Heather Watson

6 mins S2025 #317 Sep 25, 25

Art and music Pulse in heart of Downtown Courtenay this Friday

This Friday September 26th, Comox Valley Arts (CVArts) will be hosting their fourth and final Pulse on the Plaza event of the 2025 summer season. Taking place in front of the Comox Valley Art Gallery on Duncan, the finale event is named “Sunset on Summer” and hosted in partnership with local organization Elevate the Arts.

6 mins S2025 #315 Sep 19, 25

Youth Climate Corps recap first summer in Courtenay

This summer the Youth Climate Corps of BC expanded to Courtenay, employing a small team of young climate action workers, and collaborating with local organizations.Support local news reporting through our Nonprofit Newsroom with a monthly sustaining donation of $5 to $10 a month.Want more news on the Salish Sea? Check out Midcoast Morning.

7 mins S2025 #313 Sep 11, 25

Robbie Thompson looks ahead to annual Slo-Pitch Tournament

This weekend the annual Robbie Thompson Slo-Pitch Tournament will go to bat, raising money for the Cancer Care Unit at the Comox Valley Hospital. This year’s fundraiser has a special focus on honouring late founder Jim Lalic, and the legacy he created within the community. 

6 mins S2025 #312 Sep 10, 25

Cumberland conk could become world’s first Official Village Fungus

Local historian Dawn Copeman has proposed the Village of Cumberland become the first municipality in the world to name an Official Village Fungus.

9 mins S2025 #311 Sep 05, 25

Die-in demands attention to overdose deaths

Sunday August 31st was International Overdose Awareness Day, and communities across Vancouver Island gathered on Friday August 29th to honour the day. The Village Clinic in Courtenay hosted an event at the Comox Valley Art Gallery, including a “die-in.”

7 mins S2025 #306 Aug 08, 25

Family music camp strikes a new chord in the Comox Valley

Jam Camp, a musical summer camp for families across B.C., is coming to Vancouver Island for the first time this August and will be taking place at Camp Gilwell just outside Courtenay.

11 mins S2025 #303 Aug 06, 25

Comox Valley doctor and town councillor talks platform in race for BC Greens leadership

The BC Green Party leadership race is on, and Comox Valley’s own Jonathan Kerr is one of three candidates running. Kerr is a local family doctor, Vice-Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD), and is serving his second term as a councillor in the Town of Comox.

8 mins S2025 #300 Jul 30, 25

Comox Valley Pride has new host — the new non-profit organization Queer Centre

Comox Valley’s new organization Queer Centre is hosting Pride this year, with events spanning the weekend of August 21st to 24th, including the 3rd annual Pride Parade on Saturday August 23rd.

10 mins S2025 #296 Jul 18, 25

Texada residents “devastated”: Tex the grizzly killed

The grizzly bear who had taken up residence on Texada Island was found shot dead July 15th. The bear, nicknamed Tex by local resident and advocate Katrin Glenn-Bittner, had been on the island since late May.

5 mins S #1 May 27, 25

Comox Valley Regional District events raise watershed awareness

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is inviting local residents to learn about the Comox Lake Watershed this week through a series of events they are calling Watershed Awareness Days.

11 mins S #1 May 26, 25

Health Minister formally announces Community-Led, Crisis Response in Comox Valley

On Tuesday, May 20th, B.C.’s Minister of Health Josie Osborne formally announced the Crisis Response, Community-Led team expanding to the Comox Valley.

5 mins S #1 May 15, 25

Vancouver Island volunteers battle against invasive Scotch broom

BroomBusters are on a mission to clear Vancouver Island of the invasive plant Scotch broom.

5 mins S #1 May 13, 25

City of Courtenay acknowledges International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia

May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia, and in a City of Courtenay Council Meeting on May 7th, Councillor Evan Jolicoeur made a statement on behalf of the council.

6 mins S #1 May 09, 25

Going for grand slam, roller derby team raffles $1000

North Island Roller Derby is running a raffle, fundraising to help cover expenses, expand the league, and engage the community.

6 mins S #1 May 06, 25

Art student explores gender dysphoria through Barbie’s form

The annual student art exhibition at North Island College in Comox Valley has wrapped up, and CHLY and CVOX met at the studio with one student to hear their experience of exhibiting their own work, a series titled “They”.

6 mins S #1 May 02, 25

Vanier Secondary garage sale funding the future of Explore Program

Local high school G.P. Vanier’s Explore Program is hosting their famed fundraiser, gearing up for Spring trips into the great outdoors.

6 mins S #1 May 01, 25

Skin safe and sun smart: Skin Cancer Awareness Month reaches Courtenay

The City of Courtenay is joining other municipalities across B.C. and Canada in naming May 2025 as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

6 mins S #1 Apr 24, 25

Comox Valley Regional District seeks input on new nature park

Three plots of land have been donated to the community through the Canadian Ecological Gifts Program, and the CVRD is turning to the public for feedback on how to manage it.

11 mins S #1 Apr 22, 25

Exploring the pros and cons of strategic voting

The election is in its final stretch on Vancouver Island, and with the right side of the Canadian political spectrum mostly consolidated within one party, many progressive voters are calling for strategic voting.

5 mins S #1 Apr 17, 25

Queer Potluck creates space for chosen family this Easter

This Easter Sunday, Queer Centre Comox Valley is inviting people of all ages to gather with chosen family for a Queer Potluck at The Foundry in Courtenay.