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Courtenay has passed its annual financial plan and tax rate bylaw – but not without a Custer’s last stand by Mayor Larry Jangula and Councillor Manno Theos.

Canadian Armed Forces conducting evacuation exercise from fictitious failed country

A report released Wednesday finds that the wage needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver is $20.62 per hour. This is the 2017 Metro Vancouver living wage, the hourly wage that two working parents with two young children must earn to meet their basic expenses (including rent, child care, food and transportation), once government taxes, credits, deductions and subsidies have been taken into account.

When I decided to run for the nomination for the BC Green Party in the Mid Island-Pacific Rim riding, it was with the belief that they shared my vision for the future.

Changes to the electoral boundaries have created new challenges for the residents of Cumberland and the Baynes Sound communities – Royston, Union Bay and Fanny Bay. The strong, effective representation from MLA Don McRae has served the residents of Comox-Courtenay very well, and I intend to keep up that fine tradition.

Glacier View Secondary has opened a youth wellness centre to provide School District 71 students with improved access to physical and mental health resources.

RCMP say its probe into the fatal train incident has ended

Canadian television personality meets with Conservative supporters in Nanaimo

With a provincial election fast approaching voters get a chance to hear candidates views and plans for public education in School District 71.

My name is Jim Benninger and I am the BC Liberal candidate for Courtenay-Comox. I want to tell you a little about myself and what I want to accomplish in our community.