Forage and feast safely
2020-10-17
October… when the lure of gold hidden in the forested slopes of our local mountains and valleys draws the forager out of their comfortable abode.Continue Reading
QB restaurants & cafes
2020-10-17
Here’s a handy list of Qualicum Beach restaurants, cafés, coffee bars and bakeries along with their hours of operation — as of October 15, 2020.Continue Reading
BREAKERS: timely tidbits
2020-10-17
Mayor Wiese misleads public about Buller Road clean-up Rotary Club bottle drive-thru a big hit for Food Bank RDN increases protection of Coats Marsh wetlandsContinue Reading
Wake-up call for QB tourism
2020-10-01
While School District 69 is the largest single [public sector] employer in our region, tourism is arguably the biggest private sector economic driver in QualicumContinue Reading
Letters: Council urged to stop playing favourites, protect OCP
2020-10-01
Susan Blacklin writes in response to a letter published in a recent issue of Second Opinion QB and the subdivision proposed by Rick and LindaContinue Reading
BREAKERS: timely tidbits
2020-10-01
Want to vote by mail? Order your ballot before October 17. We spoke too soon! 263 Buller Road is not cleaned up. RDN automated garbageContinue Reading
Council suppressing citizen input on proposed cell tower?
2020-09-23
QB residents Dr. Fred and Carol Dowe, in a recent letter to the Mayor, Council, and Town Staff, raise objections about the public consultation processContinue Reading
Letters: confusing COVID-19 expert advice
2020-09-23
Reader Barb Riordan writes about the confusing plethora of COVID-19 “experts,” and how to assess their sometimes conflicting advice. When it comes to understanding COVID-19,Continue Reading
BREAKERS: timely tidbits
2020-09-23
Readers question Mayor’s rationale for lack of Town beautification TOSH Music on Sunday is streaming ahead online Celebrate National Tree Day September 23 Become aContinue Reading
QB author taps into young adult scene
2020-09-15
Warning — irony ahead. Having grown up in Vancouver and lived in Victoria for most of her adult life, writer Laura Langston finds the thingContinue Reading