#Comox

[kesara]

Browns River Waterfall - Comox [IMG_1252] by Kesara Rathnayake

[island-nature]

Blister Glassy-Bubble Snail Bonanza!

Lastest blog post featuring the blister glassy-bubble snail (Haminoea vesicula) and yellow egg masses, both of which were numerous in the eelgrass beds at Kye Bay, Comox, British Columbia.

The blister glassy-bubble snail (Haminoea vesicula) is common in the sheltered eelgrass beds on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Typically known as a “bubble snail,” this species of sea snail also goes by the name blister paper bubble, white paper bubble, and the white bubble shell. This unique marine creature belongs to the family Haminoeidae and is identifiable by its…

[tripodsandturbulence]

January 2, 2023

Keeping up the tradition of avoiding NYE in the city and spending time in nature, we flew to Comox for a relaxing 5 days among the ferns and moss.

[thestarfishdancer]

Rewind to Recharge: Entry # 1

Last year, after the mass evacuation of Yellowknife because of the wildfire situation, I eventually made my way to Vancouver Island, which I’d planned before everything went, well, the way it went. Finding myself in need of a reset and recharge this year, for different reasons, it made sense to go to my happy place and do the same. So here I find myself again in Courtenay, in the delightful cozy…

[livvlive]

Oyster River Potholes - Comox Valley, BC

A short walk down from the side of the highway

Lies this magical hidden paradise

Of naturally carved sandstone

[pointers4dogs-blog]

What The Neighbours Are Up To: What's up with RIMPAC?

A parade of 12 US navy planes appeared over Comox What The Neighbours Are Up To In Comox (RIMPAC) It’s been an unusual near year, after hyper-extending my knee in a cycling accident in Winnipeg last year. However, I am finally on the mend, thanks to a great physiotherapist.  It’s partly due to daily workouts at the 19 Wing Fitness Centre at the airforce base in Comox.   It’s great to have a gym…

[goodlifevancouver]

BC Seafood Festival 2024

Celebrate Seafood at the BC Seafood Festival On Mt. Washington In The Comox Valley We love heading to Vancouver Island for a family visit in Qualicum and inevitably get our fair share of seafood on our journey; but is there ever enough? But, if we time it right we can ensure we get a ton of oysters, crab, geoduck, sablefish and spot prawns at the BC Seafood Festival On June 21-23. The Comox…

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"B.C. Members Demand Repatriation Of Japs," Winnipeg Tribune. July 1, 1943. Page 7. ---- By The Canadian Press OTTAWA, July 1. - Ultimate disposition of the Japanese minority in Canada likely would be decided at the peace conference when the war was over, Labor Minister Mitchell told the House of Commons Wednesday night.

He was replying to requests from many British Columbla members for a statement of government policy on post-war handling of the Japanese problem.

Several of the B.C. members demanded a declaration that the Japanese would be repatriated to Japan when the war is over, and all declared the problem should not be returned to British Columbia to handle it alone.

Mr. Mitchell said it was fairly certain that this problem would be a subject of International settlement when the peace was arranged. Meanwhile, it was the government's policy to keep Japanese out of defense areas, to keep them from concentrating, and to make them as self-sup- porting as possible.

Angus MacInnis (C.C.F., Vancouver East) spoke against repatriation, which, he said, would actually be deportation or exile for many of them.

A. W. Nell (Ind., Comox. Alberni), advocated repatriation and said he would subscribe to separation of the western provinces from Eastern Canada if the problem were thrown back upon British Columbia.

The discussion arose in committee of the whole on labor estimates in the war appropriation for the current fiscal year, particularly, an item of $3,000,000 for removal of enemy aliens from British Columbia coastal areas. The item was passed just before adjournment of the House.

H. C. Green (Prog. Con., Vancouver South), claimed that British Columbia people had been used as pawns in dealings between Canada and Japan, and added that the Japanese must be considered the problem of all Canada, not just British Columbia alone.

[mywinepal]

White and Sparkling Wines for Summer by 40 Knots Winery

White and Sparkling Wines for Summer by @40KnotsWinery #bcwine #bcvqa #sparkling #Chardonnay #PinotGris #somm #VancouverIsland @bcwine

As I was visiting friends on Vancouver Island I decided to drop by 40 Knots Winery in the Comox area.  I visited the winery last year and sampled their wines on the patio.  At this visit, the 2022 white wines have not yet been bottled at 40 Knots Winery but was told that bottling will be happening soon.  So during this visit to the winery, I sampled their 2021 vintage white wines.  I was…

[cmxsport]

A Short Story

Geary Cranmer: An Accomplished Artist This is a short story I wrote about my friend. His story tells a moving and interesting description of life from a young child in Alert Bay to a life in the Comox Valley. If you are able to view it on Kindle, it is $1.00 to download. click on the picture to go to the kindle site.

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‘Full meal deal’: B.C. search-and-rescue training flight saves hypothermic men, dog

A military search-and-rescue trainee found himself getting the “full meal deal” when his helicopter was tasked to rescue two men and a dog from B.C.’s South Coast on Thursday. The rescue happened around 3 p.m., after an 87-year-old man and his son found themselves in frigid waters when their boat capsized around Quarry Bay near Texada Island. Read more: Military helicopter helps rescue badly…

[kesara]

Browns River Falls [IMG_1226] by Kesara Rathnayake Via Flickr: Browns River Falls, Comax Valley, Vancouver Island BC.

[jojo-oliver]

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Me + my friends are organizing a really big thing. For those of you who write me anons after seeing me at pride - if you fill this out I can elevate your voice directly to community leaders.

It's a 12 question multiple choice survey it'll only take you a minute or two!

PLEASE share.. put in your groupchats and send to your friends. The more responses we get the more seriously we will be taken.

[thestarfishdancer]

Planned Retreat #3

[queerforqueer]

We're vending at Woodstove fest in Cumberland!

If you're in Comox Valley you're likely aware of woodstove fest - it's a live music festival all down cumberland. We'll be in Moncrief Hall right by the entrance!

[allthecanadianpolitics]

A tentative deal has been reached between transit workers in the Comox Valley and Campbell River and their employer, potentially bringing an end to a month-long strike. Just over 70 workers employed by Pacific Western (PW) Transit on central Vancouver Island walked off the job on Dec. 15, calling for wage parity with transit workers in other parts of the province. PW Transit operates bus services in the region and is contracted by B.C. Transit, the provincial agency responsible for local transportation outside Metro Vancouver. In a short statement on Thursday, the employer said it had reached an agreement with Unifor Local 114's bargaining committee. "The date for ratification is still to be determined," the statement read. "If all goes well, details on when the public can expect transit services to resume will be announced next week."

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