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SANTA’S MUSICAL RIDE? The Calgary Stampede is not the only event with horses being ridden downtown. In this case, it was the annual Santa Claus Parade on Sunday down Fifth Street in Courtenay. PHOTO BY EARLE COUPER
‘Missing link’ sought Scott Stanfield Record Staff
The Third Crossing Society is making a case for a two-lane highway following forest roads out of Powell River and Squamish that would act as a mid-province corridor linking northern Vancouver Island with the rest of B.C. The proposed ‘missing link’ is about 30 kilometres of missing roadbed that would complete a transportation/economic corridor to Alberta and beyond. The cost is estimated at about $500 million. “That’s a pretty awesome idea,” CVRD board chair Edwin Grieve
told Third Crossing president Lorne Craig, who appeared at committee of the whole. The society suggests the corridor would revitalize ferry traffic on the Little River-Westview ferry run. It’s looking for support in principle from the district. ••• By next fall, the Vanier school grounds should contain a new running track and a turf field to replace the all-weather gravel pitch. The estimated 2014 tax rate is about $6.34 for an average property worth $350,000. reporter@comoxvalleyrecord.com
Comox Valley RCMP Const. Tammy Douglas is one of a select group of B.C. police officers honoured last week in Victoria as part of the Police Honours Night, marking outstanding officers throughout the province. Lieut.-Gov. Judith Guichon and Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton presented awards to 82 officers. In May 2012, Douglas was in the right place at the right time, when she acted quickly to remove a woman from a burning home on Topland Road. She was making patrols up Mission Hill in Courtenay when she observed a large amount of smoke coming from the area behind Comox Valley Dodge. Douglas found three occupants safely outside the home, however a young boy was yelling for help as his aunt was still inside. The front porch are was fully engulfed, and Douglas entered the smoke-filled home and found a woman in the back area. She was able to safely escort the woman outside. All residents of the home, including two family dogs, escaped with minor injuries due to smoke inhalation. Douglas was treated for smoke inhalation, but did not suffer any serious injury. “Const. Douglas exemplifies the dedication and commitment to duty that so many of my officers hold,” said Chief Supt. Randy Wilson, officer in charge of the RCMP on Vancouver Island at the time. “I take great pride in knowing that Tammy’s selfless actions ensured that nobody was seriously injured or killed in this fire. The communities in the Comox Valley are well served by Tammy and her colleagues, who do not hesitate to put themselves in
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••• Ole Edliq of Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue was also honoured. See. story, page A5.
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