Pre-registration takes place at 11, with the swim set for noon.

Dress up in your best costume, pack your hot chocolate and join everyone at the beach for the fun!

The Courier Islander recommends some tips provided by VIHA:

• If you have heart disease or any known medical condition consult your doctor first
• Do NOT drink alcohol before the swim, it accelerates hypothermia
• Make your stay in the water as brief as possible
• Don’t get undressed until immediately before going into the water

Saturday: 16 cm
Sunday: 24 cm
Monday: 1 cm
Tuesday: 3 cm
Wednesday: 0 cm
Thursday: 3 cm
Friday: 10 cm

Forecast shows:
Tuesday Evening less than 1 cm
Tuesday Overnight 1-3 cm
Wednesday 5-10 cm

Its also expected to be cold for the next little while with temperatures dipping as low as -12 for Sat, followed by -8 and more snow on Sunday.

Thursday, Friday, and Sat this week are all expected to be Sunny, with temperatures ranging from -6 to -12.

Be sure to bundle up and cross your fingers that some of this snow, or some fresh stuff, is here for Christmas!

The Weather Network is noting a snowfall warning for East Vancouver Island of 2-4 cm, and 10cm inland, but at the same time says it will rain this afternoon.

We’ll just have to wait and see if the snow continues to build, or if it will be gone by dinner time.

This weekend is supposed to be getting very cold - down to -11 on Sunday, so be sure to keep bundled!

City of Courtenay

Mayor
Greg Phelps

Councilors
Larry Jangula
Jon Ambler
Manno Theos
Ronna-Rae Leonard
Murray Presley
Don McRae

School Trustee
Janice Caton
Danny White

City of Comox

Mayor
Paul Ives

Councilors
Ken Grant
Marcia Turner
Patti Fletcher
Tom Grant
Ray Crossley
Russ Arnott

School Trustee
Fran Goldberg

Village of Cumberland

Mayor
Fred Bates

Councilors
Gwyn Sproule
Leslie Baird
Bronco Moncrief
Kate Greening

Electorial Area A

CVRD Director
Bruce Jolliffe

School District 71 Trustee
Lori Fowler

Electoral Area B

CVRD Director
Jim Gillis

School District 71 Trustee
Tom Weber

Electoral Area C

CVRD Director
Edwin Grieve

School District 71 Trustee
Susan Barr

Island Trust Trustees

Denman Island
Louise Bell & David Graham

Hornby Island
Fred Hunt & Tony Law

The CVSSC is proud to provide fun, co-ed sports leagues to the Comox
Valley’s adult population. Games are played the same day each week for easy
scheduling, and players can sign up on their own, with a group of friends or
an entire team. Our sports are great exercise and provide the perfect reason
to get out of the house and do something year-round. Of course, it helps
that our indoor sports are also warm and dry in the typically cold and wet
seasons.

So get in the game with us and we’ll see you on the court!

For More Information visit:
http://www.comoxvalleysports.ca/

Those who would like to participate are asked to meet at the corner of 5th and Harmston at 5:00. The parade will be led by the RCMP, local politicians, and the 19 Wing Commander. The Courtenay Legion Pipe Band and Air Cadet Bands will provide music for the march.

The parade will end up in Lewis Park where large banners will be ready for signing to then be shipped off to personnel serving in the middle east, as well as cake provided by Thrifty Foods.

When: Sunday, September 21st from 1pm-4pm

Where: 4Cats Arts Studio - 2384B Rosewall Cres, Courtenay (tin town)

Event: 4Cats Arts Studio is celebrating Jim Henson’s birthday. Come on down to the studio and make a Jim Henson style puppet, have some goodies, and celebrate the life and works of a great artist while raising money for a great cause. Cost is $5.00 per child. All profits will be donated to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Victoria General Hospital.

4Cats Arts Studio has been teaching art to children ages 2-15 for the last three years. Each month is dedicated to the study of a specific artist’s history and work. Students participate in age-appropriate art activities in the style and spirit of the artist.

In honour and support of the Comox Valley Estuary and its conservation and preservation, we are pleased to announce the Blue Planet Song Fest to be held on October 4, 2008, 3 - 7pm. This Song Fest is open to the public and will be held at the Comox Band Hall, 3320 Comox Road, and Comox. Local choral and music groups will share their favorite songs that honor the earth and environment with others, regardless of tradition, style or purpose. This event will complement “Heart of the Watershed: A Symposium on Restoring the Courtenay River Estuary” to be held on October 3rd and 4th. (Project Watershed Website)

Blue Planet Song Fest includes this exciting line-up. “Island Phoenix”, a woman’s barbershop chorus will perform a number of their favourite selections. The a cappella group began rehearsing in the fall of 2000. The ladies that sing in the group hold a wide variety of different occupations during the day. Island Phoenix has performed at a number of events in Campbell River and Comox Valley communities (see photo). Following their performance, at approximately 3:30Pm, will be a number of selections by the Just in Time, “We’ll Sing” Jazz Choir. This choir is made up of adult singers of all ages and walks of life who come together to have fun and make music. The group’s director, Wendy Nixon-Stothert will lead the group to perform and number of songs with a “jazzy” flavour. At 4:00 PM, the “Forbidden Plateau Barbershop Chorus”, a men’s group, will entertain with a selection of tunes featuring traditional barbershop harmony. According to Vic Crisp, the group’s spokesperson, singers in the group come with a highly varied professional background. (photo enclosed).

This group will be followed at 4:30 Pm by the Lettin’ Loose Choir of Fanny Bay. This lively choir, directed by Monica Hofer, will perform a selection of old favourites including an African peace song. The “Just in Time-we’ll SING” Jazz Choir will provide us with unique jazz numbers. At 5:00, the “Evergreen Seniors Gospel Sing Along” invites you to join them. Directed by Jeannette Harrison, the group will perform a selection of spiritual hymns and a few “fun songs.” (photo available)

At approximately 5:30, Tina Filippino of “Letz Sing!” Choir will perform. This group welcomes participants to experience the joy of singing and will encourage the audience to sing along with the performers. The finale of the Blue Planet Song Fest will feature David Embry Solest from Vancouver will engage the audience in participatory singing and chanting, with the assistance of a percussionist.

This event is open to the public - at no charge. Come and share you love of singing while honouring Mother Earth, especially our unique and fragile Estuary.

Paul Horgen for Blue Planet Song Fest Organizing Committee

This is our very first Comox Valley Guide newsletter! At some point in the future we hope to start sending out our newsletters on a regular monthly basis.

Since we first launched the site approximately 2 years ago, things have sure come a long way. This first newsletter is rather short and sweet to announce the two most recent additions to the site.

Free Classified Ads
After much thought, we have decided to add a Free Classified Ad services for anyone to post their items for sale, garage sales, employment opportunities, etc. All ads will have an expiry period of 60 days, and are 100% free providing that they are related to the Comox Valley. Post your ads today to help this free service grow!
(http://www.comoxvalleyguide.com/classifieds/)

Comox Valley Forum
We have noticed in the past that there are really no online, general purpose, forums in the Comox Valley, so we have taken it apon ourselves to set one up. Currently there is not much action, but with a little time we are hoping that site users and community members will use this forum to discuss anything of interest!
(http://www.comoxvalleyguide.com/forum/)

Over the past several months we have also received a number of emails from site visitors asking for more restaurant reviews, but when it comes down to it, we leave it to our site users to review and rate local establishments. If you have eaten out recently and have something to say, either good or bad, write a review for others to see! We’ll post it on our site so everyone knows what to expect!
(http://www.comoxvalleyguide.com/rating/)

Well, that’s it for our first newsletter. We hope to have more of them in the future to announce site updates, local events, and anything else we feel will be relevant and of interest to our users. If you have any comments or questions please let us know! You can reply to this email or contact us direct from the site! (http://www.comoxvalleyguide.com/contact/)