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A YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHER got more than she bargained for Friday evening when she spotted a pod of orcas near the tip of Goose Spit. The whales were playing and feeding, she said. This one was spy-hopping, which is what whales do when they want to see what’s happening above the water. PHOTO BY ALORA KILMURY
Restaurant reopening on Thursday after blaze Scott Stanfield Record Staff
The Old House Restaurant had to close for a few days following a Sunday morning fire that started on the exterior of the lounge portion of the Courtenay landmark at 17th and Cliffe. Firefighters from Courtenay and Comox, who along with police responded around 2 a.m., contained the blaze to the rear of the 83-year-old building. There were no injuries. “They (firefighters) did a phenomenal job of containing it to just the one part of the building,” said Staff Sgt. Bill Gibbings, noting the restaurant side was virtually undamaged. “It could very well be accidental, however we can’t rule out totally that it wasn’t deliberate.
FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED EARLY Sunday morning to prevent an Old House blaze from causing more damage than it did.
The exact cause will probably end up being undetermined.” Restaurant owner/manager Jeff Lucas, from speaking with an RCMP investigator, said a cigarette butt discarded into a planter on the patio appears to have ignited the fire. “That lounge area was an addition many years ago, and a big external stucco wall that divided that from the rest of the restaurant,” Lucas said. “The fire did not get over there. In fact, the fire damage in the bar itself was contained to the roof.” Minor water and smoke that reached the adjoining dining room was cleaned up. The kitchen was not affected. Lucas said the restaurant will reopen Thursday at 11:30 a.m. While recognizing the Comox
A Comox Valley Curling Club (CVCC) women’s team skipped by Deb Goodwin with vice Lonnie Schopp, second Kim Jonsson and lead Lori Ross are the Dominion Club Champions representing British Columbia at the Nov. 21-26 Canadian championship in Richmond. The Dominion Curling Club Championship is an annual event for men’s and women’s curling teams who have won their respective local club championships.
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