A wildfire near Comox Lake is now being held.
BC Wildfire Services provided the update yesterday afternoon.
The fire, discovered on Monday, is about 5.6 hectares in size.
Officials had earlier said there was no immediate risk to recreational and campground structures or critical infrastructure.
Twenty-two BCWS crew were working on the fire as of yesterday, which is believed to be human caused.
For more information, visit BC Wildfire Service.
Suspect Sought In Courtenay Assault
Comox Valley RCMP are asking for the public’s help to identify those responsible for an assault with a weapon earlier this week in Courtenay.
Arrest In Courtenay Hit And Run
Comox Valley RCMP say an arrest has been made following a hit-and-run involving a motorcycle in Courtenay earlier this week.
Comox Community Centre Marking Move For Health Day
The Comox Community Centre is inviting residents to get active and celebrate both Move for Health Day and Mother’s Day on Sunday.
SD72 Seeking Feedback On Policy Changes
The Campbell River School District is asking for public feedback on proposed changes to its diversity, equality and equity policy.
Plans Moving Ahead For New Tumbler Ridge Secondary School
The provincial and federal governments are supporting plans for a new secondary school in Tumbler Ridge after February’s mass shooting.
March 7th-May 23rd, the Courtenay and District Museum is pleased to present “Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum”.
at Courtenay And District Museum And Palaeontology CentreThe Campbell River Kinsmen Club is holding a Meat Raffle this Spring!
at Campbell RiverNow through September 8th, MARS, the Merville-based rescue & rehabilitation centre, is holding its annual Summer Raffle Fundraiser.
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."