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The Island is growing faster than the care it needs
Vancouver Island has added nearly 137,000 people in a decade. Family-doctor waitlists and crowded hospitals show that care has not kept pace.
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November 2026
A tasting among the vines at Beaufort, the Island’s first certified organic winery
Twenty organic acres on Pickering Road are open Wednesday to Sunday for tastings, picnic-table pours and a look at Ortega, Gewürztraminer and Pinot Noir grown in the Comox Valley.
A community brewery on Dunsmuir Avenue
Cumberland Brewing Company still wants you to drink its beer in the village where it is made. Cans, added in 2024, are sold only at the taproom — and growler fills were never going away.
What’s on at the Comox Valley Art Gallery this autumn
The Duncan Avenue gallery’s autumn exhibition runs through November 21, with the Mesh print show and Moonlight & Magic on November 20, and the Winter Art Faire opening December 4.
Saturday mornings move indoors at the Native Sons Hall
The Comox Valley Farmers’ Market’s fall and winter Saturday markets are at the Native Sons Hall on Cliffe Avenue, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with local food available all year.
Energy rebates that can make a Comox Valley home more comfortable this winter
Better Homes BC lists rebates of up to several thousand dollars for heat pumps, windows and insulation. Here is who qualifies, and how to check the current rules before you book a contractor.
A place to ask garden questions: the Comox Valley Horticultural Society
The society meets most months at 7 p.m., with a Zoom gathering on November 16 and in-person evenings at the Filberg Centre once spring returns. Guests are welcome.
Flu and COVID-19 vaccines this season in the Comox Valley
Free flu shots are available now for everyone six months and older, with COVID-19 vaccines often booked at the same time. Here is how to book, and how to reach the Courtenay health unit.
How to book the Comox Valley Urgent and Primary Care Centre
The Tenth Street clinic is for same-day or next-day problems that are not emergencies. It is appointment-only — call 1-833-688-8722 when the clinic opens.
Three libraries, one card: reading through a Comox Valley winter
VIRL’s Courtenay, Comox and Cumberland branches offer fireside chairs, a seed library, storytimes and Grab & Go book bunches. Here are the addresses, hours and how to reach them.