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Thursday, October 13, 2016 2:15 PM
From water buffalo yogurt and gelato to estate-grown wines and distilled honey-based spirits, the agrifoods industry continues to thrive in Courtenay and Comox.
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Monday, October 3, 2016 11:15 AM
Students at Georges P. Vanier Secondary are buzzing with anticipation now that work is underway to seismically upgrade and replace part of their school thanks to a $33.8-million investment.
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Thursday, August 25, 2016 2:15 PM
Seafood producers met with the provincial and federal governments to discuss skilled-labour and human-resource planning, as part of a series of roundtables held earlier this year with sectors highlighted in the BC Jobs Plan.
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Thursday, August 18, 2016 9:30 AM
Construction has started on the north Courtenay connector project that will provide a new route between Highway 19 and various community services, including the airport, ferry terminal and Comox Valley Hospital.
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Friday, November 13, 2015 11:07 AM
Chris Walkus wasn’t sure he could be successful in the North Island College’s Employment Transition and Construction Labourer program saying, “I had low self-esteem.”
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:00 AM
What is on your grocery list this week? A family-owned Comox Valley business is hoping their organic sprouts and microgreens will be picked up by even more British Columbians after receiving funding from the B.C. government’s Buy Local program.
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Saturday, July 4, 2015 9:00 AM
The Comox Valley Farmers' Market is receiving $31,897 in Buy Local funding to increase the sales of local meat, vegetables and other food products by increasing awareness and building relationships between commercial purchasers and local producers.
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Friday, May 1, 2015 12:01 PM
The BC Association of Abattoirs is receiving more than $80,000 in Buy Local funding for two projects that look to increase consumer awareness of the local, premium meat products available in British Columbia.
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Saturday, March 21, 2015 10:30 AM
Family-owned and locally operated McClintock's Farm is receiving $5,000 through the B.C. government's Buy Local program to create new opportunities for the company and increase sales.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:45 AM
B.C.'s first Aboriginal Social Enterprise Day was celebrated with the unveiling of a symbolic logo designed by Kwakwaka'wakw artist Andy Everson.
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