Patti Mertz

Workers at Vancouver Island Regional libraries could go on strike this week. The last collective agreement between the library and BCGEU Local 702 expired at the end of 2020. In a...

You may see some more activity at the old sawmill site on the river in coming weeks.  Crews will be removing the 170metre-long concrete wall, buried just behind the steel-piling...

North Island College has announced that it is creating its first on-campus student housing project. The Comox Valley campus in Courtenay will see 157 individual and 60 family-specific options in...

One person is dead following a workplace fatality in Coombs.  Oceanside RCMP confirm that a crew was blocking a 62-foot long mobile home Wednesday afternoon, when one of the workers...

BC Daycares are set to receive $20million dollars to beef up their defenses against the Omicron covid variant.  The new, one time Health and Safety grant can be used to...

Programs that address homelessness issues can apply for the recently-opened second intake for BC’s Strengthening Communities' Services Program. The Strengthening Communities' Services Program gives local governments and First Nations additional...

After a couple of years of consulation and getting the language right, the Comox Valley Schools Board of Education has voted to adopt an Equity and Non-Discrimination Policy. The process...

More reminders today that the online scammers are out there, in social media and on dating apps.  Sunshine Coast RCMP are reporting two recent thefts.  In the first case, a person...