Comox

Litz, 32, from Comox, British Columbia, was formerly a firefighter in the Canadian military.

BC Ferries offers service from Powell River — though at times it also has expanded service to Comox on Vancouver Island in a triangle run.

James “Stocky” Edwards, a Canadian fighter pilot and ace during World War II who was heralded as his nation’s “top gun” over the North African desert in 1942 and 1943, died May 14 in Comox, British Columbia.

Announcing the death on Facebook, Comox mayor Russ Arnott, citing the pilot’s family, gave no cause, although Mr. Edwards had had heart problems in recent years.

“I’m proud in my quiet little way,” he told the Comox Valley Record when he turned 100.