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Window smashed and explicit language spray painted on Union Bay woman’s car

Mary Reynolds, the Union Bay woman who runs the All Things Union Bay Blog, had her car vandalized for a second time on July 9.

A sign with the K'ómoks First Nation Logo in the foreground reads "Private property. No trespassing, no beach access." K'ómoks First Nation was one of the nations involved in the creation of the BC First Nation spill alert.
New system alerts coastal First Nations about hazardous spills on land and water

The spill notification system is the result of a collaboration between 12 First Nations and the province.

Aerial view of a sedan with a motorcycle parked about 10 metres away. A man stands leaning over the window of the car and appears to be recording or taking photos of the people in the car.
Union Bay blogger’s car and home vandalized

Union Bay resident alleges the vandalism is connected to her being vocally opposed to a shipbreaking operation or a nearby development.

A group of people stand in the foreground looking in the same direction. One tall person wears a traditional cedar-woven hat. The K'ómoks Glacier is in the background.
In photos: Art and celebration at K’ómoks Festival 2024

K'ómoks Festival celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day with vendors, artists and more.

People wearing costumes at Nanaimo Pride 2024
2024 Nanaimo Pride in photos

The 2024 Nanaimo Pride Parade featured bubbles, different flags, stickers and costumes and ended with a festival in the park.

A group of people stand on a street looking at a tree.
More than two dozen trees featured in Comox Valley Nature’s 2024 Trees of the Year list

Official guided walks are over until the fall, but community members can still tour the 27 trees found throughout the Comox Valley.

A small ferry is seen in transit between Buckley Bay and Danman Island on a sunny day
Denman Island Resident calls for investigation into BC Ferries cable ferry

Gracie MacDonald is calling for a private investigation into BC Ferries after cable ferry delays caused complications surrounding her brother’s death.

Rusty broken metal scraps from a barge broken up on a beach.
Government action could shut down shipbreaking in Union Bay, lawyer says

‘They've had the tools all the way along, and they've chosen not to use them,’ Carla Conkin says.

A rendering of the new NIC building with Mitchell's mural
K’ómoks First Nation artist designs mural for new North Island College student housing building

Construction is already underway for the new building, which will display a mural by K’ómoks First Nation artist Pamela Mitchell.

Children in forest, one holds a rainbow hat
Camp Kin provides queer youth in the Comox Valley with a sense of community, belonging

Camp counsellor meika johnson says it’s inspiring to watch youth at Camp Kin open up and embrace who they are.