Town Planner demands homeowners resolve encroachments
2020-11-08
The agenda for the October 28, 2020 Council meeting stated that ”the Town will not be redirecting time and resources away from other strategic prioritiesContinue Reading
Town staff try to thwart preservation of St. Andrews Lodge
2020-11-08
Evidence from Town documents reveals that the Town’s corporate administrator, Heather Svenson, misdirected Council, preventing the public from having appropriate input into the initial hastyContinue Reading
Discarding St. Andrew’s Lodge because Town Planner’s too busy?
2020-10-27
A major chunk of Qualicum Beach history may soon be destined for oblivion. After spending $3.4 million in 2018 to acquire the St. Andrews LodgeContinue Reading
Time for a community discussion about housing
2020-10-17
Plenty of pundits in and around Qualicum Beach have expressed a need — usually imprecisely defined, if at all, and seldom backed up by current,Continue Reading
A little light shone on the Town’s finances!
2020-10-17
Qualicum Beach residents may have noticed an improvement in the information provided in the August 31, 2020 monthly Financial Report submitted to Council at theirContinue Reading
3-member Council changes QB’s strategic priorities
2020-10-01
On August 31, 2020, three of the five members of Council (Mayor Brian Wiese, Councillor Scott Harrison and Councillor Teunis Westbroek) met with senior TownContinue Reading
Busting the myth about proposed Waterfront roundabout funding
2020-10-01
At the June 24, 2020 Council meeting, Councillor Scott Harrison stated that “We do have one federal grant looped into the Memorial [upgrades project] atContinue Reading
Pat Collins on new jazz album, KSS days
2020-09-23
One of the many professional musicians that got their start here in Qualicum Beach released a new album earlier this year. We had the opportunityContinue Reading
Town not enforcing builder compliance
2020-09-23
While working on a previous story about community opposition to proposed changes at a waterfront property on Higson Crescent in the northwest corner of QB,Continue Reading
Rattled Mayor and Town engineer crank up spin machine
2020-09-15
On April 2, 2020, Mayor Brian Wiese and Town engineer Bob Weir were issued a federal Compliance Order to stop construction that had continued forContinue Reading