THE
Record
VOLUME 30 | NO. 36
COMOX VALLEY
TUESDAY, May 26, 2015
Pickleball prowess
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NEWS Lorne development approved
With a 4-2 vote, the proposed development of the old Lorne Hotel site in Comox received council’s blessing last week, although not without an 11th-hour attempt by Coun. Hugh MacKinnon to delay the process. ■ P3
Water restrictions on the way
Due to low water levels, combined with low inflows into the Comox Lake reservoir, and in anticipation of little rainfall in the forecast, the Comox Valley Regional District will move to stage two water restrictions beginning June 1. ■ P3
Stairway to misery
A Curtis Road couple who replaced a staircase installed by previous homeowners in 1971 have landed themselves in a mess with the regional district. The couple has been forced to remove their staircase and pay a hefty “deposit” all because of the lack of a building permit. ■ P4
ARTS
Country music fundraiser
Firefighters arrived to a fully involved duplex fire on First St. Friday afternoon. The fire was a result of an explosion from what police have determined to be an illegal drug-making operation gone awry.
PHOTO BY KATIE REMPEL
Explosion, fire guts Courtenay duplex erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com
Three men in hospital in serious to critical condition
Comox Valley RCMP confirm an explosive fire on the 2000 block of First Street in Courtenay Friday was criminal in nature, as police located
equipment and evidence used in the production of hash oil. The duplex went up in flames late Friday afternoon, following what neighbours describe as “three or four
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loud bangs” going off in the home. Neighbour Bill Wright, who lives directly across the street from the fire, explained he was leaving Willemar Avenue heading home when he looked down the road and saw two “little things burning in the middle of the road.” Continued on Page 8
For the fifth year in succession, the Evergreen Club will be hosting a country music fundraiser in support of the Sonshine Lunch Program at St. George’s United Church. This year’s concert is titled “The Best Country Music Jamboree Ever” and promises to be the show of all shows. ■ P19
SPORTS Award for Mt. Washington staffer
Canada West Ski Areas Association has announced Mike Manara, snow school director at Mount Washington, as the recipient of the 2015 Lars Fossberg Award. ■ P21
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