and 17 at the Courtenay Upper Legion Hall.