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COMOX VALLEY RECORD • Friday, July 22, 2011
Union Bay pondered incorporation Every Friday we feature Valley history taken from our back issues. Five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: Union Bay residents awaited word about a possible referendum on incorporation proposed for the fall, recommended by the community’s restructuring committee. The area is part of the regional district’s Area A. Incorporation of the 1,300-resident community had been mulled over for years. It garnered serious consideration when the Ministry of Transportation said it would
exempt a Union Bay municipality from maintenance costs of the highway. Ten years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: A local canine rescue organization thanked the community for helping save 57 tiny, neglected poodles. Courtenay’s Beverly Badke of the KaLuMa Canid Rescue and Assistance Association said her phone was ringing off the hook with offers from people willing to help the dogs. Donations of food, blankets and toys poured in. “We have enough
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STANFIELD blankets to last us for years,” Badke said. Fifteen years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: A few feet of water pipe would likely cure chronic health problems for two boys who live on Anderton Road, according to their mother. Shelton Watson, four, and his four-month-old brother Clinton suffered chronic fever, vomiting, weight loss and diar-
rhea because their well was polluted, Trish Watson said. “We know it’s the water because when they’re away from home it clears up in four days,” said Watson, whose home was among 15 houses approved for water service by the regional board. Twenty years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: Trash in the forest around the Pidgeon Lake dump will result from tipping fees at the refuse site, a Weldwood spokesman feared. A minimum $5 fee would prompt people to leave refuse on nearby Weldwood land, Gerry
McClintock predicted. “We already have piles of garbage on most of the side roads...have you any plans to police the surrounding area?” he said in a letter to the regional district board. There were no such plans. Instead, the district relies on the public to report illegal dumpers and looks for clues in the trash they leave. Twenty five years ago this week in the Comox Valley Record: Rave reviews were the order of the day by 120 writers and their spouses for the annual Outdoor Writers of Canada convention in Courtenay. It was the first time the 30-year-old organization had held its convention in B.C. The farthest west had been Thompson, Man., said Outdoor Writers vicepresident/event co-ordinator Bob Jones.
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