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AC/DC fans build custom car Denise and Frank Meyer have gone to great lengths to show their love for the Australian rock icons, AC/DC. They’ve decked out a car from bumper to bumper as a tribute to their favourite rockers. ■ P5
Local help for Rock Creek victims Four friends who call themselves The Twisted Sisters are loading a motorhome with living essentials to take to those affected by the Rock Creek fires. They take “Grizwall” on its cross-province trek next Tuesday. ■ P6
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Bevan Road, the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre access road, from Wellington Road to Pidgeon Lake Road, will be closed from Sept. 8 until the end of November, for road improvement work. Vehicles will be forced to approach CVWMC from the north. ■ P3
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Miss Vickie's
200-220gr
Beefsteak Tomatoes
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Coca-Cola or Canada Dry 20x355ml
Bugles
5
Original Flavour, 213gr
3$ for
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Opponents of Compliance Energy’s Raven Coal Mine application say it’s time for the company to admit defeat, after Compliance missed its Aug. 28 deadline to address issues with the application. ■ P3
Chasing a championship
Glacier Kings set lofty goals as VIJHL season begins Make your FREE 2nd Pair sunglasses or have some fun with a wild, colorful frame.
B.C. Grown
10
$
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Another deadline missed
At Vogue Optical, your 2nd Pair is always free, every day!
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Lean Ground Beef
COFFEE WITH Tara Murphy
NEWS
Are Better
10
Canadian
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2015 $1.25
Than One
1kg
Two Frames
Tastee Chicken Wings
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Artisans’ Festival in the Valley The Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens Artisans’ Festival has become one of the Comox Valley’s Labour Day weekend “must attend” traditions. This year the festival runs from Saturday, Sept. 5 to Monday, Sept. 7. ■ P29
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