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What do you really want to know more about in the Comox Valley and Vancouver Island? Come along as Comox Valley Record and Black Press Media journalist Erin Haluschak takes a deeper look into what and who makes the Comox Valley what it is.

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What do you really want to know more about in the Comox Valley and Vancouver Island? Come along as Comox Valley Record and Black Press Media journalist Erin Haluschak takes a deeper look into what and who makes the Comox Valley what it is.

    World Cup Takeover

    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 team. He also coaches and officiates the sport. 
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    Remembering with the Alberni Museum

    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 branches.

    For more information on the museum's Remembrance Day service, visit alberniproject.org.
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    Taking a look at Kus-Kus-Sum

    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 StreetBridge where once Field’s Sawmill stood. 
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    • 13 min
    Vince Ditrich musician and author returns

    Vince Ditrich musician and author returns

    Longtime Spirit of the West drummer turned author Vince Ditrich

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    Turning The Page Into What a Library Should Be

    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, spokesperson for Vancouver Island Regional Library to talk about the future of what libraries could be, as the organization is embarking on a new strategic plan.

    Valley community engagement sessions for the plan include:Community Engagement Session: Cumberland


    October 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Community Engagement Session: Union Bay


    October 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Community Engagement Session: Courtenay

    October 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Community Engagement Session: Hornby Island

    October 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm




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    Looking at Election Issues with ... Students

    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 in this election. What is important to you?

    Are you planning on voting? Why or why not? 

    With the goal of finding out these answers, we’ve gathered different groups of people together to ask what’s on their minds as they prepare to cast their vote.

    In this episode, we’re looking at a student perspective while talking with Carissa Wilson, North Island Students’ Union executive director.
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    • 10 min

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