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On a desert island in the Salish Sea

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Naked Naturals development? – Skateboard park update – Roundabout rodeo – VIHA Board’s public disengagement – Season champs!

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Frustrated QB homeowner files lawsuit against Town

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LETTERS: Lower speed limits needed – Hamilton Marsh trash dumping – Farmers Market kudos – Tree Day proposal

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British Medical Journal shames Canada for its handling of covid-19, Canadian military underscores why

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Media’s biased PR campaigns influence Town’s budget and future plans

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The future of food – in the Island Hothouse

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Provincial costs increasingly downloaded to our municipal tax bill

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Ballard Homes story correction – 230 Second Ave. W. plan ambiguous – Tea shop hidden gem – Ballenas track funding update

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LETTERS: School trustee complaint – KSS amenities proposed – Water restrictions – French Creek sewage odour

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“Dog’s breakfast” on Memorial roundabout design + $3M more for ‘finishing touches’?

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Teegan Walshe doesn’t sit on the sidelines

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Community development review survey – Samar’s citizenship ceremony – Pollinator pathways

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RDN alleges Ballard Fine Homes issued fraudulent occupancy permits

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LETTERS: New civic planning approach suggested – Low frequency noise problem

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QB Council’s track record supporting white elephants erodes Town reserves

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Nursing home privacy breach – New arts & music festival – AVICC watershed resolutions

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VIHA’s April 2023 Board Forum – an orgy of self-praise amidst growing concerns from public

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Fewer swimming lessons and lifeguard shortages make swimming even riskier this summer

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LETTERS: Roundabout mural dangerous – Disappointing Town climate action

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The future of food – one family farm at a time

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Recent legal actions hit home for Qualicum Beach families

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LETTERS: Harty hit-and-run investigation – Deteriorating school fields – Roundabout mural – Wider news coverage wanted

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Experts weigh in – why building more housing doesn’t mean it will cost less, and other impacts of our local housing actions

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Council rejects variance – MARS Rhodo show – Short-term rental dithering

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Health Authority refuses medical records of deceased family members to widows, executors, adult children

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Local ownership of community news media

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A review of Town-funded organizations – good groups, and good grief !!

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Mayor’s apology misleading? – School District surprises tenants – Mini-documentary screening, win tickets – MPs’ exchange marred – Children’s Festival

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LETTERS: School Board trustee responds

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RDN scrutiny reveals QB paying too much for RCMP services?

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School Board impedes public access to information

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Singer Maureen Washington & her Quartet return for an evening of soulful jazz & blues

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Local donations reach 60 quake-orphaned children – Mayor’s defamation settlement raises questions

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LETTERS: Wiese appointment as alternate RDN director raises concerns – School facilities decline

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Neglected Qualicum Beach schools could become “whole community” assets with modest investment, Town collaboration

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Why we criticize… Town Council & Administration

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There’s no such thing as affordable housing

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Local familes shattered by relatives’ deaths in earthquake – $95,000 contract awarded to Legion by Town for community events, no public consultation

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LETTERS: Appointment of former mayor Wiese as RDN alternate raises concern

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Driver in Qualicum Beach hit-and-run death was facing charges in another motor vehicle fatality

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How one small school in B.C. became a public elementary Montessori school

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EXPLAINER:  Local law enforcement accountability

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LETTERS: Former long-time mayor Art Skipsey in his own words, and his family’s tribute

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Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Brant Wildlife Festival – Biosphere Roundtable – Cinema feasibility study – Town Council strategic planning

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Journey from war in Ukraine to safety on Vancouver Island

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The future of housing – ‘gentle intensification’ or destabilizing chaos?

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