In today's episode:

• Traffic Advisory: intersection closed on Aspen Road, at Grumman Plc (Oct 5-8, 2026 / 7:30am-6pm)
• CVRD welcoming community grant applications
• Tensions increasing in Cowichan Valley Regional District’s Area A election race
• Most CVRD water systems downgraded to Stage 1
• Missing teen found safe: Saanich Police
• Sooke Brewing Company terminates co-owner after controversial T-shirt sparks backlash
• IMPORTANT NOTICE: Trail Closure – Wilmot Trail
• Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline listed as ‘project of national interest’ by Carney
• With great rain comes great responsibility: October is Drive Relative to Conditions month
• Eby promises plan to cut BC gas prices by up to 30 cents per litre if re-elected
• Canadian astronaut reaches International Space Station for six-month mission

Sources:

• Town of Comox — Traffic Advisory: intersection closed on Aspen Road, at Grumman Plc (Oct 5-8, 2026 / 7:30am-6pm)
• My Comox Valley Now — CVRD welcoming community grant applications
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Tensions increasing in Cowichan Valley Regional District’s Area A election race
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Most CVRD water systems downgraded to Stage 1
• CHEK News — Missing teen found safe: Saanich Police
• Victoria Buzz — Sooke Brewing Company terminates co-owner after controversial T-shirt sparks backlash
• CVRD — IMPORTANT NOTICE: Trail Closure – Wilmot Trail
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline listed as ‘project of national interest’ by Carney
• BC RCMP News — With great rain comes great responsibility: October is Drive Relative to Conditions month
• Victoria Buzz — Eby promises plan to cut BC gas prices by up to 30 cents per litre if re-elected
• Times Colonist — Canadian astronaut reaches International Space Station for six-month mission