Category: Decafnation

PROJECT WATERSHED, K’OMOKS FIRST NATIONS TO RESTORE SAWMILL SITE

PROJECT WATERSHED, K’OMOKS FIRST NATIONS TO RESTORE SAWMILL SITE

2017/09/13 | , |

There was a time when diners at The Old House restaurant used to gaze across the Courtenay River toward Field’s Sawmill, and consider the nonstop activity of moving and milling large logs an additional delight.

As they ate, more than 160 workers operated heavy equipment, tugboats pushed logs into booms tied to a wall of pilings and cranes pulled the logs from the river. It was fascinating entertainment. And the view brought comfort. During the 1970s, the sawmill represented the economic strength of the logging industry that supported numerous Comox Valley businesses and jobs.

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DecafNation: New owner takes on Tidechange

DecafNation: New owner takes on Tidechange

2017/06/21 | , |

A Comox Valley website regularly used by more than 300 community service groups has changed ownership. Pieter Vorster, the founder of Pod Creative, has assumed responsibility for TideChange.ca, from the nonprofit World Community, and plans to expand its reach to a variety of secondary audiences. This third iteration of TideChange will continue to fill an important need for nonprofit organizations. A lack of consistent attention from the news media has always been the bane of community service organizations. The ability to publicize news and events beyond their devoted membership affects how successfully they find volunteers, raise funds and create...

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