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"It's time to say goodbye to Stephen Harper and John Duncan." Ronna-Rae Leonard's words were warmly welcomed by those attending the NDP nomination meeting Sunday as she became the party's Vancouver Island North candidate for the next federal election.

Former Courtenay McDonald's first assistant manager Jenn Voigt recently received an order she didn't want to hear — she was let go from the restaurant because of corporate cutbacks.

Comox Valley residents will have a new dining option in East Courtenay.

The Comox Valley lost an ardent conservationist when Hope Spencer died last week.

The regional district committee of the whole approved last week a Paul Ives motion to direct staff to present a plan to repay the debt for property purchased in the 800 block of Cliffe Avenue, targeted for an emergency shelter for the homeless.

Anne Alcock and Carol Molstad, both members of the Taxpayers for Accountable Governance (TAG) group in Union Bay, intend to run in the coming election for Union Bay Improvement District trustee seats

A Cormorant helicopter from 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron at 19 Wing Comox was tasked Monday afternoon to evacuate a sailor from HMCS Ottawa.

One hundred and thirty-three years of Comox Valley history was reduced to rubble Monday morning. The Lorne Hotel — reportedly the community's first hotel and the oldest licensed drinking establishment in the province — burned to the ground in an early-morning fire.

Fight HST brought its message to the snowy courtyard outside the Vancouver convention centre Saturday afternoon, as voting to select a new B.C. Liberal leader continued.