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With Family in town visiting for a week we planned a trip to Coastal Black....
At a delicious Sunday brunch we met new friends Tim and Jane who mentioned...
I wanted to share an amazing story about the Valley, a place i have lived in (on...
on thanks giving day, so thank full to do my first open dive with our local dive...
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"You can add these vi..." -Marketing Darcy (5 months ago)
"UB Diving, we do tha..." -UB Diving (5 months ago)
"sounds great! did yo..." -Marketing Darcy (7 months ago)
We're looking for support from everyone who cares about the environment and...
Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society has been participating in the CV Fall Fair for...
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We just spent the weekend on Gabriola Island at the Gabriola Theatre Festival. W...
We have an incredible number of different kinds of wildlife on Vancouver Island,...
Several people have asked me this question - well the La Nina Weather did it....
The Comox Valley is a Nirvana Hub of Kayaking. There are so many places within a...
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"very cool!.. i want..." -Marketing Darcy (10 months ago)
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Have to share -Wildlife  i.e. deer, bear, a number of different birds, wate...
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"Great photos!! " -Marketing Darcy (10 months ago)
I decided to finally take those sailing lessons offered by Comox Bay Sailing Clu...
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"My Girlfriend and al..." -Jeff (10 months ago)
"Great post! do you o..." -Marketing Darcy (10 months ago)
First, and we want to get this out of the way, if you drive through Courtenay on...
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"Before you reach Cou..." -Anonymous (10 months ago)
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The first town entering the Comox Valley from the south on highway 19A is Fanny...
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"Great Post! We hope..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
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For the past three years my husband and I have been looking for the perfect coun...
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"My favorite place.. " -Robert Walker (1 year ago)
"We did the same thin..." -Anonymous (1 year ago)
"Great post! thanks f..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
I'm pretty new to snowshoeing but what really hooked me was the most spectac...
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"Awesome snowshoeing..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
Oyster river trail - begins right behind the Discovery Market in Oyster River, t...
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 I come from the Okanagan where winter means cold and snow - for SURE. What...
Lots of fun to be had kayaking in the winter.  All you need is a dry suit a...
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 Best thing to do during the winter in the Valley?I think it's pretty e...
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"Now that looks like..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
"Another awesome vide..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
Hey folks, the team at Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens does such a great job...
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"thanks for the recom..." -Erika (1 year ago)
 Watch the above video for a tour of Mt Becher near Courtenay BC. Moun...
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"August 2012-I tried..." -PacificWoodArt (9 months ago)
"Great Vid! " -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
I don't think there is any better place to view and photograph, up close, su...
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"Thanks for sharing,..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
Comox Valley Estuary
Comox, BC
Canada
Got a video of a seal playfully slapping the water!  Spent a fantastic even...
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I have been fortunate enough to explore this great country from coast to co...
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"Thanks for sharing y..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
Watch the above video for a tour of Bedwell Trail.Bedwell Trail is an excellent...
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"Thanks for sharing R..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"My Mother and i went..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
"Viewers note: this w..." -Robin Sutmoller (1 year ago)
"great video Dave! th..." -pcrawford (1 year ago)
"Thanks for the great..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"cool video, well don..." -Anonymous (1 year ago)
"Wow! Awesome Dave! W..." -Erika (1 year ago)
"Wow, that looks like..." -Groovytreehugger (1 year ago)
"This was a great hik..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
"Thanks for taking th..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"awesome, thanks so m..." -ageless (1 year ago)
Another must see! Marine Park is located just north of Refuge Cove. Teakerne Arm...
Comox on the southern coast of BC boasts one of North America’s most spect...
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"Hi Desolation Sound..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Visiting desolation..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
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The valley is a sad place,overpriced,with lots of better than thou attitudes.Peo...
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"Everyone has an opin..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
""The Valley is a Sad..." -Fleming (1 year ago)
"I am surprised by yo..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
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I wasn't sure if I should post this under hiking or swimming spots because i...
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"Hi Lisa, you’ve won..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"This sounds awesome,..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"great post Lisa - an..." -Fleming (1 year ago)
Are you kidding me? Drive through the Comox Valley?Obviously the author of the a...
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"Hi QuadraPerson, you..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"the Sid Williams is..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Well said! " -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
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I read about the magazine article and was a little surprised at who it was and h...
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"Hi Marnie C, you’ve..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"The farmers market i..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Shame on the magazin..." -Marnie C (1 year ago)
Mount Washington has just announced that the hill will be open for skiing &...
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"Hi mmclachlan3, you’..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
Having moved recently from Edmonton to the Comox Valley, I'm far from what s...
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"Hi essteekay, you’ve..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Thanks for sharing y..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Awesome video!! " -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
Puntledge River
Powerhouse Road
Courtenay, BC
Canada
Tubing down the puntledge has got to be one of the most enjoyed summer activitie...
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"I have snorkeled the..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
"Good question! I wa..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"My girlfriend and I..." -Anonymous (1 year ago)
"Tubing down the punt..." -Fleming (1 year ago)
1. Stotan Falls - Seriously amazing spot. Everyone who I have ever brought...
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"I could go on and on..." -Fleming (1 year ago)
Personally I don't mind if people who are silly enough to believe that artic...
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"Hi Erika, you’ve won..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Good call on the mou..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
I have been able to see most of this great counrty of ours. Over the years of my...
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"Market day is an awe..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
I absolutely LOVED it when I was there! Tidepooling is AWESOME!! We saw so much;...
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"Thanks for sharing t..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Yes it is! Great lit..." -Julie K. (1 year ago)
"that photo of you is..." -Julie K (1 year ago)
Comox happens to be the recreational capital of BC first of all, and the city is...
I moved away from the Valley about 6 years ago now and every summer I return and...
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"Hi Tricia Dan, you’v..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
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I migrated back home from Vancouver in August of 2010, I say home, because I gre...
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"Those are some good..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
MacDonald Wood Park
1400 Balmoral Ave
Comox, BC
Canada
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We recently visited the MacDonald Wood Park in Comox corner of Balmoral Ave...
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"Hi bitronworkswell,..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Yea I always drive p..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"This is one park i h..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
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Hitting Airforce beach at low tide when then is acres of sand, good playgrounds,...
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"Hi Neurophile, you’v..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Airforce beach is my..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"I felt like I was tr..." -Lisa (1 year ago)
The Comox Valley is spectacular! I wouldn't want to live anywhere else. One...
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"Awesome, thanks very..." -Anonymous (1 year ago)
"Hi Anonymous, you’ve..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
"Comox Lake is gorgeo..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
Seaside Walkway Willow Point Campbell River
Campbell River, BC
Canada
I was driving home from my office in Willow Point today, when I see a large numb...
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"only 50 feet away!!..." -Marketing Darcy (1 year ago)
"AWESOME luck! Amazi..." -David Hadaller (1 year ago)
Pipeline Trail
Powerhouse Road
Courtenay, BC
Canada
This is AboutComoxValley.com's first Video Trail View! Give it a try, let us...
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"Brilliant, you guys!..." -Michelle (2 years ago)
"This is awesome!! no..." -Marketing Darcy (2 years ago)
Saratoga Beach
8958 Clarkson Dr
Black Creek, BC
Canada
Kayak Vancouver Island along beautiful sandbars at Saratoga Beach and the Oyster...
Drew Harbour
Rebecca Spit Road
Quadra Island, BC
Canada
Early in May, my fiancee and two friends did a kayaking day trip off of beautifu...
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"Thanks Darcy, it was..." -David Hadaller (2 years ago)
"Nice!! this looks li..." -Marketing Darcy (2 years ago)
McIvor Lake
Lower McIvor Lake Road
Campbell River, BC
Canada
Early in May, my fiancee and two friends kayaked around McIvor lake as part of d...
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"The wind was dead ca..." -David Hadaller (2 years ago)
"Beautiful lake! look..." -Marketing Darcy (2 years ago)
Forbidden plateau
Forbidden plateau rd
Courtenay, BC
Canada
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 Awesome day trying to conquer Mount Becher!On a super gorgeous Saturday mo...
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"I see this is an old..." -Teri Petz (1 year ago)
"Haha looks like fun..." -Sea Peak (2 years ago)
"4 stars for effort!!..." -Sea Peak (2 years ago)
"At the Ski tak Hut...." -Marketing Darcy (2 years ago)
"Out of steam so soon..." -David Hadaller (2 years ago)
"Nice spring crazy ca..." -Fleming (2 years ago)
"Awesome coverage - l..." -KLM (2 years ago)
"Beautiful Views! " -April (2 years ago)
"good times!! " -Marketing Darcy (2 years ago)
Comox Lake
comox lake
Cumberland, BC
Canada
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Comox lake is amazing because it really does have something for everybody. Fishi...
Puntledge Park
1st street
Courtenay, BC
Canada
Great place for young to old to get wet in the summer. There is an inner pool ap...
Porch's Fish n Chips
3025 comox road
Courtenay, BC
Canada
I love to go to Porch's fish and chips with my family and watch the many eag...
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"some great photos of..." -bitronworkswell (1 year ago)
Nymph Falls
Courtenay, BC
Canada
The park is located on the Puntledge River and includes a waterfall known locall...
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"WOW!! who are those..." -Marketing Darcy (2 years ago)
"Nymph Falls and the..." -Fleming (2 years ago)