Island Health has issued a Drug Poisoning Advisory for Campbell River and Mt. Waddington.
The health authority is advising residents that people are facing a greater risk from using opioids and stimulants and face increased risk from both injection and inhalation.
If someone overdoses, call 911 and stay with them, administer Naloxone if available, and administer 1 breath every 5 seconds.
Advisories for both Campbell River and Mt. Waddington were issued yesterday and are active for 7 days.
Job-protected medical leave lets workers return to work after serious illness
The Province is beefing up job protection laws for workers with a serious illness or injury under a proposed amendment to the Employment Standards Act.
Service Change for Renovation Drywall at Comox Valley Waste Management Centre
The Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service is making a change to its service delivery, due to the recent increase in the illegal disposal of drywall containing asbestos at the Comox Valley Waste Management Centre.
Bird flu “highly suspected” to be back in Comox Valley
The MARS Wildlife Rescue Centre is asking residents in the Comox Valley to keep an eye out for wildlife acting strangely as bird flu is “highly suspected to be back in the Comox Valley.”
Higher flows along Puntledge River
BC Hydro has issued a public safety advisory to use caution around the Barber’s Hole and Nymph Falls section of the Puntledge River.
Open houses today on Courtenay’s Official Community Plan
There are a pair of open houses today for Courtenay residents to learn about proposed updates to the Official Community Plan.
September 11 to December 3, the Courtenay and District Museum is pleased to present the travelling exhibition BATS: Out of the Darkness from the Kelowna Museums...
at Courtenay And District Museum And Palaeontology CentreOctober 15th-30th, Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North is holding a Halloween Escape Room fundraiser in Campbell River.
at Habitat For Humanity ReStoreThe community is welcome to attend a weekly support group for those supporting people with mental health and addictions.
at Mental Health Recovery Partners
The word "éy7á7juuthem" means “Language of our People” and is the ancestral tongue of the Homalco, Tla’amin, Klahoose and K’ómoks First Nations, with dialectic differences in each community.
It is pronounced "eye-ya-jooth-hem."