Twenty-three kilometres of Highway 19 will be resurfaced using hot-in-place recycle paving to keep the route in top condition for people travelling on the Inland Island Highway between Parksville and Courtenay.

Courtenay residents are reminded that the final aerial spraying treatment to eradicate invasive gypsy moths from residential and farm land north of Courtenay along Highway 19A (Old Island Highway) will occur on Thursday, May 31, 2018, between 5:10 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., weather permitting.

Courtenay residents are advised that the second aerial spraying treatment to eradicate invasive gypsy moths from residential and farm land north of Courtenay along Highway 19A (Old Island Highway) will occur on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, between 5:10 a.m. and 7:30 a.m., weather permitting.

The Government of British Columbia and the City of Courtenay are partnering to build new modular housing, which will provide a rapid response to the need for supportive housing for people experiencing homelessness.

The Government of British Columbia is providing a $37,000 grant to help manage the spread of invasive plants in the Comox Valley, Courtenay-Comox MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard announced on behalf of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Minister Doug Donaldson.

A new program at North Island College will give students the skills to land good-paying jobs in the booming tech industry, announced Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training.