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Pheasant Glen hotel design panned by Advisory Planning Commission
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
October 3, 2023
Many journeys – the Ravensong canoe and its master carver
By:
Editor
On:
October 3, 2023
BREAKERS: School Board secrecy – Orange shirts – Homeowner lawsuit – Streetlight design – Calypso dance party
By:
Editor
On:
October 3, 2023
Lessons from the summer of ’23 – Qualicum Beach the next West Kelowna?
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
October 3, 2023
LETTERS: ‘Over-height’ house lawsuit – East Village sidewalk danger – Pheasant Glen rezoning concerns – Streetlights Group requests Town update
By:
Editor
On:
October 3, 2023
On a desert island in the Salish Sea
By:
Editor
On:
September 2, 2023
BREAKERS: Naked Naturals development? – Skateboard park update – Roundabout rodeo – VIHA Board’s public disengagement – Season champs!
By:
Editor
On:
September 2, 2023
Frustrated QB homeowner files lawsuit against Town
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
September 2, 2023
LETTERS: Lower speed limits needed – Hamilton Marsh trash dumping – Farmers Market kudos – Tree Day proposal
By:
Editor
On:
September 2, 2023
British Medical Journal shames Canada for its handling of covid-19, Canadian military underscores why
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
September 2, 2023
Media’s biased PR campaigns influence Town’s budget and future plans
By:
Editor
On:
July 14, 2023
The future of food – in the Island Hothouse
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
July 14, 2023
Provincial costs increasingly downloaded to our municipal tax bill
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
July 14, 2023
BREAKERS: Ballard Homes story correction – 230 Second Ave. W. plan ambiguous – Tea shop hidden gem – Ballenas track funding update
By:
Editor
On:
July 14, 2023
LETTERS: School trustee complaint – KSS amenities proposed – Water restrictions – French Creek sewage odour
By:
Editor
On:
July 14, 2023
“Dog’s breakfast” on Memorial roundabout design + $3M more for ‘finishing touches’?
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
June 13, 2023
Teegan Walshe doesn’t sit on the sidelines
By:
Editor
On:
June 13, 2023
BREAKERS: Community development review survey – Samar’s citizenship ceremony – Pollinator pathways
By:
Editor
On:
June 13, 2023
RDN alleges Ballard Fine Homes issued fraudulent occupancy permits
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
June 13, 2023
LETTERS: New civic planning approach suggested – Low frequency noise problem
By:
Editor
On:
June 13, 2023
QB Council’s track record supporting white elephants erodes Town reserves
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
May 23, 2023
BREAKERS: Nursing home privacy breach – New arts & music festival – AVICC watershed resolutions
By:
Editor
On:
May 23, 2023
VIHA’s April 2023 Board Forum – an orgy of self-praise amidst growing concerns from public
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
May 23, 2023
Fewer swimming lessons and lifeguard shortages make swimming even riskier this summer
By:
Giles Pantano Khudadad
On:
May 23, 2023
LETTERS: Roundabout mural dangerous – Disappointing Town climate action
By:
Editor
On:
May 23, 2023
The future of food – one family farm at a time
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
April 17, 2023
Recent legal actions hit home for Qualicum Beach families
By:
Editor
On:
April 17, 2023
LETTERS: Harty hit-and-run investigation – Deteriorating school fields – Roundabout mural – Wider news coverage wanted
By:
Editor
On:
April 17, 2023
Experts weigh in – why building more housing doesn’t mean it will cost less, and other impacts of our local housing actions
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
April 17, 2023
BREAKERS: Council rejects variance – MARS Rhodo show – Short-term rental dithering
By:
Editor
On:
April 17, 2023
Health Authority refuses medical records of deceased family members to widows, executors, adult children
By:
Editor
On:
March 28, 2023
Local ownership of community news media
By:
Dru Jay-Magda Konieczna
On:
March 28, 2023
A review of Town-funded organizations – good groups, and good grief !!
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
March 28, 2023
BREAKERS: Mayor’s apology misleading? – School District surprises tenants – Mini-documentary screening, win tickets – MPs’ exchange marred – Children’s Festival
By:
Editor
On:
March 28, 2023
LETTERS: School Board trustee responds
By:
Editor
On:
March 28, 2023
RDN scrutiny reveals QB paying too much for RCMP services?
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
February 24, 2023
School Board impedes public access to information
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
February 24, 2023
Singer Maureen Washington & her Quartet return for an evening of soulful jazz & blues
By:
Editor
On:
February 24, 2023
BREAKERS: Local donations reach 60 quake-orphaned children – Mayor’s defamation settlement raises questions
By:
Editor
On:
February 24, 2023
LETTERS: Wiese appointment as alternate RDN director raises concerns – School facilities decline
By:
Editor
On:
February 24, 2023
Neglected Qualicum Beach schools could become “whole community” assets with modest investment, Town collaboration
By:
Ray Woroniak
On:
February 7, 2023
Why we criticize… Town Council & Administration
By:
Gil Sampson
On:
February 7, 2023
There’s no such thing as affordable housing
By:
Daniel Herriges
On:
February 7, 2023
BREAKERS: Local familes shattered by relatives’ deaths in earthquake – $95,000 contract awarded to Legion by Town for community events, no public consultation
By:
Editor
On:
February 7, 2023
LETTERS: Appointment of former mayor Wiese as RDN alternate raises concern
By:
Editor
On:
February 7, 2023
Driver in Qualicum Beach hit-and-run death was facing charges in another motor vehicle fatality
By:
Editor
On:
January 22, 2023
How one small school in B.C. became a public elementary Montessori school
By:
Sylvia Bell
On:
January 22, 2023