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Carless and carefree: Victoria to Courtenay by train on Vancouver Island
I prefer road trips that don't include me as the driver . And now with the gas gods scowling down on us, even folks who would never leave their beloved vehicles at home are opting for alternative ways to roam.
Harper copied foreign policy speech, Liberals charge
"Stephen Harper's 2003 speech urging support for the Iraq war was copied almost word-for-word from parts of a speech that Australian Prime Minister John Howard had delivered just days earlier, Liberals charged ...
Cory Headen of Sooke has been identified as the 19-year-old who died as a result of being beaten at his Courtenay home in the early hours of Sept.
B.C. man beaten to death for sexual touching didn't, RCMP says
Comox RCMP Insp. Tom Gray said a follow-up investigation of the allegations, made by two girls aged 13 and 15 who had been "hanging out" at the victim's house, found no evidence of any wrongdoing.
700 new homes for South Courtenay?
Up to 700 new homes could eventually be built on land between Courtenay and Royston if ideas being floated for a new local plan are adopted by Courtenay City Council.
Teen charged with murder after assault in Courtenay
By Jules Xavier - Comox Valley Record Published: September 30, 2008 10:00 AM Updated: September 30, 2008 10:12 AM A teenager has been charged with second-degree murder after another teen succumbed to his ...
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Globe reader Robert Sargeant sent us this video clip of Stephen Harper on the campaign trail in Courtenay, B.C. Sept 23.
It's not quite Boot Camp, but seniors in Courtenay are to get their own outdoor circuit training course to help them keep fit and active.
Historian reads from BC 150's official book
Award-winning author Jean Barman will be giving a slide-show presentation and signing copies of her new book, British Columbia: Spirit of the People, at the Courtenay & District Museum , on Wednesday October 1 ...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised military, environmental, and family support in addition to slamming the NDP's record of inaction while in Courtenay on Wednesday.
Courtenay assault victim, 19, has life-threatening injuries
A 19-year-old Courtenay man is in hospital with "serious, life-threatening" injuries after an assault early Thursday.
85 BC students awarded $5,000 Ike Barber Transfer Scholarships
VICTORIA, Sept. 25 /CNW/ - Eighty-five BC college students will each receive a $5,000 Ike Barber Transfer Scholarship this year.
Duceppe to Harper: Teens will be 'fresh meat' to sex predators
Prime Minister Stephen Harper says Bloc Qubcois leader Gilles Duceppe has gone too far when he said the Conservatives' plan to toughen legislation aimed at youth criminals will deliver "fresh meat" to sexual ...
Dion rejects Grit-NDP coalition to fight Tories
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion says the New Democratic Party has some good provincial premiers, but he would never try to stave off another Conservative government by forming a coalition with Jack Layton's ...
Online First: Cupe opens new offices in Courtenay
By Earle Couper - Comox Valley Record Published: September 22, 2008 1:00 PM Updated: September 22, 2008 2:14 PM The Canadian Union of Public Employees officially opened its new Comox Valley area office last ...
Online First: Meeting scheduled in Courtenay to issue election issues
The Comox Valley Chapter of the Council of Canadians invites the public to meeting to discuss the top issues of the federal election.
Garage sale will help boys and girls
The Comox Valley Boys and Girls Club is hosting a Garage Sale for Those Who Love Kitchens, Cooking and Kids.
The Comox Valley RCMP is asking for the public's help to catch an arsonist after a fire ripped through a commercial building at the corner of Fifth Street and Menzies Avenue in the early morning hours on ...
First-hand accounts of Spanish flu survivors: fear, nosebleeds, makeshift morgues
Colleen Levesque, whose parents lived through the Spanish Flu pandemic, holds a photograph taken in 1924 of herself with her mother, Sybil, and brother Dan, while posing for a photograph at her home in ...