The oldest and most well-known ‘tiny home’ in the Valley has been renovated. The Comox Valley Fire Safety house has been around since 1988, helping educate kids about fire safety every October for Fire Safety Month. In order to help the house continue its education role, members of the Courtenay fire...

Comox Valley RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a man believed to be in the Valley. Police say the warrant is for 27-year-old Brandon Lee Dehass, who is wanted for criminal harassment and multiple counts of failure to comply with his probation. He’s described as 5 feet 8 inches tall...

Plans to relocate the orca calf near Zeballos have been paused because the calf ate some food. According to Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), the 2-year-old ate some seal on Thursday night, making it the first time she has taken food after attempts by both the Ehattesaht and...

Talks between air traffic control workers and NAV Canada have broken down, and workers are now concerned they will be replaced by contractors if they strike. The workers’ union and NAV Canada, a private not-for-profit corporation which operates air traffic control at airports across Canada, reached an impasse last week....

North Island College finances are back in the black after several years of pandemic aftershocks.   The college’s Board of Governors approved the budget at its Thursday meeting.   The college’s strategic plan targeted 2024 for a balanced budget, and board chair Patricia Trasolini says it’s good news for the college...

A century of audio and video recordings of coastal Indigenous language and culture will be preserved digitally, thanks to a donation to the Royal BC Museum. The Vancouver-based Wesik Family Foundation has donated a quarter-million-dollars to the museum to digitize more than 28,000 photos, audio and video recordings collected between...