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■ P5 Comox Fire Rescue dedicated a new vehicle to the memory of Capt. Stewart Rennie, a 22-year member of the department who passed away two years ago.

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Go online for live election coverage

Due to press times, coverage of the Oct. 19 federal election will not appear in the Comox Valley Record until the Thursday, Oct. 22 edition.

Up-to-the-minute results and reactions will be available online, via the Record website (comoxvalleyrecord.com), on Twitter (@cvrecord) and on our Facebook page.

Delays on First St. for rest of month

Commuters travelling via the First Street hill in west Courtenay will encounter construction delays for the rest of October, for construction of a new retaining wall.

Work began Tuesday, and will continue from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until Oct. 30.

The work zone is on the north side of First Street between Puntledge Park and the end of Menzies Avenue.

Traffic will be reduced to single-lane alternating during construction hours. Traffic control personnel will be on site to assist all commuters.

Access to properties in the work zone may be limited at times; the contractor will work directly with area residents to notify them in advance wherever possible for any issues temporarily affecting access to their properties.

They will also work with residents to accommodate their regular garbage and recycling pickup.

For more information, please contact City of Courtenay Engineering at 250-334-4441 or email engineering@courtenay.ca

■ Overwhelming support

So many people turned up for the NDP rally at the K’omoks band hall featuring party leader Tom Mulcair that they moved the whole event outside. Estimates had numbers as high as 1,000 people at the event.

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Candlelight vigil for Azer children

Friends and family of Alison Azer are planning to come together for a public candlelight vigil in Comox Saturday (Oct. 17).

T:8.5" T:8.5" From 7 to 8 p.m., members of the Azer family and friends of the missing children will speak, local musicians will perform and a special prayer for Sharvahn, 11, Rojevahn, 9, Dersim, 7 and Meitan, 3, YOU will be shared atSAVINGS Comox United AND AND AWARDING AWARDING YOU GREAT GREAT SAVINGS Church.

UP TO UP TO In August, Azer received confirmation her $ $ ex-husband - Dr. Saren Azer - hadn’t returned OROR to Canada from a court-approved trip to Europe MONTHS MONTHS with her children.

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Potluck Group Benefits dinner for former airwomen

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Because a strong business begins with strong employees.

All ex-military women are invited to the Annual Potluck Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 18, at Branch 160, Comox Legion from 2-5 p.m.

It’s a time to renew old friendships and make new friends and to share memories of time in the service.

Please bring a favourite salad, casserole or other potluck dish.

If you are unable to bring food you may make a donation at the door which goes to the Legion Poppy Fund.

Bring any photos and memorabilia that you would like to display.

A fun part of the afternoon is the white elephant re-gift exchange. To participate, bring a wrapped item which you no longer need and your name will be included in the draws for the re-gift.

Entertainment by the Military Wives Choir.

The organizing committee is doing their best to contact past participants.

Please pass the word along to anyone you know that may be interested and had not attended in previous years.

For more information or questions, please contact Stevie at 250-339-7274 or Pat at 250-339-5829.

COPD Support Group meeting The next Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Support Group Meeting is Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 1:30 p.m. at the Comox Valley Nursing Centre, 615 Tenth St., Courtenay.

Carol Tyson from Home and Community Care will be the guest speaker.

For more information, call Michele at 250-331-8504 ext 68425.

FIRST AID TRAINING EMERGENCY MEDICAL RESPONDER This course provides the knowledge & skills necessary in an emergency to help sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness in a pre-hospital setting. This course is for those providing emergency response or pursuing a career in any related field.

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In 2011, voters on Vancouver Island made history by electing Elizabeth May as Canada’s first Green MP. With a Green wave sweeping the Island, we will win more seats this election.

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CFR vehicle dedicated to former volunteer Comox Mayor Paul Ives speaks at the dedication ceremony for Capt.

Stewart Rennie, a 22-year member of the department who passed away two years ago.

■ Erin Haluschak erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com

In a ceremony last week, Comox Fire Rescue dedicated its new duty officer vehicle – the most commonly used vehicle in the CFR fleet – to Capt. Stewart Rennie, a 22-year member of the department who passed away two years ago.

Chief Gord Schreiner said Rennie joined the department in April 1991 and served as a firefighter, driver, captain and chairperson.

“He provided great leadership in his role as captain and chairperson and was a good mentor to many.

Stewart worked very hard to achieve a diploma in the fire service which was and still is very rare, especially for a volunteer firefighter as it involved taking approximately 27 different officer courses.”

Comox Mayor Paul Ives and several councillors were on hand along with Deidre Rennie and Comox Valley Fire Department Chaplin Lawrence Burns.

The new duty officer vehicle will serve the community for about 15 years, added Schreiner.

It is well-marked with signage and includes Rennie’s name.

“Stewart knew very well the many challenges of being a firefighter and as

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luck would have it, just as our vehicle dedication was about to get underway, we were called for an emergency of a house filled with smoke,” he noted.

“Sixteen of our firefighters had to leave the dedication

to attend to this incident.”

The fire department had a similar dedication the last time they received a new vehicle when Engine #34 was dedicated to former fire chief Frank Grogan in 2012.

“We miss Stewart a lot and we are so pleased we can honour him in this way.

I have always tried to make this a people-first organization and this is just another way to show what Stewart meant to us,” added Schreiner.

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Screening of Inequality for All Friday

■ NEW FIRE TRAINING FACILITY

Dignitaries, family members and media were invited to a “soft” grand opening of the new Courtenay Fire Training Centre at Waters Place off Lerwick Road, Tuesday evening. A public open house will be announced soon.

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Busy weekend at Filberg Centre This is ‘the’ time to come on down to Courtenay Recreation’s Florence Filberg Centre and enjoy not one but two popular events.

Pancake breakfast

Who doesn’t love a yummy pancake breakfast? Who doesn’t love be fully served for a sit down meal? The Evergreen Club is inviting everyone out to their pancake breakfast held in the Conference Hall at the upper level of the Filberg on Saturday, Oct. 17. For only $5 a person you get your choice of beverages and buckwheat or buttermilk pancakes, bacon or sausages. The breakfast runs from 7:30-11:30 a.m.

Trash & Treasures

Then, after you have slept off your pancake breakfast, the Evergreen Club wants you to come

back the next day — Sunday, Oct. 18 — for their famous “Trash and Treasures Sale.”

This will be a fun, multi-vendor indoor sale in the upper Conference Hall of the Filberg. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

“We have crafters selling items like fairy homes, heatable rice bags, moccasins and semi-precious jewelry,” said Evergreen Club volunteer Nicky Arsenault.

There will be many vendors on hand to sort through and find the treasures and collectables among their flea market offerings.

The Evergreen Club will also be running a concession stand during the sale for drinks, treats and lunch.

This is a free event.

For more information, contact the Filberg office at (250) 338-1000 or www.evegreenclub.me.

Comox United Church will present the film Inequality for All on Friday, Oct. 16 at 7 pm.

There have been many studies that indicate the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer. This 2014 film is a passionate argument for the middle class

by Robert Reich, former U.S. secretary of labour in the Clinton Cabinet.

Reich is a best-selling author, professor and economics expert who gives an articulate and humorous examination of how the concentration of wealth amongst the few can threaten our current social fabric and even democracy itself.

Many of the same U.S. trends are also present in Canadian society, and our own gap between the incomes of the rich and poor are almost as dramatic as those in the U.S.

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The presentation will be at Comox United Church, 250 Beach Drive in Comox. Admission is by donation.

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Being the project lead for FEED (Food, Environment and Economic Development) Comox Valley is only one item in a long list of credentials for Sandra Hamilton.

While living in the United Kingdom, Hamilton had been sales manager for a newspaper group.

After emigrating to Canada, she had been marketing director at the Vancouver Sun newspaper before owning and publishing BC Women’s Magazine. She was always looking for interesting women to feature on the cover. One was Olympic rower Silken Laumann, for whom Hamilton became business manager. The partnership launched a career helping Olympians transition into business following a sports career.

As a communications consultant, Hamilton was also part of the committee that put in a successful bid that brought the Olympics to Vancouver in 2010.

She will shortly become the first Canadian to graduate with an executive MBA in social enterprise leadership.

“I love marketing, love coming up with innovative solutions and love living rurally,” said Hamilton, who grew up in north Wales. “So beach in front of me, mountains behind me, which is why Comox I think is really home away from home.”

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in Cheshire in South Manchester, where she attended high school and was “raised by a newspaper family.

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I launched a local newspaper in 1988.”

Journalism was something she came by honestly. Her father, Reginald Jones, had been the crime reporter for the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror.

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Though living in Manchester, Hamilton and her family members were fans of Liverpool Football (soccer) Club, for which her cousin, Joey Jones, had played in the ’70s. “(Soccer legend) George Best lived about 500 yards from where I grew up.”

But field hockey was her sport.

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She had lived in Vancouver and Pender Island (not to be confused with Pender Harbour) before moving to the Comox Valley in 2008.

A mother of two teenagers, she chose to raise her children on Pender, where Hamilton learned about volunteerism and what a small community is capable of accomplishing. She served as treasurer for the community hall and president of the child care centre, helped start a parents co-op and raised funds to save Brooks Point.

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Advance polls strengthen argument for online voting

W

e put a man on the moon nearly half a century ago, we’ve cured diseases, we can watch television on our phones in the middle of the desert and 3D technology has come and gone. Yet, despite all these advances, we’re still voting with pencils and little slips of perforated paper.

Reports from across the country last weekend had voters at advance polls lined up in droves, waiting not-so-patiently in lines that exceeded one hour, sometimes two. It’s not just voters who are frustrated, either. In the riding of Vancouver Centre, a federal elections information officer angrily quit, storming out of the advance-polling station frustrated with ever-growing wait times and what he said was a lack of help from Elections Canada.

Earlier this week, officials across the country apologized to voters for the excessive wait times, saying the delays were largely a result of voter turnout being far greater than expected.

This, of course, can be a good thing. Voter turnout is almost always lower than it should be, and any sign of it on the uptick should be applauded.

But regardless of the reason, one thing is clear: We can do better.

The idea of online voting has been bandied about for years, and has especially gained steam among younger voters, many of whom are more comfortable casting a digital ballot from their smartphones or computers than they are standing in lines at the gym of their local high school.

There are those, of course, who worry – perhaps rightfully – about computer hacking and other technological glitches compromising the accuracy and legitimacy of something as important as an election.

If nothing else, digitalizing the in-person experience would speed up the process – perhaps having election officials search for voter names in an online database, rather than having them sift through binder after binder, searching for last names and addresses.

For better or worse, we are an increasingly impatient society, and anything that can improve the voting process should be considered.

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There was a flurry of excitement in the B.C. legislature last week, as Delta South independent MLA Vicki Huntington released documents suggesting that a multinational manufacturing company continued to buy up B.C. farms for carbon offsets after they said last June they would stop.

False alarm, as it turns out. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick clarified that three more farms in the Peace and Cariboo region had indeed been bought, but the company was merely following legal advice to close deals on farms that it had already agreed to purchase.

The company, British-based cleaning product and pharmaceutical maker Reckitt Benckiser (RB) confirmed this. A company official reiterated that its program to buy farms and replant them with trees is suspended.

By the time the B.C. government became aware of this global public relations scheme, thanks to the work of NDP MLA Lana Popham and others, about 10,000 hectares of farmland was already planted with seedlings. RB initially said they were buying up abandoned and unproductive farms, but local government officials disputed that.

which attempted to micromanage every detail of a timber licence, right down to inspecting for litter left at a logging site.

In came “results-based” forest management, where licence holders had to produce a plan showing stream protection and other values. The Forest Practices Board has found these plans often aren’t good for much, although results are generally good when they follow up with on-theground audits of actual timber harvest areas.

The investigation found that many of the plans cover “vast and overlapping areas of the province, and were written using legal language that makes them very difficult for public understanding or review.” Little has changed since a similar finding in 2006.

During that time, the forests ministry was turned into Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, with greatly increased responsibility over wildlife, mining, gas drilling and so on.

Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald, who travelled the province as NDP forests critic in recent years, says the problem now is there just aren’t enough people on the ground to assess what’s going on in our huge expanse of Crown land.

Meanwhile the city media covers professional protesters issuing demands about the Walbran Valley.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email: tfletcher@ blackpress.ca

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RB soon realized that undermining already precarious farming communities was going to provide the opposite of the green publicity they sought, at least in B.C. The company told me it is now looking to switch its carbon offset program to replanting forest areas depleted by pine beetle and fire.

I’ll believe that when I see it, but on the face of it, this sounds almost as questionable as converting farmland back to forests. Pine forests need fire to regenerate, so fires have been part of the regeneration of the ecosystem since the retreat of the last Ice Age. Beetle-kill areas are already coming back, and they were never completely denuded in any case, so the notion of manual planting these areas seems impractical. Most are now criss-crossed with deadfall and all but impassible.

Another situation that received little public attention was a report issued late this summer by the B.C. Forest Practices Board about forest stewardship plans.

The board reviewed 43 stewardship plans from all regions of B.C., prepared as required under provincial law by forest tenure holders on Crown land. They are supposed to deal with things like where roads go and how streams are protected.

This is the management system put in place in 2003, when the B.C. Liberal government changed its approach to forest management.

Gone was the NDP’s infamous seven-volume “Forest Practices Code,”

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Reader not impressed with election supplement

Dear editor, The Our Future supplement on Oct. 1 seemed more like thinly disguised Conservative propaganda than useful information.

The statistics that Black Press decided to quote were mostly good news stories of how well Canada has fared during the Harper years.

For example, crime rates are down, unemployment rates down, GDP rates second highest in the G7. Then some very irrelevant, but slanted stats about the wealth gap and increase in medical marijuana usage. Significantly, the stats on refugee claimants neglected to state that during Harper’s watch, on a per capita basis Canada has slipped to #61, admitting less than 1% of the 2.9 million new refugees in 2014. Also neglected was the fact that 130 nations have signed the international Arms Trade Treaty which cuts off the weapons supply to most of the nations that create these refugees. Canada remains the only NATO nation which has not signed and continues to sell war vehicles to Saudi Arabia. Harper has also closed nine offices serving veterans and replaced them with a 1-800 number while we have lost more personnel to suicide than to combat in Afghanistan.

The most important deception, however, is the graphic showing how our riding voted in the last election. What was made to look like a bar graph showed that the 43% of us who voted NDP rated only a slightly higher “bar” than the 5.1% of us who voted for the Liberals! The intent was to confuse those who want a change into thinking that a vote for the Liberals might accomplish this as well as a vote for the NDP. However, as the numbers clearly show, the NDP candidates in both our ridings have the best (and only) chance of defeating their Conservative opponents and, possibly, Stephen Harper.

Both the NDP and the Liberals have promised proportional representation if elected so now is the time to defeat Stephen Harper’s Conservatives so that, next time, we can all vote with our hearts and elect the government our country needs and

deserves.

Many reasons for low ‘young voter’ turnout

Dear editor, I have a few comments about the interesting and timely article in the Record (Tuesday, Sept. 8) on low voter turnout among the younger demographic.

Firstly, most issues are not age-related. We are all equally affected by the medical system, the environment, education policies, public security and the tax systems that support them.

Secondly, if we take the time to read their platforms, we discover that some parties do have policies that directly affect youth including reduced or free university tuition.

And thirdly, I would question the assumption that “graphs show that people become more interested and active in politics as they age.”

Most seniors today have been politically active all their lives. We can only hope that the youth of today won’t remain politically disengaged into their middle and late years.

Young people have told me they don’t vote because they aren’t sure who to vote for.

But if you have looked into the issues and read the party platforms and yet remain uncertain, this might be a good thing. Bertrand Russell once said, “the trouble with the world is that fools are certain, and wiser people are filled with doubt.”

People who are certain are often following their “gut feelings.” But our guts are easily influenced by political ads, image makers, prejudices and simplified or trivial issues.

Most serious problems don’t have perfect solutions, and policies can often be logically argued both ways. Our job as voters is to do our homework and make a decision based on our core values and our best judgment at a given time.

Erik Taynen Courtenay

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organization called the BCWF Political Action Committee. It is in no way part of, or associated with the BC Wildlife Federation.

The BCWF Political Action Alliance (PAA) is a society registered under the Societies Act of BC and is not in any way directly associated with or part of the BC Wildlife Federation. It has its own constitution, its own directors and its own mandate as registered with the Registrar.

The BCWF Political Action Alliance currently has three funds in place.

One fund was created by Gary Mauser specifically to support the passing of Bill C-391 with a goal to promote the elimination of the longgun registry.

The more recent fund is the Resident Angler and Hunter Preservation Fund (RAHPF).

And apparently to now push a single focus agenda during the ongoing federal election.

So why is it important to make sure your readers understand the difference?

To begin with the BC Wildlife Federation is a registered charity with the foremost objective being conservation of our natural resources. And secondarily to promote wise use of our resources by all Canadians.

The BC Wildlife Federation does not get involved in promoting any particular political party.

It seems the BCWF Political Action Alliance has decided to use the US National Rifle Association scare tactic of “they are going to take your guns away.”

I urge the readers to not fall into the trap.

I will respectfully request that before you vote, please look at the big picture.

To vote on a single issue basis without taking other issues into account is not in the best interests of our great country.

Bryan Allen Courtenay

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Did your candidate dodge a forum?

Dear editor, Democracy is defined in many ways. Different cultures (surprise?) often define democracy differently. However, in Canada, on our parliamentary website democracy is defined as follows: In a “democratic country, all eligible citizens have the right to participate, either directly or indirectly, in making the decisions that affect them. Canadian citizens normally elect someone to represent them in making decisions at the different levels of government.”

Historically, many would argue that citizens “right to participate” includes being able to question each candidate prior to the election, in an all candidate meeting. In fact our soldiers have fought and died for this right.

Unfortunately, in many ridings across Canada, not all candidates have shown up for these meetings. One would hope that voters take into account which candidates and parties, showed up, and which did not, in making their decision in the Oct. 19 general election.

Steven Faraher-Amidon Comox

Vote and let your voice be heard

Dear editor, The debates are over and the policies laid out. So much mud has been slung that the airwaves ooze with it. It’s election time in Canada!

We will soon decide the fate of our country for the foreseeable future. Will we choose to throw open the blinds, raise the windows, and let the strong winds of hope and change make clean the halls of Parliament? Shall we

sweep away the remnants of an old and tattered regime that seeks power and nothing else? Can we finally end a regime that draws strength from pitting one group against another; by stirring up prejudices best left in the last century; a regime that revels in the politics of fear?

This is the Harper government and this is its legacy.

Make no mistake, it is his government and his alone.

This election is about him – no matter what he says on TV. It’s time to say goodbye to this man who surrounded himself with scandal-tainted appointees, whose senior advisers slipped quietly into the dark night rather than stand with him for re-election.

Canadians have given Mr. Harper’s vicious personal attacks the benefit of doubt too many times. In this campaign, however, he has set new benchmarks. Benchmarks that show just how low he will go to hold on to power.

There does not appear to be a level to which Mr. Harper will not stoop if he spies a few votes for the taking.

Mr. Harper has single-handedly squandered the sterling reputation Canada enjoyed as the bulwark of peaceful nations, an honest broker that united people not divided them.

Now, more than ever before, Canada needs you, it needs your family, it needs your friends, to vote on Oct. 19 – vote and send an overwhelming demand for positive change on Parliament Hill.

C. Armstrong Royston

Let’s take a close look at Canada’s reputation

Dear editor, It is remarkable to hear the Harper Conservatives take credit for what they believe is Canada’s favourable reputa-

tion when, in fact, the way we are viewed by other countries is rapidly declining under the Harper government.

In 2010, Canada lost its 60-year seat on the UN Security Council to Portugal.

In 2012, Canada was ranked “the worst performer of all industrialized countries” in climate policy by Climate Action Network Europe.

In 2013, Canada was ranked “last” for environmental protection among 27 OECD nations by Washington-based Center for Global Development.

In 2015, the UN condemned Canada for human rights violations, including: Refusal to hold an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women, refusal to implement the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and neglect of indigenous rights.

Anti-terrorism Bill C-51, saying it doesn’t have enough safeguards to protect civil liberties, and could lead to “mass surveillance and targeting activities’’ by CSIS. In 2015, we dropped to 68th place (from first place in the 1990s) as a contributing nation to UN peacekeeping missions, preferring instead to send our troops to war.

Is this the Canada we want? Do we want to live in a country in which our government’s policies lead to fear, hate, ignorance, division and racism? Harper was right when he said, “You won’t recognize Canada when I’m through with it.”

We desperately need a new government that reflects our values. On Oct. 19, we can vote together to restore Canada to a country that we can once again be proud of and that others can respect.

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Can you trust the NDP?

NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair promises that he will not bring back the long-gun registry in a future NDP federal government.

Is he telling the truth?

His own “policy backgrounder” says he would, “… develop a more effective, better managed system of firearms registration.”

“Thomas Mulcair Policy Backgrounder,” page 3 “I think that it is possible to provide the police with the tools to better protect the public and themselves by making sure they’re able to follow every gun ... That’s our bottom line.”

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If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, maybe it’s a duck?

Mulcair ordered all NDP MP’s to oppose scrapping the useless gun registry in 2012.

Mulcair severely sanctioned MPs who dared vote for their constituents and against the NDP party line.

The long-gun registry cost Canadians over $2 billion and didn’t save a single life. Mulcair still pushes such expensive useless schemes.

Mulcair’s NDP also voted against every other effort by the Conservative government to simplify our overly complex and ineffective gun regulations.

Should British Columbians trust Mulcair’s NDP? Mulcair must maintain his base in Montreal and Toronto to retain power; they are the people who favour even more and stricter gun controls.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 SENIORS’ DANCE: Where else will you get a chance to dance to the live music of bands like DOUBLE PLAY for such an amazing deal? Come to the Rotary Hall at the Filberg Centre tonight 7:30 – 10:30.p.m.

Non-members are welcome for $9 and our regular members for $7. FMI call the Filberg office at 250-338-1000.

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COMOX VALLEY ART GALLERY launches their fall exhibition season with three new shows running from Sept. 19 to Nov. 6. The three concurrent shows feature contemporary artists Farheen HaQ, Amelia Epp and Bronwen Payerle, along with Fine Arts sculpture students from North Island College. 580 Duncan St. Courtenay. 250-338-6211.

PEARL ELLIS GALLERY in Comox presents Comox Valley Photographic Society Showcase Oct. 20-Nov. 8. Open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Sunday 1 – 4 p.m., Closed Monday. Free admission.

Located at 1729 Comox Ave. FMI and to see a virtual gallery of the current show go to pearlellisgallery.com COMOX VALLEY ARTS in collaboration with Red Tree Specialty Coffee in Tin Town this month features the works of Sue Pyper from Sept. 15 to Oct. 31.

DESIGNER ART SHOW Paintings by Martha JablonskiJones at Wayne Mackenzie Designer Goldsmith #105 1995 Cliffe Ave. Show runs TuesdayFriday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. until Dec. 18.

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FABRIC SALE: Merville Grand Mothers’ Fabulous Fabric Sale is happening from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. George’s Church hall.

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Fabrics, quilting, yarn, sewing supplies and options from costumes to party elegance are available. Don’t miss this fundraiser for Stephen Lewis Foundation supporting grandmothers raising orphaned children in Africa.

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Calendar THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 DUPLICATE BRIDGE: The Lion’s Den in Comox (1729 Comox Ave.) has Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge in a warm, friendly atmosphere from 1-4:30 p.m. A partner is guaranteed, so drop-ins are welcome. $5 entry LIGHT THE NIGHT: Light the Night is an event to raise awareness about pregnancy and infant loss, and remember those precious angels taken too soon. There will be refreshments and candles provided, as well as music and poetry shared.

Bring the family and come share memories as we “Light the Night”, 6:30-8 p.m., Simms Millennium Park.

IT’S A BEAUTY: The Rainbow Youth Theatre presents the Disney musical Beauty and the Beast, at the Sid Williams Theatre from Thursday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct. 25.

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PANCAKE BREAKFAST: The Evergreen Club is inviting everyone out to their pancake breakfast held in the Conference Hall, the upper level of Courtenay Recreation’s Filberg Centre from 7:30-11:30 a.m. For only $5 a person you get your choice of beverages and buckwheat or buttermilk pancakes, bacon or sausages.

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CHILI AND DANCE: The Courtenay Legion is hosting a Chili Contest and Dance in the upper hall, starting at 2 p.m. Just make a pot of chili and show up to be entered for great prizes.

Chili judging at 4 p.m., Chili and bun served at 5 p.m. Entry $10 with a complimentary dance ticket. Entry forms and tickets available at the Legion.

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Come early to sign up. Starts 7:30 pm in the Rotary Hall of Courtenay Recreation’s Florence Filberg Centre. Only $2 per person. Evergreen Club members only. 20 hands of play, door prizes, snacks and good fun will be had by all. New players welcome. FMI call 250-3381000 or check out the website www.evergreenclub.me HEALING SERVICE: Are you in need of healing? St. John the Divine Anglican Church (579 5th St, Courtenay) will offer a healing service at 7 p.m., in accordance with the Feast of St. Luke (who was a physician

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by trade). Anointing with holy oil and healing prayers will be offered as part of the Holy eucharist. Everyone is invited.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 DEMENTIA PROGRAM Minds

COPD SUPPORT GROUP MEETING: The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Support Group meets at 1:30 p.m. at the Comox Valley Nursing Centre, 615 Tenth St. Courtenay.

Guest Speaker: Carol Tyson from Home and Community Care.

Any questions please call Michele at 250 331-8504 ext 68425 BLUES AND ROOTS: Doug Cox and Sam Hurrie take the stage at the Cumberland Hotel for a couple of sets of blues and roots.

You never know who might join them on stage so don’t miss out.

Music starts at 7:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22 DUPLICATE BRIDGE: The Lion’s Den in Comox (1729 Comox Ave.) has Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge in a warm, friendly atmosphere from 1-4:30 p.m. A partner is guaranteed, so drop-ins are welcome. $5 entry

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23 SENIORS DANCE: Get off the couch and out the door! Enjoy the live music of REISS VINK in the Rotary Hall at the Filberg Centre. This dance happens Friday Oct. 23 from 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. Non-members are welcome. FMI call the Filberg office at 250-338-1000.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25 MINI AUCTION: The Courtenay Legion is hosting a Fall Mini Auction. If you have and good items you want to donate, bring

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them in or for pick-up call 250334-4322. Doors open at noon for viewing. Auction starts at 1.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 26 SENIORS MEETING: The former group called the SOS (Support our Seniors), will be holding a meeting . The Evergreen Club is hosting the meeting from 1-3 p.m. in the Soroptimist Lounge of Courtenay Recreation’s Florence Filberg Centre. Please plan on attending and bring your thinking cap!

We need a new name and some suggestions for further discussions and guest speakers.

Hope to see you all there. FMI call Marnie 250-338-1282.

WHIST: Evergreen Club Whist -join us for a fun night of Whist.

Come early to sign up. Starts 7:30 pm in the Rotary Hall of Courtenay Recreation’s Florence Filberg Centre. Only $2 per person. Evergreen Club members only. 20 hands of play, door prizes, snacks and good fun will be had by all. New players welcome. FMI call 250-3381000 or check out the website www.evergreenclub.me

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 DUPLICATE BRIDGE: The Lion’s Den in Comox (1729 Comox Ave.) has Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge in a warm, friendly atmosphere from 1-4:30 p.m. A partner is guaranteed, so drop-ins are welcome. $5 entry

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30 SENIORS DANCE: Let’s celebrate Halloween together!

If you like dressing up, here’s your chance for some fun!

The Dan Hughes Band will be travelling up to Courtenay to entertain you. It all goes down in the Rotary Hall at the Filberg Centre from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Non-members are welcome for $9 and our regular members for $7. FMI call the Filberg office at 250-338-1000.

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Rapper rocks ‘homophobic’ industry ■ Scott Stanfield scott.stanfield @comoxvalleyrecord.com

It’s been a long road since his days as a Comox Valley teen when Chris Hamilton was dealing with complications arising from his sexuality. He experimented with drugs and alcohol to cope with self-doubt. By the time he was 12 he was smoking dope and drinking every couple of weeks. As a bisexual rapper known in the hiphop world as Ill Tone, the Vancouver-based Hamilton continues to deal with the challenges posed by what he calls “the most homophobic industry on earth.” But he has managed to sniff the sweet smell of success: he’s toured throughout Canada and Europe, opened for various hip-hop legends, and charted three releases that reached the top five for hip hop on Alternative Radio in Canada.

One reviewer called his debut recording, Bringin’ the Hope Back, a “therapeutic experience.”

A certified sound engineer, the 30-year-old has received a Vancouver Island Music Award nomination.

Aside from music, Hamilton also works as a political

canvasser for Burnaby South NDP candidate Kennedy me to say they related to the material and that it helped them with their own struggles, knowing they Stewart.

Ill Tone took part in a recent Q and A with The weren’t alone.

You’ve toured many other countries. Were they Record. all in Europe?

How many albums have you recorded?

Other than Canada, which I’ve toured throughMy discography’s comprised of one full-length album, out fairly extensively, all of the three commercially released other countries I toured in were in mixtapes, and two EPs (extendEurope. I travel a fair bit and have ed play). One of them, titled I lived in perpetual fear of visited places in Central AmeriHope, was just a preview of being disowned if I told the truth. ca and Asia, but many European the full-length album. My most nations show great support for recent, Up In My Head, is prob- I never came out to anyone until I lyrically-driven hip hop so it’s an ably the work I’m most proud was 22 or 23 and beyond that, it of. I produced or co-produced all still took another three or four years easy continent to capitalize on the beats, wrote all the lyrics, before I started telling anyone with- regarding live shows. So far, I’ve rocked shows in Norway, Poland, and recorded and engineered Italy, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, all the songs at home on a zero in the hip-hop world.

CHRIS HAMILTON, A.K.A. ILL TONE the Netherlands and Belgium. I dollar budget. went to the Netherlands and BelWould you say that Bringin’ gium as a headliner or co-headlinthe Hope Back contains mateer and all the shows were packed. It was unreal. The rial that is hard-hitting and honest?

It definitely depicts some of the darker days of my other countries I toured with the legendary Beatnuts.

You say you’ve opened for 20 or 30 hip-hop leglife. I feel that, as a lyricist, it’s important to be honest with listeners. I gained a lot of positive praise regard- ends. Could you name a few?

I’ve opened for a lot of world class hip-hop artists, ing that album from both press publications across the country and fans of the music. Many people contacted that’s for sure.

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Applications for community grants now being accepted The Comox Valley Community Foundation supports a wide range of projects that are

Photos: Front - Chris Hamilton grew up in the Comox Valley; opposite page Hamilton performing as Ill Tone in Gdansk, Poland; above, Ill Tone in concert in PHOTOS SUPPLIED Belgium.

To name a few: Rakim, Talib Kweli, Tech N9ne, Xzibit, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Digable Planets, and Maestro Fresh Wes (the Godfather of Canadian Hip Hop). Wes was an important one because of who he is and what he’s done for our country’s hip-hop scene, also because he was the first notable artist I opened for.

Is it accurate to say you don’t know of any other bisexual rappers in Canada, or the world?

As far as it goes for other gay or bisexual rappers, I think there might be a few females who have come out but not too many, if any, males. Certain rappers have rumours in circulation concerning their sexuality but haven’t taken the leap-of-faith of coming out to the hip-hop community.

There was this one American MC back in the late-90s or early-2000s that I read about in a hip-hop magazine, but I don’t think he really did any touring or anything. I think his situation was more of just a gimmicky thing than anything else. I can’t remember his exact name, but I think it was some weirdly spelled variation of “Caution.” As far as I know, I’m the first non-straight male rapper in Canadian history. I’m sure they’re out there, but I haven’t heard about ‘em yet!

You’re very open about your struggles growing up. Was there anyone in your family with whom you could confide about your sexuality?

I didn’t feel as if there was anyone I could confide in regarding my sexuality. In hindsight, I could’ve told my mom because she loves me unconditionally, as I do her, but it didn’t seem like I could say anything when I was living within that household. There was a lot of casual homophobia purveyed by at least one other member of the family. I lived in perpetual fear of being disowned if I told the truth. I never came out to anyone until I was 22 or 23 and beyond that, it still took another three or four years before I started telling anyone within the hip-hop world.

By coming out, do you hope other rappers will be inspired to do the same?

I’m not trying to blaze a trail or anything, I’m just trying to continue being honest about who I am, and feel that it’s important to portray that honesty through my music career, and in my everyday life. I don’t think I’m a well known enough artist to have that great of an impact, but at least I can be an honest individual in an industry full of dishonesty.

••• Any hip hop artists who need audio engineering from someone with a bachelor’s in engineering and production can email Ill Tone at illtonemusic@gmail.com To see the official music video for the song Bringin’ the Hope Back go to bit.ly/1K6W5oh

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TAKE US ALONG

■ On a recent trip to Alberta, Pam and Jim Lariviere took us along to the Alberta Birds of Prey Nature Centre in Coaldale. Pam jokes that she also took Jim along, as she usually sends us “Take Us Along” photos of herself taken from various locations in Manitoba during her annual solo trips to visit her mother.

■ Nathan Chrcek took his favourite hometown newspaper with him when he visited Neede, Netherlands.

When it comes to spreading the news, readers of the Comox Valley Record are number one. They enjoy packing a copy of their favourite hometown newspaper with them as they travel the globe to celebrate special occasions, visit friends and family, enjoy a relaxing vacation or see some of the world’s many historical and geographical landmarks. Take us along on your next trip and send your photo to sports@comoxvalleyrecord.com. or drop it off at our office.

■ The Record travelled to sunny Mexico with Michael and Doreen McClelland.

■ The Comox Valley Record was in Katwijk-aan-Zee, Netherlands on Liberation Day (May 5) on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands ceremonies. In the photo from Courtenay are: Glenda Kinney (2nd from left back row), Guylaine Plamondon (3rd from left in back row) now serving in Germany with RCAF, and tour historian and host Ken MacLeod (4th from left back row). Missing from the photo is Gary Flath.

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The Comox Valley Record wants to recognize the many events that make our community a better place to live. Email your photos and submissions to editor@comoxvalleyrecord.com.

■ Paul Horgen of Project Watershed accepts a donation from Unity Comox Valley as represented by Unity community outreach chair, Heather Marinaccio.

■ St. John Ambulance Therapy Dogs strutted their haute couture at a doggy fashion show for the residents of Glacier View Lodge. From left to right (and largest to smallest) are Magic, Poppie, Kaja, Juliet and Princess. Bente Bunting provided the narration for more than a dozen outfits by the quick-change canines.

■ Representatives of RBC Wealth Management presented a $1,500 donation to CVTRS on behalf of the RBC Foundation. Left to right; Bella (horse), Teg Harper (Head Coach and Instructor), Blake Simpson (RBC Dominion Securities), Lisa Dempsey and James Darke (RBC PH&N Investment Counsel), Nancy King (CVTRS Executive Director) and Brydee (horse).

■While attending their summer camp, Junior Canadian Rangers (JCRs) from the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (the Ontario border to the B.C. coast) conducted “Pay It Forward” community service volunteer work in the Comox Valley in partnership with the Rotary Club of Cumberland Centennial. The Junior Canadian Rangers, Rotarians and community volunteers all worked together to clean up the Orchard Park on Camp Road in Cumberland.

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■ Comox Recreation programmers Jessie Wallis and Amy Bauman thank those that allowed Aug. 2 be a great day for Comox Valley’s dragon boaters. The annual Victor Simonson Dragon Boat Festival was successful having been run for the first time by a committee of dedicated local dragon boaters.

Leading the committee was Leon Van Noorden, Marcy Petersen, and Bill Jay. Gracing the starting line was Peter Williams and Nick Hindle at the finish line. Keeping the event running smoothly everyone has a task, so here we thank Colleen and Gord Holden, Judy Peglau, Colleen Boudreau, Joan Goodwin, Joanne Dunn, Paul Weed, everyone else that was running, setting up or marshalling and last but not least survivor Victor Simonson himself. Thank you to all those dedicated dragon boaters who paddled their hearts out to make this a wonderful event. See you on July 31, 2016!

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October. The first full month of autumn.

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Take a walk anywhere in our fair valley and you may notice a difference in the plants. Not known for individual range of expression…and yet, one could almost swear that the plants

are indeed exhibiting happiness for this moisture.

Who wouldn’t be?

It was a long, hot drought this summer.

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Thankfully, gardeners are usually the ultimate optimists. They have to be!

Sure…right now we may be feeling more

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pessimism than is really healthy for us.

Who wouldn’t? It was a tough slog under harsh conditions. But I am positive, come spring – the season of eternal hope – our optimism will have returned in full force.

In the meantime, we have had Thanksgiving to make us look at

what is bountiful in our lives…whatever it may be. For me this year… it is a successful harvest and a mostly intact garden in spite of the challenges.

There is also the joy in embracing each day as it dawns upon the horizon with its intimate promise of treasured moments that will continuously unfold until I am too tired to take in anything more and must wend my way to bed.

Ever the optimist.

That is me! Especially

since October is what I call “the beginning” of my second favourite time of year…the buildup to Christmas.

There. I have said it.

Thankfully, that word is composed of more than four letters so I do not feel badly for uttering it. But perhaps I am more fortunate than others for having so many positive stepping stones leading up to December 25. Halloween, lots of family birthdays, and working on my homemade Christmas gifts…most

of which come out of my kitchen. Very few of my family members grow herbs or preserve…so October has turned into the month when I get a lot of my gifts ready for Christmas. Sure takes some of the pressure off!

I do look forward to Halloween for the fun the little kids have in dressing up for trick or treating. (Sent my three out one year as the Ghostbusters and what fun we had putting those costumes together out of what

we had on hand…white coveralls, knapsacks, pieces of garden hose.)

Pumpkins turned into jack o’ lanterns…a tradition that originated in Ireland roughly about 3,000 years ago as part of the Gaelic festival of Samhain. A celebration to honour the end of the harvest season but instead of using pumpkins, the Irish carved faces in beets, turnips, and gourds and placed candles inside.

Nowadays, pumpkins are grown on all continents except for Ant-

arctica. But in the time of the Samhain Festival thousands of years ago, pumpkins were totally unknown outside of their native country of Mexico.

In case you are interested…it was just announced at the Stillwater Harvest Fest in Minnesota on October 10…the largest pumpkin grown in North America, so far, has weighed in at 2,185 pounds (991.1 kg). The Guiness World record was authenticated on Oct. 12, 2014 for

a pumpkin grown in Switzerland – a whopping 2323.7 pounds (1054.0 kg).

Admittedly, I have strayed from my normal column topics. But I hope you will accept my need to branch away from the latest project work on pests in the valley…if only for a brief few words…in order to regain my normally optimistic equilibrium.

And so I celebrate October…my month to be thankful!

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Directed by Brian Mather and featuring a live orchestra, the play is set in late 18th century France. It follows the adventures of the wilfull, well-read, and misplaced Belle (Sienna Orbell) and her misunderstood genius father Maurice (Patrick McKenna); the conceited nefarious villain Gaston (James Coates) and his funny sidekick Lefou (Robin Hesseling); hard-working villagers, strange gargoyles, and terrifying wolves; a variety of enchanted and enchanting characters - and one monstrous beast (Percy Gedhill).

A shallow prince rejects a disguised enchantress (Hannah Cottingham) because of her haggard appearance, so she transforms him into a beast and his staff members into household objects.

She leaves behind an enchanted rose (created by Willem Roelants), and to break the spell, the beast must learn to love and be loved before its last petal falls. Maurice leaves for the fair with his wood-chopping invention (created by Marianne Harris and Murray McLeod), and Gaston appalls Belle as he “courts� her.

Belle discovers that her father has encountered danger, and finds him held captive in the beast’s castle with “spellbound� objects.

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Dates and times for the show are: Oct. 22-24, 7:30 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on both Oct 24 and 25. Tickets are $24 adult, $22 senior/ students/children. FMI and for tickets: sidwilliamstheatre.com or 250-338-2430.

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Head to Merville for some contra brings the wallflowers and vampires onto the floor.

Single dancers are most welcome as they can pair up with anyone during the contras so it is a great way to meet people.

Before the dance, from 7 to 7:30 p.m., there will be a contra dance workshop that will go over some basic, and more advanced, steps. The workshops are free of charge so plan to come early, find a suitable table and relax. At 7:30 p.m., the fiddlers start the music with contra sets lasting about 15 to 20 minutes per dance.

CLT Event Night Tuesday Courtenay Little Theatre extends an invitation to the community to attend its Event Night on Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. Tony Arnold and Dudley Cox will be presenting a reading of acclaimed British playwright, Harold Pinter’s one act play, The Dumb Waiter.

Described by Arnold as “a gem of a play”, The Dumb Waiter is a humorous and provocative story of two Cockney hit men as they wait in the basement for their next assignment, where a series of strange and curiously threatening events begin to disturb their equanimity.

The play reading takes place at CLT’s Space, 1625 McPhee Ave. in Courtenay. Refreshments and a short social time start at 7 p.m., followed by announcements at 7:15 and the play reading at 7:30 PM. Admission is by donation to the bursary fund at the door.

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In between the called contra dances, jigs, reels, waltzes, foxtrots, swing tunes and polkas will be played.

There are spots for soloists and something for everyone at this Halloween kitchen party.

The atmosphere will be warm, friendly and welcoming, so Saturday, Oct. 17, zoom your broom to the Big Yellow Merville Dance Hall, right on the Old Island Highway, between Campbell River and Courtenay.

Doors open at 7, dance starts at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $10/ adults, $5/youth (6 and under free) family $20.

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Anela and Friends play two shows in Comox On the heels of last season’s sell-out performance, the Bates Beach Farm Music Series continues with “Anela & Friends.” The performance brings together a spectacular line-up of local musicians for a newly added 2 p.m. matinee performance as well as the original scheduled 7:30 evening performance, Saturday, Oct 17.

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by Wendy Nixon, Jenn Forsland, Oscar Robles Diaz and Brittany Bowman – some of our Valley’s stellar musicians.

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Headlining the performances is Anela Kahiamoe. Since arriving in the Comox Valley from his native Hawaii, Anela has established himself as one of Vancouver Island’s premium musicians and entertainers. His multi-faceted talent is extensive with beautiful vocals and musicianship on guitar, ukulele and lap steel.

Anela is joined by Forsland, an active teacher and performer in the Comox Valley.

Also joining the group for these performances is well-known music teacher and choir director Wendy Nixon Stothert. Another featured popular local musician is Mexican born multi-instrumentalist Oscar Robles Diaz.

As a guitarist/ drummer/percussionist/ accompanist, Oscar is equally skilled in salsa, Latin, blues, rock and all styles in between.

Bowman, an exceptional bassist and vocalist, is a recording artist, performer, and composer, born and raised in the Comox Valley.

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Jon Neufeld to perform at Comox Pentacostal Sunday Singer, songwriter, guitarist, recording artist and worship leader Jon Neufeld will be performing and leading worship in the Comox Valley for a Community Night of Worship happening Sunday Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Comox Pentecostal Church (1919 Guthrie Rd – Comox). The evening is in partnership with Food for the Hungry Canada.

Neufeld, formerly of the band Starfield,will feature songs from his new album, “Burn Bright” and well known “Starfield” songs as well.

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SPORTS Riptide U15 Girls still going strong Six games into the VIPL season, the Marine Harvest Riptide U15 Girls soccer team remains undefeated.

The team played Saanich Fusion in Victoria Saturday in what felt like an “epic battle” atmosphere; intense competition topped off with pelting rain that forced drenched players to dig deep until the end.

Riptide started strong, maintaining possession and leading the pace of the game. “Right from the kick off, the girls sent pass after pass through Fusion’s back line which had them scrambling,” said coach Lisa Wigard.

Momentum temporarily shifted in Saanich’s favour, but Riptide didn’t panic.

They quickly re-adjusted and focused on their penetrating passes and set plays, scoring two successive goals about 30 minutes in.

Coach Matt Laver explained, “We practised our attacking corner kicks this past week and the girls executed them perfectly. One of our players was first to the ball on every attacking corner kick which resulted in one goal and several excellent chances.”

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Instead of stuffing a Thanksgiving turkey, the Comox Valley Glacier Kings opted to cook the Oceanside Generals’ goose as the Yetis swept a home-and-away series in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League weekend action.

The Icemen defeated the Generals 7-3 Friday in Courtenay then edged Oceanside 3-2 Saturday in Parksville.

Liam Nijhoff netted the winner on Oct. 10 at Oceanside Place as he tallied the only goal of the third period. The G-Kings

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The team was happy to have Cecic back in the formation after missing four of their previous games.

Fans were excited when, on another corner kick, Riptide’s Sarah Bard almost scored by directing a header on net which, unfortunate-

ly, hit the goal post and deflected out. Riptide’s Kristen Clair set up Ciara Halvorson for the team’s second goal.

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fidence, Riptide outplayed Saanich to win 2-1.

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led 2-0 just five minutes into the first period on goals by Kyle Keeder and Grayden McInnes. Oceanside pulled even in the second courtesy of Mathieu Jallabert’s two goals.

Oceanside out-shot Comox Valley 25-24 with Paul Broadbent picking up the win.

Decisive Win The shots on goal - and final score were not that close on Oct. 9 as the Glacier Kings out-shot the Generals 44-25 en route to a convincing 7-3 win at the Comox Valley Sports Centre.

Kyle Wade scored two goals, including the winner, to earn first star accolades while second star Willie Daigneault and third star Brandon McReynolds each

tallied once. McInnes turned in a solid three-point (1g, 2a) performance with Broadbent earning the win.

The teams were tied 1-1 after one and 2-2 after two, with the Ye t i s ’ special teams taking over in the final frame with a p o w e r- p l a y goal by W a d e and shorthanded markers

by Daigneault and McReynolds.

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points back of second-place Nanaimo Buccaneers (7-3-11) who have a game in hand.

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The Glacier Kings are home on Saturday, Oct. 17 to host the VIJHL’s top team, the Campbell River Storm (8-2-1-1). The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. at SC Arena #1.

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Raiders topple Titans The Comox Valley Raiders Junior Bantam football team defeated the Oceanside Titans 14-0 to improve to 2-0 on the regular season.

It was a wet Saturday, Oct. 10 afternoon at Bill Moore Memorial Park, and Raiders’ coach Damon Mair was impressed by how his team fought through the weather and put together an outstanding defensive performance.

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individual efforts put forth on defence by Mark Biollo, Xavier Horth-Bourdrias and Hannah Bourbyn, each of whom made numerous tackles behind the line of scrimmage,” Mair said.

“On offence there was very strong running by Braden Perfitt (two TDs), blocking by Justin Meredith-Jones and QB play by Austin Osterbeck.”

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“This should be an entertaining tilt with both teams fighting for first place,” Mair said.

“Also with October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month we encourage everyone to wear pink to show their support. Free admission and all are welcome.”

Fish & Game Fall Gun Show coming Sunday The Courtenay and District Fish & Game Protective Association is holding a Fall Gun Show on Sunday, Oct. 18 at the main hall from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Admittance is $3 for men 19 and over and women and youth are free. Food and beverages will be available while you view the latest in sporting, hunting and some historical firearms and associated equipment.

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COMOX VALLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE This year the Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present an all new event, The Comox Valley Tech Expo. On Thursday, October 22nd at the Filberg Florence Centre, over 30 vendors will showcase innovative products, designs, and services tech entrepreneurs, innovators, and makers are creating on Vancouver Island, from Nanaimo north to Port Hardy.

Vendors can purchase tables at www.comoxvalleychamber.com/ events Table packages include: an admission to the Tech Expo Launch Party, an Expo table, an ad in the Comox Valley Record Newsroom Tech Expo feature publication, social media advertising, coverage by the 98.9 The Goat and much more. Special requests must be submitted to the Chamber.

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Registration link: www.picatic.com/ startup-CV-techexpo Workshop and panel sessions are also being offered by #WeAreYQQ “Making Shift” Happen in the Comox Valley - register here: http:// bit.ly/1L4l6nZ Don’t miss the Tech Expo Launch Party!! at the Courtenay Museum on Wednesday, October 21st with

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There are many tech sector businesses flourishing in the Comox Valley and we’re thrilled to see this kind of innovation in our region. We invite you to join us in celebrating the entrepreneurs and creatives who are making our regional tech sector an integral part of our economy.

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The photograph of the contents of this 12-inch trout’s stomach were too amazing to not tell my readers about. I caught this trout in Spider Lake about two weeks ago and I am still amazed that the fish was still feeding when it took my fly.

I am not familiar with these types of plastic lures, but my friends tell me they are common in bait hook-ups for bass. The baits were about the size of my little finger and each one, when opened out, measured about six inches. The two of them together were about the same length as the trout – 12 inches. They were folded and held in the trout’s stomach and it was still feeding.

I have no idea how long the plastic material had been in the stomach cavity. What struck me when the trout was netted was the size of the stomach – looked very pregnant; but the fish in this lake are sterilized. The picture tells the story.

This 12-inch trout had two six-inch lures in its stomach.

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• • • Thoughts on the 2015 federal election to be held Oct. 19. Voting in a free democratic election is a right as a Canadian. It is an important duty as a citizen in a free society and as I write this column people are fighting for this right in many places throughout the world.

As fishers and hunters we have valid reasons to take part in the election to protect our self interests in many aspects of government regulations and actions that impact on our fishing, hunting, conservation ventures and pursuits.

Some of the issues: Marine Fisheries Over the past few years we have seen a major decline in the conservation, enforcement, research, and overall manage-

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Climate Change As illustrated by Fred Fern’s photos in this column a couple of weeks ago we have a warming climate throughout the Valley and the planet. Climate changes everything and as hunters and fishers we have a vital interest in what

is happening.

Canada’s Freshwater When all the extractive resources are in decline or no longer important our freshwater will be one of our most valuable resources. When you vote think about the quality of the resource and our laws to protect its future.

Science I can think of no other human specialty that puts us at the top of the tree of life as science does.

I respectfully suggest good science is at the base of successful fish and wildlife programs – think about it when you vote.

Ralph Shaw is a master fly fisherman who was awarded the Order of Canada in 1984 for his conservation efforts.

In 20 years of writing a column in the Record it has won several awards.

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WILLIAMS, WALTER DOUGLAS May 23,1941 - Oct. 5, 2015 It is with the heaviest hearts that we announce Douglas’ passing at the too early age of 74.

Predeceased by his parents he leaves his brokenhearted wife of almost 33 years, Audrey and his blended and beloved family of children, Debbie (Brian), Deanne (Lance), Rebecca, Byron (Amanda), Amber (Blair), and youngest daughter Jessica (Duncan). His adored grandchildren Melissa, Kyle, Courtney, Kiefer, Wyatt, Cooper, Hazel, Lexie, Scarlett, Sadie, and the latest little boy due at the end of November. His great grandchildren Jayden and Chanelle, sister Lois (Gerry), many nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

Born and raised in the Comox Valley, he took his printing apprenticeship at the Courtenay free press and then moved to Victoria in 1969 where he worked at the Times Colonist until his retirement in 2001.

A dedicated family man who had a huge sense of social responsibility, he tried to be a friend to all.

He leaves a huge hole behind.

A celebration of life will be held on October 16th, 2015 at the Cultural Centre, 2674 Dunsmuir Avenue, Cumberland, B.C. at 1:00 pm.

In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the J.D.R.F. and as a true memorial to him please encourage everyone to vote.

ALFRED J. HUTCHlSON 24 Oct 1921 - 26 Sep 2015 Sadly we announce the passing of Al Hutchison on 26 Sep 2015. Pre-deceased by his parents Emily Charming and Frederick Henry, his wife, Lillian, his brother Harry and his second of five sons, Kenneth (Judy). Left to mourn are his sons Doug (Frances), Graham (Shirley), Bill (Frankie) and Dan (Jenny) along with ten grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.

Al was born and raised in Vancouver and married his wife of seventy-two years in 1942. Shortly thereafter he enrolled in the RCAF and served in WWII as a pilot for three and a half years. On returning to Canada he began a career in the grocery business but was soon recruited by the Royal Air Force to return to peacetime flying in the UK. During this period he flew countless missions on the Berlin Airlift. Posted to Malaya in 1949, he participated in the Korean conflict and was awarded Mention in Despatches for his service to King George VI. Once again returning to Canada he quickly transferred back to the RCAF and began a series of postings including Trenton, Calgary, Penhold, London, Comox and Summerside where he was released under a government austerity program. On retirement he took up real estate for a short time and ultimately worked in the BC Liquor store for twenty years. He retired in 1985.

AI was a consummate gentleman and never spoke ill of anyone. He was extremely well respected by his peers and was loved dearly by his family. He will truly be missed. There will be no service by request.

His ashes will join those of his beloved Lillian.

Those wishing to contribute are invited to support a charity of your choice in Al's name.

Rankin, Norma Kathleen (nee Smith) Nov 9 -1938 ~ Oct 6-2015 Norma Kathleen Rankin passed away on October 6, 2015 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Comox at the age of 76.

Born in Comox, BC she attended school in Comox/ Courtenay. She married Archi Rankin at the age of 19. Together they lived in Gold River, BC before returning to Courtenay to work as an ofďŹ ce supervisor for 28 years. She enjoyed Skiing, Boating, RVing, Needlework and GolďŹ ng.

Norma is predeceased by husband Archi, parents; Dave and Kay Smith and by brother in law Gary Price.

She is survived by sisters Linda Price and Pat Rowe (Jeff) , nephews Dave Rowe and Greg Price, nieces Shannon and Michele, grandnieces Jamie and Katelyn Forner, Gabriele Price and grandnephews Ryan, Aaron, Connor and Dylan.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at 2:00pm at Piercy’s Mt. Washington Funeral Home in Courtenay. Donations to Cancer research would be appreciated.

Please join us in remembering Norma by visiting our memorial at www. piercysmtwashingtonfuneral.com

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ROBERT EDWARD EDWARDS 4 August 1936 – 9 October 2015

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Edwards (Bob) at the Comox Valley Hospice, Comox, BC after a long and courageous struggle with COPD. Bob was born and brought up in Newmarket, ON. His working career spanned the RCAF at 4 Wing Germany where 54 years ago this month he met and married Yettie.

Upon returning to Canada they settled in the Barrie ON area where Bob joined the OPP and then the Canada Employment Centre.

Upon their retirement they moved to the Comox Valley to be closer to their children.

Predeceased by his parents Dr. J.C.R. and Caroline Edwards.

Survived by his loving wife Yettie, children Caroline (Reg), Rob (Tanja), Michael (Julie) and Jennifer (Ian). Proud Grandpa Bob to 11 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Siblings Davis, John (Mary Jean), Richard and Jane, brothers in law Reinder (Dianne) and Ron, and many nephews and nieces.

The family would like to extend their heartfelt thanks to our doctors, the supportive Home Care team, the medical staff at St. Joseph’s Hospital and for the compassion and care received at the Hospice Unit.

A reception for family and friends will be held on Saturday morning, October 17th from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at Piercy’s Mt Washington Funeral Home, 440 England Ave, Courtenay.

Memorial donations to the Comox Valley Hospice Unit or the BC Lung Association.

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Kevin Burns Kevin Burns passed away on October 8th in Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria.

Kevin was born in Calgary, Alberta on 16 September 1934. He was born the second son of John & Florence Burns and was the second of their 8 children. He moved to Cumberland (#8 Mine Settlement) at the age of 3 and then to a farm in Dove Creek in 1948. As a child he had multiple surgeries on his face and mouth to correct a hairlip and cleft palate.

In 1951 when his father died, he quit school and worked in a sawmill. Kevin enlisted to the army (Canadian Scottish regiment), arriving in Korea just a couple of weeks before ceaseďŹ re. Later he moved to Vancouver to take a heavy duty mechanic’s course. But Kevin was a country boy so moved back to Comox Valley.

He met Heather Hooper in 1964 and they married 23rd April 1966. Kevin loved horses and he and Heather homesteaded at their farm in Merville.

He participated in many cattle drives in the Interior of BC. His other interests were Big Brothers, Army Cadets, Army Reserve, Teddy Bears Motorcycle Rides and drawing.

He was predeceased by his parents John & Florence Burns, his wife Heather Hooper, his son John, his grandson Kevin, his sister Alicia Burns and his youngest brother Tim He is survived by his brothers Paddy (Norma) and Terry (Helen);three sisters, Rosemary Arnold, Teresa Wilson and Margaret (Jim) Slater; two grandsons Jessie and Cody Burns; Brother-in-law Brian (Janelle) Hooper; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A service for Kevin will be held on Friday, October 16th at 2:00 p.m. at Piercy’s. In lieu of owers, a donation to CV Therapeutic Riding, Tsolum Heritage Bursary or the Cancer Society can be sent to 635 – 23rd Street Courtenay V9N 7K9.

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In Loving Memory of Christine Anne LaBoucane Nov. 8, 1951 ~ Oct. 15, 2014 In Loving Memory of Bill (William) Robert Ross August 19, 1949 ~ October 15, 2009

Our Lives go on without you But nothing is the same, We have to hide our heartache When someone speaks your name.

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Sad are the hearts that love you Silent the tears that fall, Living our lives without you Is the hardest part of all.

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Nar-Anon are you affected by someone’s use of drugs, we can help. Wed. Group 7:30pm at 280-4th St. Eureka Support Society contact Jack 3343485. Fri. Group 7:30pm, Komok’s Health Centre, 3322 Comox Rd. Call Rene 334-2392.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 6:15 pm Tigger Too Preschool 1800 Noel Ave., Comox All members welcome!

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AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE WRITER/TIRE EXPERT We are currently searching for an experienced Automotive Service Writer/ Tire Expert to add to our team. The ideal candidate will be a team player, have an outstanding personality, be able to provide excellent customer service and have a strong work ethic. Previous automotive service and computer literacy is a must. Canadian Tire has been voted #1 in Auto Service for four years running and our business is steadily growing. We offer a 40 hour work week, competitive benefits and wages, discounts and a fully funded profit sharing program. We have a modern 12 bay shop and a state of the art work order program. This facility carries over 6,000 parts in house as well as 1400 tires and 250 batteries.

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The Comox Valley Airport Commission (CVAC) is currently seeking two independent community Directors who will bring senior management or related experience to the Board of Directors in one or more of the following areas: 1. Knowledge of legal principles and practices.

2. Knowledge of the tourism sector and its role and potential in promoting economic development.

3. Financial accounting with a professional designation (e.g. CPA, CFA) and with experience or knowledge of public sector accounting principles.

4. Transportation planning, preferably with an understanding of the principles of intermodal transportation services for passengers and freight.

5. An understanding of Risk management and controls as it pertains to ďŹ nance (loans, insurance, legislation,) crisis communications, and electronic technology.

Applicants should possess: a well-developed faculty for critical and strategic analysis, ďŹ nancial literacy, leadership skills, an understanding of the role of corporate governance and knowledge of the Comox Valley Airport Commission.

Please respond with a letter of interest that references one or more of the areas of related experience in this posting, as well as your resume to: info@comoxairport.com, no later than November 13, 2015.

Additional information about this posting is available at www.comoxairport.com under Job Opportunities.

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k’awat’si Economic Development General Partner Corporation (KEDC)

KEDC Director

The k’awat’si Economic Development Limited Partner Corporation (KEDC) is a wholly owned entity of the Gwa’sala-’Nakwaxda’xw Nations, located in Port Hardy, BC and we are looking for a Director to complete our five person Board of Directors to lead KEDC. Our mandate is to carry out economic development activities on behalf of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations in a manner that is consistent with social, environmental and cultural goals of the Nations. We are now in the process of reorganizing company activities and structure, and are looking for individuals to serve as Directors that can commit between one to three years in this capacity.

The Primary Responsibilities of KEDC Directors are to: t Review and update strategic plans as required t Approve annual business plans consistent with the strategic plan for management to implement t Oversee management and provide support where necessary t Report to Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations Chief and Council as well as membership; and t Establish policies that reflect laws and requirements as established by the Gwa’sala‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations The Skills, Experience and Personal Qualities of Directors we are looking for are: t Business experience in accounting, finance, human resources, and/or marketing t A strong ability to understand financial and non-financial performance reports t Knowledge of, and experience in one or more of the following sectors: Forestry, Tourism, Fisheries, Marine Development and others t Previous board experience and training in business, finance or government relations t An understanding of Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations culture and/or experience in working with First Nations t The willingness to devote time required to carry out Director duties and responsibilities t The ability to be impartial, trustworthy and respectful of confidentiality that the role requires t A positive attitude that promotes teamwork; and t Values similar to that of the Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw Nations and its culture Directors are being sought through a competitive, fair and transparent process to help lead this exciting initiative. We thank all interested applicants in advance and look forward to sharing experiences with successful candidates.

For a full list of the positions requirements and expectations please contact: conrad@kedc.ca Please submit a resume and cover letter, via email or delivered hard copy, in support of your application by 4:00 pm on November 2,2015 to: Angela Heasman, Chief and Council Executive assistant angela@gwanak.info

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TWO BEDROOM SUITE available in well-respected, adult-oriented building. Close to downtown, and ideal for seniors with bus stop out front. Arran House is well managed and maintained, and offers a friendly and secure atmosphere. House cat is accepted with pet deposit. Non-smoking building.

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CYPRESS ARMS 1255 9th Street, Courtenay Deluxe 2 bedroom suite in a quiet well maintained building. Rent includes full size fridge, stove, washer, dryer, carpets and blinds. Nice feature - large open concept kitchen. No pets. 2 Rental references and security deposit required.

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“On October 18th you are invited to join us for a time of joyous song, deep wisdom, and beloved community for a special newcomers service at St. George’s United Church.

Come as you are, knowing that you are welcome no matter who you are, where you are on life’s journey, or the journey of faith. Discover for yourself what makes all the dierence in our lives so we can make a dierence together in our world. I hope to see you there.�

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TRANSPORTATION

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COURTENAY. SAT. Oct. 17, 10am-1pm. Huge book, VHS movie, CD, cassette & record sale! $1. each or Box full for $20. 2448B Cousins.

765 MCPHEE AVENUE, COURTENAY

250-897-1611 Licensed Professionals

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

ONLINE AUCTION - Commercial Restaurant Equipment- Opens Wed Oct 14 - closes Wed Oct 21. Bailiff seized pizza equip, bakery & taco equip plus lease returns - incl. Garland cooking equip, Berkel Slicers, Hobart 60 Quart Legacy Mixer, Meat Grinder, Sheeters, Walk-ins, Pizza & Convection Ovens, dishwashers, canopies and more!! View Weekdays 10am to 4pm at Active Auction Mart - Unit 295 - 19358 96th Ave, Surrey, BC. View online & register to bid at www.activeauctionmart.com.

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2007 PONTIAC Torrent- gray, 120,000 km, AA-1 condition. $9000, obo. (250)871-8334.

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UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA Open minds, open hearts, open doors.

Sunday Worship Service : 10:30 am Family Friendly 505-6th Street Courtenay 250-334-4961 www.stgeorgesunited.com

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THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA WELCOMES YOU TO SERVICES AT:

Shepherd Of The Valley Lutheran Church (ELCIC)

COMOX UNITED

Comox Recreation 1855 Noel Ave

Comox Avenue at 250 Beach Dr.

“A place for you: John 14:2

An Affirming Ministry

Sunday Worship Worship and Sunday and Children & Youth Program 10 am Children & Youth Program Saturday Service at 5 pm (Sept-May) 10:00 am

Rev. Maggie Enwright

Taize Services at 5:00 pm

Email: cxunited@telus.net

Hearing Assistance

Full Wheelchair Access

4th Saturday of the| 250-339-3966 month www.comoxunitedchurch.com Email: cxunited@telus.net

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HALLOWEEN SUPER SAVINGS Sale on April 8 - 23 Members

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COURTENAY • 2175 CLIFFE AVENUE • 250-338-6634 ~ Locally Owned & Operated ~

Mon - Wed & Saturday 9:30-5:30, Thurs & Fri 9:30-9:00, Sunday and Holidays 11-5

LUTHERAN

10 am Sunday Worship 250-334-0616

PRESBYTERIAN COMOX VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN

Join us Sunday

725 Aspen Rd., Comox

~A Place to Discover Your Life Purpose ~ 1580 Fitzgerald Ave. Courtenay, BC 250-338-8221

RIVER HEIGHTS CHURCH

Sunday Celebration 10:30 am

Hosts of “Comox Valley School of Supernatural Ministry”

2201 Robert Lang Drive (Old Fish and Game Building)

250-334-8424

Devotional gathering – “Praise and Thanksgiving,” October 19 at 7:15 pm. All are welcome. ~~~

“All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the Source of all glory and majesty…”

Bahá’u’lláh www.bahaisofcomox.org 250.702.3041 250.702.0574 www.courtenaybahai.org

SATURDAY

250-339-2882 e-mail:cvpc@shaw.ca comoxvalleypresbyterian.ca

LIVING A VISION FOR CHRIST AND COMMUNITY

living hope

real people living real life experiencing real change

Worship Services 10am Sundays Queneesh Elementary School 2345 Mission Rd., Courtenay

250.334.9777 www.livinghopeonline.ca

Thu., Oct. 18 at 4:00

We Meet Every Sunday at 4:00 (September to June)

250 Beach Drive, Comox (at Comox United Church)

250-890-9262 cvuf.ca

Rev. Anthony Divinagracia, Rector 579 - 5th Street, Courtenay 100 Years of Ministry in the Comox Valley

SUNDAY SERVICE

8:30 am and 10:00 am

5:40 Express Contemporary Worship

HEALING SERVICE

SUNDAY

October 19th 7:00 pm

8:00 am & 10:00 am Worship www.stpeterscomox.ca

RESONATE

250-334-4331

email: patmos@shaw.ca http://stjohnthedivinecourtenay.bc.anglican.ca

BAPTIST

Full Gospel Christian Fellowship

“Living the Story of God.”

11:00 am & 7:00 pm

CHURCH 10:00AM

at Brooklyn Elementary School 1290 Guthrie Rd., Comox

livinghope@shaw.ca

with Rev. Meg Roberts

St. John the Divine

St. Peter

Sunday 10:30am

Full Wheelchair Access

“From You I Receive, to you I Give”

Comox Valley Parishes Welcome You!

SERVICES Minister: Rev. Jenn Geddes

Comox Valley Unitarian Fellowship

ANGLICAN CHURCH OF CANADA

Jim Lyster, Rector 218 Church St., Comox • 250-339-2925

@ 10:30 am (Childcare provided)

BAHÁ’Í FAITH

Everyone Welcome

www.resonatechurch.ca

St. George’s United Church

Sunday

Where Jesus is Glorified 2946 Kilpatrick Ave. 250-338-1312 aaronhcf@shawbiz.ca wwwaaronhouse.ca

We’ve Got Some Space For You!

6th & Fitzgerald Ave. Courtenay Phone: 250-334-4961 Sunday Service: 10:30am Minister: Rev. Ryan Slifka

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“The Church with a heart in the heart of the city.”

250-338-5811 tlawrence@comoxvalleyrecord.com

www.stgeorgesunited.com

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH 1599 Tunner Drive, COURTENAY • 250-334-4716

WEEKEND LITURGIES Saturday 5 pm Mass Sunday 8:30 am & 10:30 am Mass Confession: Saturday 4:30 pm & before all Sunday masses Children’s Liturgy of the Word & Youth Group, Sept-May Pastor: Father Marek Paczka, SDS Full Wheelchair Access

www.ctkparish.ca email: ctkparish@shaw.ca

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