To help small businesses, the City of Courtenay has announced a new month-long initiative. Called Bring Your Own Cup, it aims to lower single-use items by getting people to bring reusable cups whenever they buy a drink from a local coffee shop. Along with supporting local businesses, the city says it...

You can help children stay safe from button batteries by helping Island Health with a survey. Island Health and the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit announced the survey earlier today, which aims to better understand people’s knowledge of button battery safety. The batteries are used for products like toothbrushes, watches,...

The fifth annual Battle of the Breweries is set for Courtenay this weekend. This event sees craft breweries face off in curling games, where beer kegs will be curled on the ice at the Comox Valley Curling Centre to raise money for local organizations. For this year, Ace Brewing, Beachfire Brewing,...

A young student from Duncan will be the first-ever Canadian to compete in a national American equestrian competition next month. Julie Wynne-Smith is a Grade 9 student at Queen Margaret’s School. At a regional competition in Lynden, Washington on March 8-9, she earned first place and qualified to compete in...

RCMP Highway Patrol say several charges were laid during a month-long campaign to educate drivers on what to do when see an emergency vehicle pulled over.  The ‘Slow Down and Move Over’ campaign saw more than 450 tickets issued province-wide last month and Superintendent Mike Coyle says the campaign was...

Students in BC say the 2025 provincial budget fails to represent students and institutions, and they’re calling on the province to make changes.  According to a release, post-secondary campuses across BC are in dire financial crisis and some just can’t afford to continue going down a path of financial instability...