ComoxValley.News

Why Are We Throwing Out Delicious Seafood?

These crabs are prolific, invasive, delicious, so why won't Fisheries and Oceans Canada let them on British Columbians plates?

Pay More, Get Less – That’s The Grocery Business In Canada

The grocery bill for the average family of four spiked $1,065 last year.

Battle of the Breweries, Island-Style

One-Of-A-Kind Sporting Match to support the Dawn Till Dusk Homelessness Society

Make Way For The Yuppies

Next to the Waverley Hotel, it's been one of the village's favorite watering holes for decades.

Realtors Are Taking a Cold Shower

1.5 percentage point jump in the cost of borrowing money helps cool insane Vancouver Island real estate market.

Using Virtual Reality To Save Reality

Nothing can beat experiencing the real thing...right?

Local Contractor Refuses to be Project’s “Token Indian”

NDP government using "tokenist" exemption tactics rather than actually solving the problem.

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What We Love

What We Love: VanIsle Artwork

Depicting a sleepy oceanside scene in primary colours

The Take

Show Me the Money? No Falcon Way!

BC Liberal leader’s creative accounting continues as $125K of expenses evaporate

BC’s New $50 Million Fund May Help Logging Companies, But What About Our Forests?

The program will increase the use of low-value fibre, but does it keep unsustainable practices going?

Tik Tok, Atomic Scientists Say Doomsday Clock Dangerously Close to Midnight

Canadian fossil fuel lobbyists cash in on war and destruction to push for more drilling and fracking

Our Home

Nothing Is Sacred – Not Even Beer

But is it still craft beer when a machine makes the recipe?

Tourism Money To Right A Historic Wrong

For less than the price of a cup of coffee, tourists can help local First Nations

Rising to Reclaim an Indigenous Sport

But in Tofino, Canada's surfing capital, indigenous youth haven't been a part of surf culture

Local Heroes

The Grassroots Island Group That Got Us Free Birth Control

After 7 years of advocacy, free birth control will finally be a reality.

Forget Fines – Nanaimo Downtown Business Owners Have A Different Approach

Local businesses are serving up humanity, not fines. What if the provincial government did the same?

Comox Snowboarder Wins Gold At World Cup

First slopestyle win for Sharpe

R 'n R

New Marine Protected Areas Are A Win-Win

Studies show that MPAs actually create jobs by enhancing fisheries in surrounding waters

The Minister Got It Right – Time To Pack Up and Move On Fish Farmers

By closing 15 fish farms, Minister Joyce Murray put the precautionary principle to work when wild salmon need it

Got Some Extra Love To Give?

But half-price adoption fees at the SPCA come with an important reminder.

New Ways

Pay to Play In Mowachaht/Muchalaht Territory

Nowadays hundreds of people travel to Yuquot to hike the Nootka Trail

Too Often Women Aren’t Taken As Serious Leaders, Valley Leaders Reflect

Comox Valley Women’s Business Network is keeping the ball rolling

New Wellness Centre Coming to Ty-Histanis: Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation Re-purposes Trailers for Community Recovery

"We call it a helping house. It’s not a homeless shelter."

COVID

Meet Advisors Tasked with Helping the Premier Solve Our Thorniest Problems: Penny Ballem

The former deputy health minister is known for blunt talk

The Pro-Virus Nurses Sued Us…and LOST!

They underestimated us

The Barkley Sound Bacteria That Cures COVID

Bacteria sourced from Barkley Sound is a top contender for a new COVID cure

Staying Well

Doctor Faces Disciplinary Action After Sounding Alarm

ER doc turns to Twitter to ask for help and call for his boss's resignation

Ucluelet Grad Leads the Charge Toward Cancer Cure

His high school peers voted him "Most Academic." They were right.

Do You Know How to Improve Your Community’s Health?

You could get up to $50,000 to carry out a plan

Comox

Comox Filmmaker Shines “Lights” on Local Stories

Film features an all-local cast and crew

Canada’s “Most Fabulous House” in Comox Alleged to Be Proceeds of Drug Crime.

This classic house is registered to a numbered company named in a civil forfeiture lawsuit

Bringing Life Through Food in Hospice

From flowers to birds and whales, chefs are adding something special to every plate.

Courtenay

Sign Up for Summer Fun

Youth summer camps will focus on both learning and fun

The Family Day Extravaganza You Don’t Want to Miss

Bonus: it's completely free

Bones Of Crows – A Stunning Film You Don’t Want To Miss

A cinematic masterpiece - with a compelling story - made right here in BC

Cumberland

Community Christmas Tree Bonfire is Back!

Volunteer fire department to give the holiday season a safe send-off

UROC Rocks Another Agreement

UROC has found a way to work well with the corporations that own most of the land around Cumberland

Mayor Brown is In The House

Let's see how she'll do in the role of mayor and peacemaker

Denman & Hornby

Hornby Island is Ready to Ditch BC Ferries

It's more than residents who are tired of long wait times

What We Love: Totem Pole about to Take Flight

This captivating photo helps Indigenous artwork come to life.

Cumberland and Hornby Go Head to Head

BC's best small town bracket is red hot