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The Comox Valley Record recently welcomed guest analyst Markus Ciastkowski for a preview of the 2022 World Cup of Soccer. 

This year’s tournament host is Qatar. The 32-team competition runs from Nov. 20 — Dec. 18. 

Markus, 15, is a member of the Comox Valley United Under-16 boys select soccer team. He also coaches and officiates the sport. 
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Lewis Bartholomew is the project director of the HMCS Alberni Museum and Memorial. The museum, located on Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay, has welcomed more than 7,000 visitors to its exhibits that cover stories of Canadians in the war through present-day missions of all military and civilian service branches.

For more information on the museum's Remembrance Day service, visit alberniproject.org.
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Caila Holbrook is the manager of education and outreach with Project Watershed - an organization focusing on the protection and restoration of local watersheds and sensitive habitats

One of their largest and perhaps most eye-catching projects is Kus-Kus-Sum on Comox Road, near the 17th StreetBridge where once Field’s Sawmill stood. 
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Longtime Spirit of the West drummer turned author Vince Ditrich

From books to thermal cameras and everything in between, libraries across the Comox Valley and Vancouver Island truly do have something for everyone, however, not everyone may know all that is inside.

Joining us  are Comox Valley librarians Allison Trumble and Kris Ward, along with David Carson, spokesperson for Vancouver Island Regional Library to talk about the future of what libraries could be, as the organization is embarking on a new strategic plan.

Valley community engagement sessions for the plan include:Community Engagement Session: Cumberland


October 12 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Community Engagement Session: Union Bay


October 14 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Community Engagement Session: Courtenay

October 17 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Community Engagement Session: Hornby Island

October 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm




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For the next few weeks on Off The Page, we are doing something a little bit different from our usual format. With the upcoming municipal election on Oct. 15, we wanted to take a look at what you - our listeners and readers of the Comox Valley Record have to say, particularly on what you care about in this election. What is important to you?

Are you planning on voting? Why or why not? 

With the goal of finding out these answers, we’ve gathered different groups of people together to ask what’s on their minds as they prepare to cast their vote.

In this episode, we’re looking at a student perspective while talking with Carissa Wilson, North Island Students’ Union executive director.
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