Comox Valley AI | BC + AI Ecosystem

A regional chapter of the BC AI Ecosystem Association

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CV + AI Community Meetup #2 · Luma

Co-leads: Kris Krüg, Steve Jones, Colin Fitzgerald, and Mel DiPietro. Public contact: [email protected]

Comox Valley AI is the BC + AI regional chapter for Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Campbell River, and the wider Island. We bring builders, artists, educators, parents, public servants, founders, skeptics, students, and curious neighbours into the same room to understand AI without the hype, the panic, or the sales pitch.

Current Season: July to December 2026

First Thursdays, 6:00-8:00 PM PT. Venue TBD in the Comox Valley.

Public contact: [email protected]

July 2, 2026 - Meetup #3: Local Intelligence - https://luma.com/comox-ai-july Question: What if the Valley is already smarter than the imported AI playbook?
August 6, 2026 - Meetup #4: After The Demo - https://luma.com/comox-ai-august Question: What survives contact with real life, real work, real budgets, and real people?
September 3, 2026 - Meetup #5: Original Intelligence - https://luma.com/comox-ai-september Question: What human skills get more valuable when the machines get easier to use?
October 1, 2026 - Meetup #6: The Local AI Commons - https://luma.com/comox-ai-october Question: What would shared AI infrastructure look like if the Valley built it for itself?
November 5, 2026 - Meetup #7: Trust The Room, Question The Machine - https://luma.com/comox-ai-november Question: How do we keep local trust intact when agents, scams, and automation get slippery?
December 3, 2026 - Meetup #8: Both Hands Full - https://luma.com/comox-ai-december Question: What did the Valley learn this year, and what do we carry into 2027?

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CV + AI Meetup #8: Both Hands Full

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Vancouver Island Context Archive

Older Vancouver Island strategy, venue research, and January launch framing are preserved in the archive snapshot for reference.

Archive snapshot: https://app.notion.com/p/376c6f799a33819f8c95f4e002147d79

The current hub above is the canonical source for Comox Valley AI leadership, cadence, Luma links, and season navigation.

Comox Valley AI now focuses on Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Campbell River, and the wider Island.
Public contact: [email protected].
See the archive snapshot for Island-wide context and earlier strategy notes.

Current Community Frame

Mission: Bring local builders, artists, educators, parents, public servants, founders, skeptics, students, and curious neighbours into the same room to understand AI without hype, panic, or sales pitch.

What we are trying to protect:

Community-first learning across Courtenay, Comox, Cumberland, Campbell River, and the wider Island.
Creative, practical, skeptical conversations where code meets culture and real life.
Respect for Indigenous data sovereignty, reconciliation, and relational technology.
Future-facing local capacity without hype, panic, or sales pitch.