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City of Courtenay, CUPE 556 ratify four-year collective agreement

A new collective agreement has been ratified by the City of Courtenay and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 556. 

CVRD and CUPE Local 556 reach three-year collective agreement

An agreement has been reached between the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) and the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 556. 

Town of Comox and CUPE 556 reach new 3 year agreement

The Town of Comox and its unionized employees have ratified a new three-year collective agreement that runs through 2027.

Courtenay to host day of mourning for fallen workers

A day of mourning ceremony will be held in Courtenay to honour workers on the job and raise awareness...

Cumberland ratifies 4-year deal with CUPE 556

The Village of Cumberland has ratified a 4-year collective agreement with CUPE 556. The deal replaces the previous contract...
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First Nations leaders call on B.C. Conservatives to drop candidate over alleged residential school denialism

First Nations leaders are calling on the B.C. Conservatives to remove a candidate over allegations of residential school denialism.

Trio of candidates vying to serve as Courtenay mayor

Courtenay voters will see three names on the ballot for mayor on Oct. 17.

Hangar 98 – Episode 16: The Great Victoria Blackout of 1979

During a long power outage in 1979, Victoria became the focal point of a story that has lasted the test of time...and quite possibly led to one of the best memories from one of the island's worst storms.

Hangar 98 – Episode 15: Pachena Point Foghorn Incident

Over on the island's west coast, mariners have been haunted by a coastline nicknamed "The Graveyard of the Pacific", but alone at Pachena Point sits a lighthouse with stories of it's own.