Raven Country News from Thursday, May 7th, 2026

Comox Valley RCMP Investigating Hit-And-Run In Courtenay

Comox Valley RCMP are asking for the public’s help following a hit-and-run collision involving a motorcycle in Courtenay earlier this week.
Grizzly Bear Spotted In Sayward

The Village of Sayward is warning residents after a grizzly bear was spotted within the community on Monday, May 4th.
Coastal Fire Centre enacting Open Fire Prohibitions

Communities are being reminded that BC Wildfire Service has enacted a campfire ban beginning Thursday at noon.
MARS Reminding Public Not To Disturb Lone Fawns

With fawn season approaching, MARS Wildlife Rescue is reminding people not to assume a lone fawn has been abandoned.
SD72 Pushing Province Over Carihi Restoration Delays

The Campbell River School District is stepping up pressure on the provincial government over ongoing delays tied to restoration work at Carihi Secondary following the November 2024 fire.

Events

New Exhibit “Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum”
March 7th-May 23rd, the Courtenay and District Museum is pleased to present “Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum”.
May 10, 2026 at Courtenay And District Museum And Palaeontology Centre
Campbell River Kinsmen Club Meat Raffle
The Campbell River Kinsmen Club is holding a Meat Raffle this Spring!
May 10, 2026 at Campbell River
MARS Annual Summer Raffle Fundraiser
Now through September 8th, MARS, the Merville-based rescue & rehabilitation centre, is holding its annual Summer Raffle Fundraiser.
May 10, 2026

The word "éy7á7juuthem" means “Language of our People” and is the ancestral tongue of the Homalco, Tla’amin, Klahoose and K’ómoks First Nations, with dialectic differences in each community.

It is pronounced "eye-ya-jooth-hem."