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World Cup Takeover
The Comox Valley Record recently welcomed guest analyst Markus Ciastkowski for a preview of the 2022 World Cup of Soccer. This year’s tournament host is Qatar. The 32-team competition runs from Nov. 20 — Dec. 18. Markus, 15, is a member of the Comox Valley United Under-16 boys select soccer tea…
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Remembering with the Alberni Museum
Lewis Bartholomew is the project director of the HMCS Alberni Museum and Memorial. The museum, located on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay, has welcomed more than 7,000 visitors to its exhibits that cover stories of Canadians in the war through present-day missions of all military and civilian service br…
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Taking a look at Kus-Kus-Sum
Caila Holbrook is the manager of education and outreach with Project Watershed - an organization focusing on the protection and restoration of local watersheds and sensitive habitats One of their largest and perhaps most eye-catching projects is Kus-Kus-Sum on Comox Road, near the 17th StreetBridg…
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Vince Ditrich musician and author returns
Vince Ditrich spent 30 years as the drummer and later manager - of the hugely successful band Spirit of the West. After a life of music on the road, Ditrich turned to writing, and in 2021 he released the first of three novels entitled the Liquor Vicar. The lead character Tony Vicar is from Tyee La…
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Turning The Page Into What a Library Should Be
From books to thermal cameras and everything in between, libraries across the Comox Valley and Vancouver Island truly do have something for everyone, however, not everyone may know all that is inside. Joining us are Comox Valley librarians Allison Trumble and Kris Ward, along with David Carson, s…
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Looking at Election Issues with ... Students
For the next few weeks on Off The Page, we are doing something a little bit different from our usual format. With the upcoming municipal election on Oct. 15, we wanted to take a look at what you - our listeners and readers of the Comox Valley Record have to say, particularly on what you care about …
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Looking at Election Issues with ... Business Leaders
For the next few weeks on Off The Page, we are doing something different from our usual format. With the upcoming municipal election on Oct. 15, we wanted to look at what you - our listeners and readers of the Comox Valley Record have to say, particularly on what you care about in this election. …
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Looking at Election Issues with ... Valley Seniors
For the next few weeks on Off The Page, we are doing something a little bit different from our usual format. With the upcoming municipal election on Oct. 15, we wanted to take a look at what you - our listeners and readers of the Comox Valley Record have to say, particularly on what you care about…
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Speaking up with Cindy Blackstock
A member of the Gitxsan First Nation, Cindy Blackstock is an advocate who spent years building better protections for Indigenous children and their families through compensation for past discrimination. She is the executive direction of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada a…
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Michael Yellowlees – Kilted Scotsman’s second cross Canada tour
Michael Yellowlees is our guest on the latest edition of Today in BC with Peter McCully. In 2021, the musician left Tofino, B.C., walking to Cape Spear in Newfoundland with his Alaskan Husky dog, Luna. Yellowlees, from Scotland, raised $80,000 for a 'Trees for Life' charity in Scotland and raised…
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