The public safety advisory for parts of Puntledge River will be extending to other sections. That comes from BC Hydro, announcing they will increase discharge from the Comox Dam to 45 cubic meters per second tonight. Along with the increase, the advisory, which covers Barber’s Hole and Nymph Falls, will now...

With cold weather coming in, the Village of Cumberland encourages you to burn clean firewood. The Village says burning that type of firewood helps lower wood smoke pollution for the fall and winter. Wood smoke is a type of smoke that can cause eye and throat irritation and may aggravate any...

The end of a local pier in Comox is temporarily closed thanks to last night’s windstorm. In a public notice, the Town of Comox says a boat drifted against the Comox pier because of the windstorm affecting the Comox Valley on Sunday night. As a result, the Town has notified both...

A fiery crash on Highway 19 at Cook Creek Road has sent three people to hospital, and BC Emergency Health Services says so far, their conditions are unknown.  CHEK News reports the crash happened after 9:00 p.m. on Nov. 2, and according to DriveBC the highway was closed to northbound...

Dog licenses for next year can now be picked up in the Comox Valley. That comes from the Comox Valley Regional District, announcing that you can buy 2025 dog licenses from your local municipal office in Courtenay, Comox, or Cumberland. This came into effect on Friday. The licenses are required for...

Be ready to get a call from the City of Courtenay, as staff are putting together a telephone survey. Called Your Courtenay, Your Voice, it’s a resident telephone survey where you’ll randomly be called to give thoughts on the City’s services, community priorities, and overall quality of life. The City says...