Category: News
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CV Conservation Strategy gives qualified support for MLHS project
Re: Mack Laing and proposal for Baybrook … The steering committee for the Comox Valley Conservation Strategy Community Partnership urges the Town of Comox to work with Mack Laing Heritage Society, K’ómoks First Nations, residents of the town and other groups such as Project Watershed, Comox Valley Nature, Macdonald Wood Park Society and Brooklyn Creek…
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Mack Laing’s Baybrook home as important as Haig-Brown’s
As Mack Laing’s biographer, I must clarify the view expressed by some concerned Town of Comox residents that Laing’s house Baybrook, his waterfront and creek-side home in Comox, has “no heritage value.” The very opposite is true. Indeed, Baybrook is directly equivalent to the writer Roderick Haig-Brown’s house, Above Tide, in Campbell River. Both Baybrook…
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Baybrook area petition supported by MLHS
Many thanks to the local residents who signed a petition declaring themselves ‘In favour of leaving Baybrook in its natural state’. The Mack Laing Heritage Society strongly supports this declaration.
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Mack Laing Heritage Society issues special brochure
The attached information brochure outlines some of the history of the Baybrook property, Baybrook house, the MLHS proposal and the mission of the MLHS. Download it here: MLHSBrochureSeptember 2014
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Baybrook could be a hub for Comox parks
Dear Mayor Ives and Councillors, We are writing as recent residents of Comox, parents and grandparents, having raised our children and now participating in the life and education of our grandchildren. We recognise the value in developing Baybrook as a “Nature House”, a centre for education and enjoyment for all. We would like to preserve…
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Society presents Final Report to Comox Council
On Wednesday, August 20, 2014, the Mack Laing Heritage Society presented its Final Phase 2 Report to Comox Town Council. The full report may be read here: https://macklaingsociety.ca/?p=66 The Society is now awaiting a Council decision on the plans outlined in this report. -30-
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Thank-you to our wonderful contributors – who helped make our event a success!
40 Knots Winery Angela Burns Anonymous (3) Art Knapp Plants & Gifts Backdoor Gallery & Studio Barb Hutson Benino Gelato Bert Heeringa, Canadian Tire Berwick Comox Valley Retirement Communities Betty Brooks Bill Maximick Blackfin Pub Blue Heron Books Cascadianwoodtech Chelsea Nuez Clever Crow Herbs, Spices and Sea Salt Coast Imaging Arts Coast Surf Shop Comox…
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Mack Laing Heritage Society fundraiser a huge success!
Eighty-four Comox Valley residents enjoyed a spectacular evening on August 16th, at the Tee Box restaurant in Comox. The Mack Laing Heritage Society held its first fundraising dinner and auction raising in excess of $10,000.