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SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET AT NEW LOCATION IN VALLEY THIS WEEKEND: The Comox Valley Farmer’s Market will launch this weekend at a new location. This year because of COVID restrictions, the market will be outside at the Native Son’s Hall parking lot from 9:00am to 1:00 pm on Saturday. This week on Monday, the health authority approved the market's COVID safety plans for the location. ... The new location and outdoor setup will allow the market to operate through the winter months, weather permitting. PHOTO: From the Comox Valley Farmers Market Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/cvfarmersmarket

BETTER CELL SERVICE COMING TO QUALICUM: Cellular service on the highway near Qualicum Beach will finally get a bit better next year, when Telus installs a new tower for the town. Telus is going ahead with plans to build a 45-metre cellular tower on the Island Hwy 19 near Eaglecrest Golf Course after receiving approval from town council. The company said the new tower is being built in direct response to local demand, and the company expects to have the tower operational in 2021 or 2022.

LOTTO WIN WAS NO JOKE: A Courtenay man thought it was a joke at first when he got a notification on his phone telling him he had won half a million dollars. It wasn't, and Greg Brown is now $500,000 richer after winning the Lotto Max draw on October 13th. After picking his numbers for the Extra, Brown says he used his phone to buy a ticket online, and he didn’t know he had won until he was out grocery shopping. He didn't believe the notification until he went home and checke...d his account, to find a $500,000 surprise. The Courtenay retiree has lived on the Island for more than 20 years.

THIEF FACING 18 CHARGES FOR FOR CAMPBELL RIVER CRIME SPREE: A prolific petty thief is facing more than a dozen charges in relation to break and enters and thefts from vehicles in Campbell River. This week, the Crown approved 18 charges against Shauna Adams, including Possession of Stolen Property, Use of Stolen Credit Cards, Mischief, Theft Under $5000, Break and Enter to a Residence, and Trespass at Night. Adams was arrested by police on October 15 after an attempted break ...and enter in the 1200 block of Shoppers Row. At the time, Adams was also under investigation for several other property related offences including thefts from motor vehicles dating back to September 2nd, 2020. Adams is currently in police custody. Const. Maury Tyre said property crimes are frustrating and traumatic for people. Many incidents of thefts from vehicles can be attributed to doors left unlocked, but the owners are still left with a sense of an invasion of their personal space and well being. "We were quite pleased to be able to have something to show for our investigative efforts and be able to hold the correct person accountable in some of these matters," he said. "The resulting investigations that come from typically minor thefts are actually very labour intensive endeavours, requiring multiple recorded statements, statement transcription, video forensics, certified bank statements (if bank cards were stolen), and sometimes Police Dog Services and Forensic analysts. "Typically these types of cases are run by General Duty investigators and the investigations are run concurrently while officers continue to respond to 50 to 70 files a day at the detachment. " Adams will answer the charges in court at a later date.

FIRST NATION PLANS TO BLOCK LOGGING TRUCKS NEAR GOLD RIVER: A First Nation near Gold River is planning to blockade logging trucks from using Highway 28 through their reserve. The Mowachaht/Muchalaht First Nation said this week they will block logging trucks because of an ongoing dispute with the province and logging companies over logging traffic. Highway 28 runs from Campbell River to Gold River, and a portion passes through Ahaminaquus Indian Reserve Number 12. Western Fo...rest Products uses the highway for logging operations, and the nation says it has not been adequately compensated by the company or province for allowing access. In a formal statement the chief and council said that under the Indian Act, they have the authority to control all use and access to their reserve lands. There's no word yet on if blockades have been set up, or what else the nation plans to do. Western and the province told CBC yesterday they were speaking with First Nations representatives and hope to find a solution that works for all parties as soon as possible.

Good investigation by Gord Kurbis at CTV VI, he managed to track down Parniak in Indonesia and get her version of events.

DEAD MAN FOUND MURDERED NEAR SQUAMISH WAS NEO-NAZI 'SPAM KING:' Davis Wolfgang Hawke was found shot to death near his burned SUV in June 2017. At the time, all anyone know about him was that he was an avid local rock climber using the name "Jesse James." Since then, police have put together a bizarre picture of the man's past running email spam scams and spreading Nazi ideology, and they are now searching for his murderer. https://www.cbc.ca//davis-wolfgang-hawke-missing-dead-1.57