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Where journeys begin. It's the new tagline for the Comox Valley Airport, which was unveiled last Thursday during a presentation on the airport's new brand. The new tagline and a new logo were presented during the Comox Valley Airport Commission (CVAC)'s annual public meeting.

The Town of Comox and electoral areas B (Lazo North) and C (Puntledge-Black Creek) support a referendum for a bylaw that, if supported, would increase taxes to pay for a pair of lit artificial turf fields at Valley View Park, as proposed by the Comox Valley United Soccer Club.

Chairs of nine coastal regional districts met last week in Powell River with Blair Lekstrom, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, to discuss BC Ferry Corporation fare increases. They also called for a major revision of the Coastal Ferry Act.

Habitat For Humanity Vancouver Island North has secured a property for its next build at 1580 Piercy Ave. in Courtenay.

Voters are reminded that voting in the 2011 HST referendum closes Aug. 5 at 4:30 p.m. That's when completed ballot packages must be received by Elections BC, a Service BC Centre or one of five Elections BC Collection Centres on the Lower Mainland.

There's still a lot of work to be done to determine whether the site is appropriate for a new hospital, but North Island College's president sees some benefits to locating the new facility by the campus. The Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) is now considering locating the new Comox Valley hospital on 10 acres of land owned by North Island College (NIC) on the south side of Lerwick Road after the first site north of Lerwick in Crown Isle was deemed unsuitable.

This past year was a strong one for the Comox Valley Airport Commission when it comes to finances, as the commission saw its total assets increase almost $1 million.

The show will go on — but not at Village Park where The Big Time Out is normally held in August. At an in-camera meeting Monday, Cumberland council unanimously voted to deny a Cumberland Village Works application to hold the Aug. 12 and 13 music festival in the village because the RCMP is "unable to recommend the event proceed this year," acting chief administrative officer Dave Durrant stated in a Wednesday press release.

The Comox Valley RCMP have received numerous complaints about suspicious activity occurring near the Condensory Bridge in Courtenay.

The Big Time Out music festival will proceed in August, promoter Vig Schulman confirmed Wednesday. After word leaked out earlier Wednesday that TBTO was not being sanctioned due to security concerns, Schulman subsequently said the festival Aug. 12 and 13 will proceed in the Cumberland area.