📷 A Harbour Air Seaplane lands in the Nanaimo Harbour in front of Protection Island. Photo by Jesse Woodward.
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The four municipal governments within the Comox Valley shared a joint statement recognizing September 30th as Truth and Reconciliation Day. The statement also encouraged residents to join in recognizing the day by wearing orange and attending the Comox Valley Spirit Walk.
Read MoreUpdate 26/09/2025: the final Pulse on the Plaza event has been cancelled due to forecasted high wind posing a safety hazard.
Read MoreThis summer the Youth Climate Corps of BC expanded to Courtenay, employing a small team of young climate action workers, and collaborating with local organizations.
Read MoreThis weekend the annual Robbie Thompson Slo-Pitch Tournament will go to bat, raising money for the Cancer Care Unit at the Comox Valley Hospital. This year’s fundraiser has a special focus on honouring late founder Jim Lalic, and the legacy he created within the community.
Read MoreLocal historian Dawn Copeman has proposed the Village of Cumberland become the first municipality in the world to name an Official Village Fungus.
Read MoreSunday August 31st was International Overdose Awareness Day, and communities across Vancouver Island gathered on Friday August 29th to honour the day. The Village Clinic in Courtenay hosted an event at the Comox Valley Art Gallery, including a “die-in.”
Read MoreJam Camp, a musical summer camp for families across B.C., is coming to Vancouver Island for the first time this August and will be taking place at Camp Gilwell just outside Courtenay.
Read MoreThe BC Green Party leadership race is on, and Comox Valley’s own Jonathan Kerr is one of three candidates running. Kerr is a local family doctor, Vice-Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), and is serving his second term as a councillor in the Town of Comox.
Read MoreWhile Nanaimo is in the midst of a family doctor shortage, an event happening this weekend will allow residents to meet with doctors to discuss the benefits of daily activity.
Read MoreTest alerts were heard all across British Columbia yesterday morning over radios, televisions and compatible phones.
Read MoreMay is Invasive Species Month in British Columbia and the City of Nanaimo is working to remove invasive plants that have taken over.
Read MoreB.C.’s new short-term rental law has come into effect
Read MoreStudents from Vancouver Island University have set up a pro-Palestine camp at VIU’s Nanaimo campus.
Read MorePeople are getting ready to move into a new supportive housing building in Nanaimo.
Read MoreAn anti-old-growth logging protestor and activist has been sentenced on Wednesday, April 24 for her role in blockades at Fairy Creek.
Read MoreHousing projects continue to be at the forefront of development approvals and are still happening around Nanaimo, said the manager of current planning for the City of Nanaimo.
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