TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2015
VOLUME 30 | NO. 92
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Jangula addresses Maple Pool settlement when we work together in a spirit of respect and collaboration we can resolve issues in a manner we can all be proud of.” – Mayor Larry Jangula.
Maple Pool Campground owners, Jin and Dali Lin, had been embroiled in a five-year legal battle with the City of Courtenay over zoning regulations to do with their campground, which has been used as an affordable housing option for homeless and at-risk of homelessness Comox Valley residents. The lawsuit was the most prominent issue of the 2014 municipal election.
Cumberland says no to sewer project
Cumberland council has opted out of the multi-million dollar South Sewer Project, but the regional district nevertheless plans to forge ahead with its proposed community wastewater system for Royston and Union Bay. The aim is to address the impact of failing septic systems. ■ P2
Comox senior taken for thousands
Lake Trail students helping a friend
An elderly Comox woman with dementia is out thousands of dollars after signing a cheque she assumed was worth hundreds. ■ P3
Water main flushings begin
■ Erin Haluschak
City of Courtenay Public Works will be flushing water mains starting Tuesday, Nov. 17 and continuing for two weeks. The flushings may cause traffic delays. ■ P5
erin.haluschak @comoxvalleyrecord.com
ARTS CVAG winter program opens Friday
The Comox Valley Art Gallery’s winter lineup features the annual Christmas Craft Fair, a window project installation, two student shows from the NIC fine arts department, along with two community make-art workshops. ■ P21
SPORTS
So-so week for Glacier Kings
Two close games produced a win and a loss for the Comox Valley Glacier Kings in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League action last week. ■ P23
FEATURES Lake Trail Middle School students are rallying around Grade 9 student Kenton Doust, who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour.
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Lake Trail Middle School students are rallying around one of their own. Kenton Doust, a highly competitive soccer player and Grade 9 student, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September, and Lake Trail principal Kevin Reimer said there is “a fantastic outpouring of emotions” from students at the school. “For me as a principal, our kids are amazing. They are hugging him and wishing him well. He is a well-loved kid.” Reimer explained in the spring, he and family and friends noticed Doust “wasn’t himself.” He received a CT scan and was given the diagnosis. Within a day, he was in BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver to have brain surgery, added Reimer. According to the Go Fund Me page, doctors advised Doust he had fluid and tumours on his brain. An MRI revealed three brain tumours on or near his pituitary gland. On Oct. 14, Doust had surgery to remove the fluid build-up and to biopsy the tumours. See KENTON, Page 6
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On Thursday morning, Mayor Larry Jangula took to social media to make a statement regarding the Maple Pool lawsuit settlement. The following “Statement on Maple Pool” was posted to his Facebook page: “The uncertainty around Maple Pool is now over. This was a priority for me as mayor and is one of the major reasons I ran for re-election last November. I am delighted that all concerned parties worked collaboratively over the past few months to resolve the outstanding issues.
“I want to thank City staff and councillors, Friends of Maple (sic), the Lin Family, and Dawn to Dawn: Action on Homelessness Society. Most importantly, I want to thank the residents at Maple Pool who worked so respectively and patiently with all the parties to bring forward this positive resolution. The residents have demonstrated the power of getting involved to make a positive difference in our community. My hope is that this resolution marks a new and positive beginning for all of the residents at Maple Pool. “This process has reminded me that
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