People using transit in the Comox Valley will see improved and expanded transit options with the introduction of handyDART service on statutory holidays starting Monday, Sept. 1, 2025.

Communities in Comox Valley are receiving federal-provincial investments in key infrastructure projects.

Senior citizens and persons with mobility issues in Comox Valley will benefit from an expansion of the handyDART service in the community, thanks to funding set aside by the province and the Comox Valley Regional District.

As part of the public safety funding announced in the 2016 provincial budget, the Province of B.C. is committing $1.1 million in funding toward a shoreline protection and restoration project in Comox.

A new traffic signal and two pedestrian crosswalks will be installed at the intersection of Comox Rd. and Queneesh Rd. by mid-December.