The mystery of the missing slides has been solved, thanks to local media sources.

Last summer, Courtenay resident Clayton Rogers came across a box in a Courtenay parking lot. The box was filled with photo slides of family memories.

Rogers held onto the box for a while, not knowing what to do.

His mother, Karen, reached out to The Comox Valley Record last week, hoping the local Black Press publication could help solve the mystery.

An article was posted to the Record website on May 22, grabbing the attention of the local television station.

On Monday, CTV Vancouver Island ran a clip on its 6 p.m. newscast, and soon thereafter, the dots were connected.

Tuesday morning, Kosha and Gord Lipke came to the Record office to pick up their long-lost family treasures.

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Kosha said she and her husband, Gord, received a phone call from CTV reporter Gord Kurbis, telling her about the box.

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Kurbis said he received a phone call immediately after his clip ran on the evening news.

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Rogers said he was surprised to get the call Tuesday morning that the mystery had been solved.

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terry.farrell@blackpress.ca
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