January 2026
| Mon 12 | Council | Council Meeting |
| Mon 26 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 26 | Council | Council Meeting |
February 2026
| Mon 2 | Council | Village Hall Meeting | |
| Mon 9 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting | |
| Mon 9 | Council | Council Meeting | |
| Tue 10 | Chamber of Commerce | Economic Outlook Breakfast Presentation by Susan Mowbray of MNP to business leaders and government about local economic statistics and outlook. Panel discussion including representatives of Aciano Development, CFB Comox, Comox Valley Airport, CanWest Mechanical. | |
| Sat 21 | VIRL | Library AGM and Board Meeting Election of new Chair (Jonathan Lerner, Lantzville), Vice Chair (Cheryl Northcott, Tahsis) and Executive Committee I have been appointed to the Audit and Finance Special Committee New Board Policy: Investment and Cash Management – adopted Financial reserves now fully funded Forward movement on branch updates or replacement in Tofino, Tahsis and Campbell River | |
| Mon 23 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting | |
| Mon 23 | Council | Council Meeting | |
| Thu 26 | Wounded Warriors | Wounded Warriors Run – Morning start 6:30am at Cumberland Legion Greeted the runners and their support team on behalf of Mayor and Council. Shared coffee and breakfast, cheered the team on their way, supported by members of the Cumberland Fire Department and Cumberland Legion. |
March 2026
| Mon 9 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 9 | Council | Council Meeting |
| Sat 14 | Firefighters Society | Annual Firefighters Banquet |
| Mon 16 | Council | Transportation Masterplan Workshop |
| Mon 16 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 23 | Council | Ribbon Cutting celebration for the Waste Water Treatment Plant |
| Mon 23 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 23 | Council | Council Meeting |
April 2026
| Mon 13 | Council | Council Meeting |
| Fri 24 | AVICC | AVICC Convention in Victoria (Full program – https://avicc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Program_FINAL_APRIL-22.pdf) Workshop – Navigating the Big Divide. Analysis and tools for handling the tension and interrelationship between Conviction and Openness Convention opening and initial sessions CUPE Reception for Delegates |
| Sat 25 | AVICC | Association AGM and Resolutions sessions Panel Discussion – Troubled Water – Regulation in and around Waterways. Mainly tidewater issues but also watershed and watercourses in private managed forest lands. Panel Discussion – The Future of Forestry in BC. Economics of forestry, sustainable management approaches, wildfire mitigation, mill closures, raw log export issues, watershed and flooding impacts, fibre availability. |
| Sun 26 | AVICC | Resolution sessions Addresses from BC Conservative Caucus, Green Party, Student Delegates Presentation – Strong Towns – impact of zoning density on economic prosperity per acre and infrastructure sustainability. |
| Mon 27 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 27 | Council | Council Meeting |
May 2026
| Fri 1 | VIRL | Library Audit and Finance Special Committee meeting Presentation by the auditors, budget assumptions report for start of annual budget process |
| Wed 6 | Strong Cities | Community Dialogue on Online Harms A facilitated session for community leaders on the impacts and mitigation of negative online behaviours. Held at the Cumberland Library with approx 20 attendees |
| Thu 14 | RCMP | Coffee with a Cop Q+A session at Cumberland Grind |
| Thu 14 | Village | Agenda Planning meeting |
| Mon 18 | Events Society | May Days Parade, Ceremony and May Queen Luncheon |
| Mon 25 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 25 | Council | Council Meeting |
| Fri 29 | Gord Johns MP | Meeting with Gord Johns to discuss impacts of financial scams on residents. Gord and NDP advocating improvements to consumer protections through legislation and the federal National Anti-Fraud Strategy work currently underway. |
| Fri 29 | University of Calgary | Interview for Canadian Municipal Barometer research project on voting participation. |
| Sat 30 | VIRL | Board Meeting Clean audit report and approval of the Statement of Financial Information Update on Tofino Branch replacement – new build beside community centre Update on Standardized schedule and opening hours. Increase in total open hours across the region, reduced reliance on casual staff, higher proportion of staff full-time, all part-time staff now qualify for benefits. |
| Sat 30 | VIRL Cumberland Branch | VIRL 90th Birthday celebration, and retirement recognition Local celebration for organization birthday and retirement of branch supervisor Yvonne Alix after 45 years of service. Well attended by library patrons. |
June 2026
| Mon 1 | Council | Village Hall Meeting |
| Fri 5 | UROC | Epic Trail Opening Ceremony Trailside ceremony in the Community Forest to celebrate the opening of the ‘Epic’ trail network |
| Sat 6 | 386 Komox Air Cadets | Air Cadets Review Parade, drills and demonstrations by the young men and women of 386 Komox Air Cadets. |
| Mon 8 | Council | Council Meeting |
| Sun 14 | Cumberland Museum | Miners Memorial Graveside Vigil Remembrance, speeches and songs at the Cumberland Cemetery and the Nikkei No Haka Cemetery |
| Tue 16 | NIC | NIC Convocation Representing Cumberland at the graduation ceremony and celebration for NIC’s class of 2026 |
| Tue 16 | 19 Wing Comox | Renaming Ceremony for 19 Wing Hanger Ceremony for the naming of the J.F. “Stocky” Edwards and A. “Toni” Edwards Hanger at CFB Comox |
| Fri 19 | VIRL | Audit and Finance Special Committee Meeting Review of first draft financial plan and extension of audit services agreement for two more years |
| Mon 22 | Council | Council Meeting |
| Sun 28 | CV Farmers Markets | Opening of the Cumberland Farmers Market for the 2026 Season |
July 2026
| Sun 12 | Province of BC | Visit of the Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities. Tour of Cumberland for Minister Anderson with Council and CAO. |
| Mon 13 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 13 | Council | Public Hearing – OCP and Zoning Bylaw Amendments |
| Mon 13 | Council | Council Meeting |
| Fri 24 | VIRL | Audit and Finance Special Committee Meeting Review of second draft financial plan and recommendation of the plan to the Board – more details available in September |
| Mon 27 | Council | Committee of the Whole Meeting |
| Mon 27 | Council | Council Meeting |
August 2026
| Thu 6 | Council | Special Council Meeting – Closed |
| Thu 20 | Council | Special Council Meeting – Closed |
| Fri 28 | VIllage | Pride Flag raising ceremony |
| Sat 29 | Queer Centre Comox Valley | Pride Parade |
September 2026
| Tue 8 | Council | Regular Council Meeting |
| Sat 12 | VIRL | Library Board Meeting |
| Mon 14 | UBCM | UBCM Annual Convention – Vancouver |