December 2017 / January 2018

Kayla Greenwood — Kickin’ it in a man’s world

How did you come into your career? Are you one of those ‘River People’ Earl Nightingale talked about? The kind who knew when they were 10 what they wanted to do? Did your parents recommend it? Did you just, kinda, ‘fall’ into it?  Kayla Greenwood sells cars and trucks at Bill Howich Chrysler. She owes her career genesis...

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Boutique residences with ocean views Avril Homes latest success

John Verrier, owner of Avril Homes, is one of the top builders in the Comox Valley and has achieved acclaim for constructing “The Portside”, “Quay’s I and II” in Comox plus “Ridgeview” in Courtenay. The developers, Dane and Jacqui Human, along with the architect, Carsten Jensen, designed these appealing townhouses to offer owners a unique...

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Two Minutes with. . . Karen Day, Studio-Ecletica

Nickname: The Pink Witch  Your idea of happiness: The Comox Valley, living the dream  Favourite TV show: Shameless  All-time greatest movie? The Shining  Favourite chick flick? LOL! The Full Monty  Food do you refuse to eat: Liver  First website you check: instagram @thepinkwitch1265  What local business do you admire? I admire them all! Shop local  Favourite restaurant? The Prime  What’s the best...

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The Job Interview – Your Best Strategies

A group of enterprising college students wanted to gain insights from a business owner’s perspective regarding the job interview process, and recently asked me for an interview. I was impressed by their initiative and decided to compile a few thoughts in the following overview.   This is written from a business owner’s perspective, regarding the job interview...

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Local physiotherapist helps save a life at Portland Marathon

It’s hard to imagine being a little ‘lucky’ while having a cardiac arrest. But one gentleman was, apparently. At mile 15 of the Portland Marathon, Dave Brenner had a heart attack. Another runner, nurse Kirstyn Rossman, saw him go down. Eddy Betinol, owner of The Joint Physiotherapy, was there, too. “I saw him on the ground and a...

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New trend in CR rental market

“We’re basically at zero vacancy, says O.J. Gorringe. “As soon as we have something empty, it’s gone before the month is out. I’m pretty sure everyone is the same.” Ah, as the saying goes, it can be hell being popular. And Campbell River is popular. So much so, there is a new trend in showing...

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What happens to the gold in loved one’s teeth?

I had an interesting conversation the other day. Mind you, I have many interesting conversations as many people find my line of work, well…interesting. This conversation was interesting not in the way of being enlightening or humorous, but rather in how it managed to disturb me. This particular conversation happened to revolve around teeth. My patient’s...

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From Local REALTOR Boss Babe to Big City Dating Coach — An Interview with Anna Jorgensen on Mindful Midlife Career Change

You were a successful real estate salesperson here in the Comox Valley, what made you decide to go into the world of coaching singles? Well, the first step to making a career change is to fully burn yourself out on your old career! Just kidding, that’s the last thing anyone should do, but for me...

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What good website copywriting looks like in 2017

In the prehistoric days of the Internet, good website copywriting wasn’t as important as it is today.  Around the time that most of us started getting AOL CDs in the mail, there were only around 100,000 websites in existence. Back then, primitive search engines used human-submitted directories, until Google became the clear winner by relying on “backlinks”...

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