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Record TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2016
VOLUME 31 | NO. 13
COMOX VALLEY
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NEWS Questions surround fatal accident
Comox Valley RCMP are reaching out to the public for assistance in learning the details surrounding a fatal single vehicle accident on Forbidden Plateau last week. ■ P3
Major facelift for downtown
The Government of Canada has announced that the City of Courtenay has been awarded $3.253 million in funding to construct a Complete Streets Pilot Project on a section of Fifth Street, the western gateway to the city’s historic downtown core. ■ P4
Comox crime generally down
During his quarterly report to Comox council, Comox Valley RCMP Insp. Tim Walton explained crime is down in the town by three per cent, and calls for service down five per cent from the same time last year. ■ P5
ARTS
Jazz Society going Big
The Arrowsmith Big Band returns to Courtenay this week, to headline the Georgia Straight Jazz Society’s Thursday night concert. ■ P19
SPORTS Glacier Kings beat Bucs
The Comox Valley Glacier Kings clipped the Nanaimo Buccaneers 3-2 in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League action Feb. 13 in Courtenay, in the final regular season meeting between the two clubs. They will face each other in the first round of the playoffs. ■ P21
That championship season
École Au-coeur-de-l’île has its first championship team. The Grade 9 girls basketball team beat Lake Trail to secure an epic 30-25 win in the regional finals. ■ P22
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International army training sessions on Comox Lake all month
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