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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.

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. 

It’s official, Nanaimo now holds the record for the world’s largest Nanaimo bar.

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

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.

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

It has been a full year since the Evolve Bike Share program started in Nanaimo, and the company has announced an expansion of the bike share program while also introducing electric scooters into the mix.

A beloved downtown Nanaimo music festival is reimagining Backyard Fest after almost being cancelled last year.

After concerns from the community that a new boathouse at Loudon Park would see 29 mature trees cut down, Nanaimo city council is reconsidering the project.

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”.

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

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