After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
May 08, 2025•5 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
May 08, 2025•6 min
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”. Nim Patterson is a multimedia artist who has explored mediums such as drawing and photography in the past, and through a recent sculpture assignment fell in love with manipulating porcelain casts of one iconic form. “With this process, which I've absolutely fallen in love with,...
May 06, 2025•6 min
Local high school G.P. Vanier’s Explore Program is hosting their famed fundraiser, gearing up for Spring trips into the great outdoors. Grayson Pettigrew is one of the program’s three teachers, and he shares what makes the Explore Program special. “The Explore program is an integrated studies program, so it combines academics and Outdoor Ed, which is a little bit unique. So it combines Biology, Mathematics, English, P.E., and then Outdoor Ed skills. So it's a chance for students to practice thei...
May 02, 2025•6 min
“Skin's the largest organ in your body and it protects you from things. But if you take in too much ultraviolet radiation or UV rays from the sun, it actually damages your skin cells and creates cancer which can spread and not only cause disfiguration, but potentially other more significant symptoms,” said Councillor Doug Hillian. The City of Courtenay is joining other municipalities across B.C. and Canada in naming May 2025 as Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month. City Councillor Doug Hilli...
May 01, 2025•6 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 30, 2025•8 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 28, 2025•9 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 25, 2025•6 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 24, 2025•5 min
The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) is asking the community for input on parks management plans for the new Maris 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. Located next to Sarah and Brian McLoughlin Nature Park and the Eagles Greenway in Merville, the first two land parcels were donated by Christopher Investments in 2022, and at the start of 2025...
Apr 24, 2025•6 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 23, 2025•7 min
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, a strategy to align votes with the most popular party on one side of the spectrum: in this case, the left. Political Science professor Stewart Prest from UBC explained instances where strategic voting may benefit voters in a First Past the Post electoral system. “ It works potentially w...
Apr 22, 2025•11 min
This Easter Sunday, Queer Centre Comox Valley is inviting people of all ages to gather with chosen family for a Queer Potluck at Foundry in Courtenay. meika johnson, vice president on the board of directors, said that the Queer Centre was born six months ago from a desire to create community that is resilient and intergenerational; a space to build relationships, where people can lean on and support each other through times of hardship, and also celebrate the great times. “Queer Centre Comox Val...
Apr 18, 2025•5 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 17, 2025•9 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 17, 2025•7 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 11, 2025•4 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 11, 2025•4 min
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. Last year their Poetry Walk won the 2024 “Best in the West” award from Business Improvement Areas of B.C. , for inventiveness, community engagement, relationship building between business and arts, and repeatability. The event is back and bigger this year, with the addition of two interactive poetry booths across town. T...
Apr 11, 2025•5 min
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. The funds for Mean Bikini will help cover costs of mastering their new album that was released on April 3rd, This Ain’t Gonna End Well , which the band previously was paying for out of pocket. For Sebastian Robles the funds will go to shred guitar lessons to further his skills. Both winners shared their stories of how music drive...
Apr 10, 2025•11 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Apr 07, 2025•5 min
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. Incumbent NDP MP Gord Johns said the first week of campaigning is already off to a good start for his team. “Well first, we had a really successful first week, we reached hundreds of voters on the doorstep and over the phone, we've had a record amount of si...
Apr 03, 2025•5 min
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. This is the first election following the redistribution of federal electoral districts that took place in 2022, and one notable difference for the North Island—Powell River Riding is the addition of East Courtenay, shifting the boundary line to include all neighbourhoods east of the Courtenay River. Another change this e...
Mar 28, 2025•4 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Mar 27, 2025•5 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Mar 27, 2025•7 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Mar 26, 2025•4 min
“It was sort of a surreal moment when I was walking out, because I've been a Whitecaps fan since I was really young. So, being able to be in the shoes of the players I once looked up to was just, it was a surreal moment. And then just playing in the game– yeah, it was a really cool experience. I'm lost for words really,” said Liam Mackenzie. 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. ...
Mar 26, 2025•5 min
“With music, your curiosity is never over because there's always something else to check out. So it's a way of traveling the world in a way, through different cultures, through their music,” said Kip Luce. 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. Bop City Records sells new and used CDs, records and cassettes, and sometimes when patrons bring in collections to sell, they opt not to take ...
Mar 21, 2025•6 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Mar 21, 2025•5 min
“ It was interesting reading the outcome live on video. I was trying so hard to be stoic and non-emotional as I read it and I could hear my council, just the excitement behind me and it was really hard to not cheer right away. Yeah, just [a] really interesting moment in history, and in my life. To be making that announcement was pretty amazing,” said Chief Nicole Rempel. On March 8th 2025, K’ómoks First Nation voted overwhelmingly in favour of ratifying both a Constitution and Treaty, achieving ...
Mar 20, 2025•6 min
After an outcry from concerned citizens wondering where daytime warming shelters are for the unhoused, the City of Nanaimo has announced a year-round daytime drop-in hub set to open next month. Operated by Island Crisis Care Society (ICCS) in partnership with Nanaimo Family Life Association (NFLA) the drop-in hub will offer a space for those unhoused in the community to find shelter during the day in all forms of weather. The drop-in hub will be located at 55 Victoria Road with the entrance to t...
Mar 20, 2025•3 min
