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Body of Denman resident located Erin Haluschak Record Staff
The body of a 70-year-old Denman Island man was found Friday morning along a rocky shoreline following an extensive search by Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue and Comox Valley RCMP. Paul Berry, search manager and president of CVGSAR, said the man went missing Tuesday evening following dinner with a friend. “…(he) told him he was planning on heading down to the beach to collect oysters. He was a fella with a pretty set routine. (The friends) met for breakfast on a pretty regular basis and when he didn’t show up (Thursday) the call was put out,” he explained. Significant resources went into the search, added Berry, with teams from Parksville, Nanaimo, Campbell River, three coast guard vessels and an RCMP helicopter assisting. Teams found a truck parked at a local trail on the Island, said Const. Don Sinclair of the Comox Valley RCMP. “In the morning, the man was located deceased on the rocky shore, approximately 150 to 200 metres from his truck,” he added. The coroner will investigate further, but Sinclair said the man did have a medical condi— With a file from tion. CTV Vancouver Island photos@comoxvalleyrecord.com
A GROUP OF École Robb Road Elementary students actively travel to and from school via bicycle.
Students getting active en route to school Renee Andor Record Staff
The Comox Valley Board of Education highly praised this year’s pilot project designed to increase active travel to school. The Active Travel program has been implemented at three Comox Valley elementary schools, École Puntledge Park, École Robb Road and Huband Park. Program co-ordinator Angela Holmes updated the board on the project’s progress last week, noting in May these schools can expect to receive student travel plans and best routes to school maps. Board chair Peter Coleman said the project has “significantly
It used to be you’d see one or two parents and their ❝ own kids (walking or biking to school). Now, it’s five, six, seven kids giggling on their way to school and very few parents — they’re travelling in groups — and it’s really amazing to see. Donna Gambacorta
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exceeded” his expectations. “I think this is one of the best things we’ve done in our mandate,” he added to fellow trustees. Although the pilot is not yet complete, trustee Donna Gambacorta said she could personally see the results. “I live just two blocks from one of the pilot schools and if I didn’t
know what was going on I would be questioning, because the cars are gone,” she said. “It used to be you’d see one or two parents and their own kids (walking or biking to school). Now, it’s five, six, seven kids giggling on their way to school and very few parents — they’re travelling in groups — and it’s really amazing to see.”
Holmes gathered data via surveys to parents in the fall, which enabled her to see how families were travelling to school and determine barriers to increasing the number of students actively travelling to school. She noted traffic congestion is a worry for many parents concerned about their child’s safety when walking or biking to school. But, she also pointed out traffic congestion around schools is increased by parents driving their children to school, compounding the problem. “Fifty-eight per cent of family respondents to the survey in October said they are a one... see MUCH ■ 2
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