Category: Businesses Building Community
Have Yourself A Merry Local Christmas
Good Morning. As the holiday season inches closer (less than 2 weeks left), doing that shopping for some sweet gifts under the tree is definitely on the list of us parents and grandparents out there. While the kids will give you their laundry list of Santa goodies, getting that special treat for under the tree [...]
A Season of Generosity from Two Local Businesses
The spirit of giving throughout the year is something that I truly love about the people of the Comox Valley. But, as the Winter holidays settle in, they bring out some extra magic and sense of generosity in folks. Two local businesses have teamed up this year to make sure that kids who might not [...]
Art & Community Raise Money to Help Local Bakers Fighting Cancer
When it comes to supporting people, the Comox Valley community is second to none in the heart department. I have always deeply loved and admired the soul of this place and the willingness of people to step up and lend a hand or make moments truly memorable. So, when Shelley and Kevin at Mad Chef [...]
Helping Families Create Lasting Memories in Tough Times
A few months ago our family made the trip over to Children’s Hospital in Vancouver for a long-awaited appointment at the pediatric plastic surgery clinic there. Our youngest daughter was born with extra fingers and we were thrilled to have the surgeon here refer us to the top pediatric surgeon in B.C. She specializes in [...]
Setting A Record with Diapers
Some days you may think that you’re about to set a record with the number of dirty diapers you change in a given 24 hours. But, this Saturday you can be a part of some real history as Podlings and Pantuso Dance host the Comox Valley location for the Great Cloth Diaper Change. At 9 [...]
Get Your YANA Christmas Crackers & Support Local Families
I‘ve made my own, even considered picking up the heavily discounted ones at Winners after the holidays. But, really, nothing beats Christmas Crackers for a good cause, which is why we here at OBE want to encourage all of you to score some cool crackers from the Comox Valley’s own YANA (You Are Not Alone) [...]
Rural Recycling Comes to the Comox Valley
If you live in most rural areas of the Comox Valley, one of the most obvious lack of public services folks have long had to contend with is a lack of curbside recycling options. In fact, most rural residents have to haul their recycling in to town on a regular basis or have to make [...]
Get Apple-licious Pies to Support LUSH
Food security is one of those topics that nobody really wants to talk about – mostly because about the time we need to be worrying about it, other really scary events are going on. So, let’s trade the picture of natural disaster for homemade pie. That’s what you can pick up at Edible Island and [...]
Dispose of Your Christmas Tree for Charity
Good Morning and Happy 2010. Now that the holidays are wrapping up, it’s time to find a green, easy and community-minded way to dispose of your Christmas Tree. The three Comox Valley municipalities and the Comox Valley Regional District are offering you some great options for doing just that, and giving back in the process. [...]
Thanks to Your Generosity, People In Crisis Have More This Holiday
Good afternoon. Last night, Our Big Earth and a huge crew of community friends and partners came together to read Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol and raise money for people in crisis. The evening was intimate and warm, with tasty treats courtesy of Fran Yates and Thrifty Foods as well as tons of holiday cheer [...]
Blue Toque Sports Swap
For our family, it’s the season – you know, the one when hockey gear and dance shoes come out only to realize that – sometimes even for the adults – last year’s gear is not fitting like it used to. We are a hockey family – you’ll often catch dad or daughter in full gear [...]
The Botanical Soap Shop
Happy B.C. Day! I so love long weekends that the family can actually take part in. We celebrated British Columbia with our own great Canadian backyard campout last night, pitching a tent, sleeping under the stars, realizing the the ground is very, very hard (oh, my ancient back). If it wasn’t for the raccoons hitting [...]
Building Community – YANA Comox Valley
As we near the relaunch of the website, Ken and I have spent a lot of time talking about making sure that all of the amazing support the website gets every day is returned to the community – both locally and globally. We can’t always give the kind of time we’d like lending a hand [...]
