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Comox council has decided upon a hybrid affordable housing contribution model that allows the town to acquire homes as well as use funds to partner with non-profits for specific projects. File photo

Comox examines affordable housing policies, contributions

Comox council has decided upon a hybrid affordable housing contribution model

Comox council has decided upon a hybrid affordable housing contribution model that allows the town to acquire homes as well as use funds to partner with non-profits for specific projects. File photo
The design of a proposed roundabout at the  intersection of Rodello Street and Comox Avenue. Photo submitted

LETTER – Roundabout at Rodello Drive will pose considerable risk to pedestrian safety

Dear editor, At the March 2 Comox Council meeting, council approved the…

  • Apr 6, 2022
The design of a proposed roundabout at the  intersection of Rodello Street and Comox Avenue. Photo submitted
Still Life with Grapes and Oranges by Gail Clements. Photo submitted

Comox’s Inside Art Group featured at next Pearl Ellis Gallery show

The Pearl Ellis Art Gallery will present the Inside Art Group Annual…

Still Life with Grapes and Oranges by Gail Clements. Photo submitted
Downtown Comox in bloom. Photo by Mike Chouinard

Weekly seasonal market proposed for downtown Comox

Love Local Food Co. is hoping for a weekly market downtown Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m.

Downtown Comox in bloom. Photo by Mike Chouinard
Four serving/veteran members from the Comox Valley are part of the Canadian team heading to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games. Supplied

19 Wing Comox veterans bound for Invictus Games

Multi-sport event held this year in Holland

Four serving/veteran members from the Comox Valley are part of the Canadian team heading to the Netherlands for the Invictus Games. Supplied
Canadian Armed Forces parachute training will be taking place in Comox from April 2-May 19. Photo by Gerry Fairbrother

Canadian Forces to conduct search and rescue parachute training beginning April 2

Comox residents may hear a Skyvan aircraft flying overhead, and see parachutists…

  • Mar 30, 2022
Canadian Armed Forces parachute training will be taking place in Comox from April 2-May 19. Photo by Gerry Fairbrother
Red Mason Bee couple (Andre Karwath/licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license)

Early pollinators buzzing around Comox

The Town of Comox parks department has put up the mason bee nesting blocks for the season

Red Mason Bee couple (Andre Karwath/licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license)
Job action!
Comox was one of the picket locations on March 18 for library workers. Photo by Mike Chouinard

Library job action hits Comox branch

BCGEU strategy moves from single-branch to multiple sites

  • Mar 19, 2022
Job action!
Comox was one of the picket locations on March 18 for library workers. Photo by Mike Chouinard
A new display at the Comox Museum  features cocktail dresses and accessories from the 1950s and into the 1960s when cocktail parties were stunningly popular. Photo supplied

Comox Museum reopens to the public

The Comox Museum is once again, open to the public. “We are…

A new display at the Comox Museum  features cocktail dresses and accessories from the 1950s and into the 1960s when cocktail parties were stunningly popular. Photo supplied
The Province, the Town of Comox and the M'akola Housing Society have secured six below-market rental homes at 695 Aspen for people with low and moderate incomes. Photo supplied

Six below-market rentals available in Comox

The province, the Town of Comox and the M’akola Housing Society have…

  • Mar 14, 2022
The Province, the Town of Comox and the M'akola Housing Society have secured six below-market rental homes at 695 Aspen for people with low and moderate incomes. Photo supplied
Mandatory masking requirements are lifted though remain in a few situations. Black Press file photo.

Comox, Courtenay clarify COVID mask changes

The vaccine passport is still in effect until April 8

  • Mar 11, 2022
Mandatory masking requirements are lifted though remain in a few situations. Black Press file photo.
“Sunrise at Comox Marina” by Amitabh Bakshi is one of the pieces featured at the Comox Valley Photographic Society’s Showcase exhibit of photographic prints at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox.

The art of photography on display at Comox galley

Comox Valley Photographic Society’s Showcase opens at the Pearl Ellis Gallery on March 10

“Sunrise at Comox Marina” by Amitabh Bakshi is one of the pieces featured at the Comox Valley Photographic Society’s Showcase exhibit of photographic prints at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox.
Hundreds of Comox Valley residents gathered in Comox’s Marina Park to support Ukraine on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Mike Chouinard

Hundreds show support for Ukraine at rally in Comox

“As Ukrainians, we don’t war, we want peace.”

Hundreds of Comox Valley residents gathered in Comox’s Marina Park to support Ukraine on Saturday afternoon. Photo by Mike Chouinard
The design of a roundabout at the intersection of Rodello Street and Comox Avenue. Photo submitted

Comox briefs: Blackfin looks to increase capacity; approvals given to roundabout

Council gave approval for roundabout at Comox Avenue and Rodello Street

The design of a roundabout at the intersection of Rodello Street and Comox Avenue. Photo submitted
Flying Apron Bakery owner Kayla Wenzek offers a wide variety of pastries and other baked goods, including her celebrated scones. Photo by Terry Farrell

New bakery in Comox ‘dabbles in a bit of everything’

Flying Apron Café & Bakery quickly gaining popularity in the Valley

Flying Apron Bakery owner Kayla Wenzek offers a wide variety of pastries and other baked goods, including her celebrated scones. Photo by Terry Farrell
Daniel Gilfillan is pictured in action at the 2022 Biathlon Youth and Junior World Championships in Solider Hollow, Utah. Photo supplied

Comox Valley biathlete competes at youth worlds

Comox Valley biathlete Daniel Gilfillan says competing at the youth/junior world championships…

Daniel Gilfillan is pictured in action at the 2022 Biathlon Youth and Junior World Championships in Solider Hollow, Utah. Photo supplied
The Courtenay Riverway Trail starts downtown at the bottom of 6th Street, and runs alongside the Courtenay River and Estuary. A Comox resident questions why there is a lack of shoreline walkways in the town. Scott Stanfield photo

LETTER – Town of Comox should look at creation of shoreline walkways

Dear editor, My residence is in Comox. I go for frequent walks,…

  • Mar 2, 2022
The Courtenay Riverway Trail starts downtown at the bottom of 6th Street, and runs alongside the Courtenay River and Estuary. A Comox resident questions why there is a lack of shoreline walkways in the town. Scott Stanfield photo
Fred Tutt, president of the Comox Valley Affordable Housing Society writes his name in freshly-poured cement at the future home of Cypress Gardens on Balmoral Avenue in Comox. Photo by Erin Haluschak

Getting their hands dirty

Comox Valley Affordable Housing Society left their perminant mark on a new project in Comox

Fred Tutt, president of the Comox Valley Affordable Housing Society writes his name in freshly-poured cement at the future home of Cypress Gardens on Balmoral Avenue in Comox. Photo by Erin Haluschak
The Town of Comox will replace the fire department’s aging aerial truck. Supplied

Comox Fire Rescue orders new aerial truck

The Town of Comox and its fire service partner, the Comox Fire…

  • Feb 26, 2022
The Town of Comox will replace the fire department’s aging aerial truck. Supplied
Gord Schrewiner with his dogs, Daisy (left) and her 14-month-old son Ryder. Photo by Karen McKinnon (McKinnon Photography)

Comox Fire Chief Gord Schreiner receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Comox Fire Chief Gord Schreiner was recently presented with the Lifetime Achievement…

  • Feb 22, 2022
Gord Schrewiner with his dogs, Daisy (left) and her 14-month-old son Ryder. Photo by Karen McKinnon (McKinnon Photography)
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