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Landlord evicts Yacub
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The Comox Valley Child Development Centre saved her family, according to Patricia Rousseau. Rousseau’s first two children are autistic. She brought her first son to the CVCDC in 2008. He and her next son had no language skills initially, so speech occupational therapy was the first step, followed by supportive child development, “which takes children from three on until they hit school age.”
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STRANGE BEDFELLOWS Treebeard the Ent (Toni Gore) meets Bride of Chucky (Jasmine Badrin) in one of many incongruous meetings Monday. The occasion was the Halloween parade in downtown Courtenay. Similar events were held in Comox and Cumberland. For more photos, see page 9 and visit www.comoxvalleyrecord.com for a slideshow with even more images, including some shot by Kim Sleno at the Cumberland event. PHOTO BY MARK ALLAN
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North Island Compassion Club manager Ernie Yacub has been evicted from the club’s premises at Sixth Street in Courtenay — where he had lived until Monday — following a dispute resolution hearing involving landlord Bob Huddart and an adjudicator from the Residential Tenancy Branch. The lawful cause behind his eviction was the summer bust that occurred at the club when police seized several pounds of marijuana and arrested Yacub. Police had also raided the premises in February and arrested four people. “The adjudicator agreed with the landlord that was lawful cause, even though we had stopped dispensing (cannabis) after the second bust,” Yacub said. The club had sold medicinal marijuana and other medications such as cannabis-infused oil to help people who live with the pain of cancer and other ailments. It also acts as a support service where clients can receive guidance and companionship. The original eviction included Yacub and his three roommates, “even though they had nothing to do with the Compassion Club,” said Yacub, who has moved to 420 Cumberland Rd. for the time being. “He wasn’t in good standing with the police, neighbours or the city,” said Huddart, who decided not to evict the other three, especially with winter around the corner. He suggested, however, they find other lodgings come spring. “They’re welcome to stay for the short-term but I’ve told them the eviction was to get the place cleaned up and to restore my good name.” Huddart said he evicted Yacub after being called into an RCMP