Winter backcountry travel: where to start
Comox Valley-based Island Alpine Guides director Jan Neuspiel shares tips from over four decades of experience in the winter backcountry.
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Comox Valley camping: where to go and what to know
BC Parks reservations for May long weekend open Jan. 16. The Comox Valley boasts access to many north and central-Island camping spots, but reservations go fast.
Deep Water Recovery fined more than $46K in relation to effluent discharge into Baynes Sound
The company continues to argue it is not polluting, but the province says otherwise.
Hot topic: Comox Valley residents concerned about impact of wood stove smoke on health, environment
The Comox Valley Regional District has plans to address poor air quality in the region, including the wood-burning stove smoke that contributes to it.
Comox Valley for Palestine raises more than $5k for children’s centre in Egypt
A winter market, hosted by Comox Valley for Palestine, supported local vendors while raising funds for a centre for refugee children in Egypt.
K’ómoks becomes first Indigenous government to appoint justice of the peace
Marion Buller — former chair of the National Inquiry into MMIWG — says the new role will support the First Nation on ‘Vancouver Island’ to apply its own laws.
‘It keeps going’: How Shamrock Farm keeps growing, one experiment at at time
Since 1993, Shannon and Mike Farrell have been making creative use of their 20-acre farm.
Deep Water Recovery executives say shipbreaking operations aren’t polluting Union Bay
“I just want to be left alone to run my business,” said Robert Bohn Senior, one of Deep Water Recovery’s owners.
Local ecological forum discusses shipbreaking and solutions for Baynes Sound
Organizers and stakeholders gathered to discuss shipbreaking and the future of stewardship for Baynes Sound.
Do you live in a floodplain? How the City of Courtenay is managing flood risk
Learn about how Courtenay is working to mitigate future flood impacts
Comox Valley camping: where to go and what to know
BC Parks reservations for May long weekend open Jan. 16. The Comox Valley boasts access to many north and central-Island camping spots, but reservations go fast.
Deep Water Recovery fined more than $46K in relation to effluent discharge into Baynes Sound
The company continues to argue it is not polluting, but the province says otherwise.
Hot topic: Comox Valley residents concerned about impact of wood stove smoke on health, environment
The Comox Valley Regional District has plans to address poor air quality in the region, including the wood-burning stove smoke that contributes to it.
Comox Valley for Palestine raises more than $5k for children’s centre in Egypt
A winter market, hosted by Comox Valley for Palestine, supported local vendors while raising funds for a centre for refugee children in Egypt.
K’ómoks becomes first Indigenous government to appoint justice of the peace
Marion Buller — former chair of the National Inquiry into MMIWG — says the new role will support the First Nation on ‘Vancouver Island’ to apply its own laws.
‘It keeps going’: How Shamrock Farm keeps growing, one experiment at at time
Since 1993, Shannon and Mike Farrell have been making creative use of their 20-acre farm.
Deep Water Recovery executives say shipbreaking operations aren’t polluting Union Bay
“I just want to be left alone to run my business,” said Robert Bohn Senior, one of Deep Water Recovery’s owners.
Local ecological forum discusses shipbreaking and solutions for Baynes Sound
Organizers and stakeholders gathered to discuss shipbreaking and the future of stewardship for Baynes Sound.
Do you live in a floodplain? How the City of Courtenay is managing flood risk
Learn about how Courtenay is working to mitigate future flood impacts