THE
Record
VOLUME 30 | NO. 44
COMOX VALLEY
TUESDAY, June 2, 2015
Medal haul for Chimos
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NEWS Preparations for WWOS exhibit The Walking With Our Sisters exhibit, which commemorates the 1,810 First Nations women that have gone missing or have been murdered since 1980, will be at K’ómoks Band Hall July 31-Aug. 15. ■ P3
Bike to School Week Huband Elementary was one of the six area schools to particiate in Bike To School Week, in conjunction with Bike To Work Week. ■ P4
Still time to register for Relay for Life The Comox Valley Relay For Life goes June 6-7 at the Vanier track. It’s not too late to register, either as a participant or as a volunteer. ■ P5
ARTS
A Vancouver Island love affair
Campbell River artist Charlotte Deptford is presenting a collection of her favourite acrylic and watercolour paintings at the Pearl Ellis Gallery in Comox, June 2-22. ■ P21
Avalanche a Burns unit
Zandra Burns takes the stage at The Avalanche Bar this Thursday, as the headliner for Georgia Strait Jazz Society. ■ P22
SPORTS
Road Runners rock at Ottawa race Four of the Comox Valley’s top runners competed against some of the best in the country in this year’s Ottawa Marathon. ■ P23
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