Heather Watson

5 mins S #1 Apr 11, 25

Award winning Poetry Walk returns to Courtenay with a new interactive twist

National poetry month has sprung to a start in the Comox Valley, with the Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association and Artful : The Poets joining together once again.

11 mins S #1 Apr 09, 25

Winners of inaugural Bop City Records Community Music Fund are ready to rock

The 2025 Bop City Records Community Music Fund has been granted to two winners, local punk rock band Mean Bikini and local musician and guitar teacher Sebastian Robles.

5 mins S #1 Apr 03, 25

Election 2025 – Knock-knock-knockin’ on Courtenay–Alberni’s doors

The 45th federal general election is in full swing across Canada, leading up to election day on Monday April 28th. This week CHLY and CVOX reached out to candidates from the Courtenay–Alberni riding for their thoughts going into the election.

4 mins S #1 Mar 28, 25

Candidates excited to start campaigning in North Island—Powell River

The writ dropped on Sunday, March 23rd, launching Canada into its next federal election period, ending the anticipation for local party candidates in North Island—Powell River.

5 mins S #1 Mar 26, 25

Comox Valley’s Liam Mackenzie gets first start in Major League Soccer

Local Comox Valley athlete Liam Mackenzie made his Whitecaps debut with his first start for the Vancouver Major League Soccer team on Saturday, March 22nd. 

6 mins S #1 Mar 21, 25

Record store gives back with community music fund

Kip and Karen, spouses and co-owners of Bop City Records in Courtenay, are launching a brand new community music fund to support the local music scene.

6 mins S #1 Mar 20, 25

Historic vote ratifies K’ómoks Constitution and Treaty

On March 8th 2025, K’ómoks First Nation voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying both a Constitution and Treaty, achieving a double majority on each vote.

10 mins S #1 Mar 13, 25

The smell of spring — herring spawn marks the new season

As March begins off the coast of Vancouver Island, subtle cues like the changing colour of the ocean, the gathering of seagulls, eagles, sea lions, and orcas, and even the scent on the air, tell us two things. The herring are spawning, and Spring is near.

7 mins S #1 Mar 04, 25

Air quality is improving in Courtenay, report shows

A report presented to the City of Courtenay indicates air quality has been improving in recent years.

7 mins S #1 Mar 03, 25

Tumultuous meeting passes housing service bylaw following controversial Alternative Approval Process

On Tuesday February 25th residents packed the audience of a Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) board meeting to show their opposition for the recent Unified Alternative Approval Process, or AAP, and the four bylaws it was composed of.

7 mins S #1 Feb 26, 25

Leading-edge early education program landing at Airport Elementary

A brand-new early education program, or Primary Learning Community, is coming to Airport Elementary next Fall for kids in kindergarten through grade 3.

9 mins S #1 Feb 14, 25

Comox Valley’s 10th annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser aims high: $225,000

Comox Valley Transition Society and their partner organization Dawn to Dawn are warming up for their 10th annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser, taking place on February 22nd.

8 mins S #1 Feb 12, 25

Comox Valley recognized with Climate Adaptation award for park project

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) received a Sustainable Communities award this week for Climate Adaptation from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund.

7 mins S #1 Feb 07, 25

New Extreme Weather Response shelter opens in Courtenay

A new Extreme Weather Response shelter was activated for the first time on Thursday February 6th as extreme weather conditions persist in Courtenay.

3 mins S #1 Feb 03, 25

Brooklyn Elementary gears up for a bike bus

Wheels are turning at Brooklyn Elementary, as the school’s Parent Advisory Council (PAC) puts plans in motion for a bike bus this spring.

4 mins S #1 Jan 31, 25

L’Arche chocolate festival expands in the Comox Valley

L’Arche Comox Valley is hosting the Comox Valley Chocolate Festival this February, an expansion of their hot chocolate festival last year. Their goal is to spread fun and joy across the valley, with chocolatey treats of all forms.

7 mins S #1 Jan 27, 25

Unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Site served Comox Valley hospital inpatients for five days

On Monday, January 20th Doctors for Safer Drug Policy, a group of addictions medicine physicians set up an unsanctioned Overdose Prevention Site at North Island Hospital Comox Valley. 

4 mins S #1 Jan 21, 25

Rescued raven gets new mews: homeless nevermore

MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre in Merville is building a new mews for resident raven Kora.

6 mins S #1 Jan 17, 25

Cumberland recruits volunteer citizen scientists for air quality monitoring

The Village of Cumberland selected three volunteer households to install air quality monitors, funded by the BC Lung Foundation through the CVRD. The monitors will track levels of particulate matter in the air as a result of wood smoke, with real-time data being uploaded online for public viewing. 

5 mins S #1 Jan 15, 25

Land gifts and purchases expand Comox Valley parks

On Monday January 13th, the CVRD Electoral Areas Services Committee made public the acquisition and expansion of five park spaces throughout the Comox Valley.