A Comox Valley gymnastics club is celebrating a successful season that saw its athletes compete at the provincial and national level. Chimo Gymnastics Club, based out of the Comox Recreation Centre, is celebrating four Gymnastics B.C. awards recognizing achievements from the 2025-2026 season. Kyna Fletcher, the club’s general manager, said the awards recognize both athletes…
More than 200 people took part in the inaugural Monster Marmot Trail Run at Mount Washington on Sunday morning, with the event raising money for the Marmot Recovery Foundation. Nick Thornton, marketing manager at Mount Washington, said organizers were excited by the strong turnout for the first-ever trail run, which featured two different courses. “So…
The Comox Valley community came together Sunday for the third annual Walk for Glacier View Lodge, a non-profit long-term care facility that provides residential care for seniors. Erin Neely is a board member of the Glacier View Lodge Society. She said residents’ care is funded through sponsorship from Island Health, but programs such as music…
The Comox Valley Planning Society is bringing municipal candidates together tonight, Tuesday evening, for a forum focused on social issues. The forum will look at how issues such as health care, substance use, food security, housing and social supports can affect the health of local residents. Christopher Bate, coordinator with the Planning Society, said the…
A local cultural organization is bringing people together in the Comox Valley through Latin culture and community. In May, Ana Miller launched Somos Comox Valley, with a goal of connecting, celebrating and supporting the Latin community in the Comox Valley and surrounding areas. Since then, she said she has connected with around 50 families across…
Comox Valley residents gathered at Simms Park on Monday as part of a campaign calling for increased federal funding for BC Ferries. Comox resident Pat Guillo said he participated in the rally to support people whose jobs rely on the ferry system. “It’s just, you’re used to going back and forth and, you know, sometimes…
Families in Fanny Bay and the surrounding area now have access to 44 new licensed childcare spaces. Beachcombers Academy and Little Oysters Child Care opened the new spaces on September 10 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The new spaces at the independent school, located along the Island Highway, are dedicated to Little Oysters Child Care,…
The Comox Valley Food Bank is asking for donations this Saturday in front of Superstore on Ryan Road. From 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m., members of the food bank will be outside collecting food and cash donations. Chris Arruda is the manager of communications at the food bank. He emphasized the priority items they need…
The Comox Valley is kicking off Pride Weekend tonight with a Pride party at the Comox Valley Art Gallery in downtown Courtenay. It’s one of several events to celebrate pride in the Comox Valley this weekend. Jojo Jaeger is the president of Queer Centre Comox Valley. He talked about the wide range of activities coming…
On August 27th, community members gathered at the Comox Valley Art Gallery ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st. The annual observance provides an opportunity for communities to recognize the grief experienced by families and friends who have lost loved ones as a result of an overdose. “It’s about allowing a space for…
