January 22, 2023
- Bring on spring travellers – 2023 Brant Wildlife Festival plans unveiled
- Ray Woroniak joins Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Roundtable
- Qualicum Beach Multi-Use Cinema Feasibility Study released
- Family Literacy Day – Jan 27
- Town Council Strategic Planning Session – Part 2 – Jan 27
- Scene around Town – twilights
Bring on our spring travellers – 2023 Brant Wildlife Festival plans unveiled
Only two months to go until the 2023 Brant Wildlife Festival begins. On January 18, 2023 festival Community Coordinator Ceri Peacey presented the team’s plan at the Qualicum Beach Town Council meeting. [37-minute mark, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ3d-__To7Q].
For more information and to register for festival events visit https://brantfestival.bc.ca/.
Ray Woroniak joins Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Roundtable
Most readers will know that the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region (MABR) was designated as a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the year 2000.
Staff for the Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region and its associated research institute at Vancouver Island University receive guidance and direction from a Roundtable of regional representatives from local First Nations (Snaw-naw-as, Qualicum, and Snuneymuxw), local and senior levels of government, Vancouver Island University, conservation organizations, forestry industry and local businesses, as well as elected community representatives.
We are pleased to acknowledge that QB resident Ray Woroniak has recently joined the MABR Roundtable leadership team. Ray will be a valued two-way connection between the broad public, specific community groups, SD69 and the MABR Roundtable.
If you have ideas for collaboration, partnerships or need more information, contact Ray at 250 927-7474 or by email at 9192631700hz@gmail.com
Qualicum Beach Multi-Use Cinema completes its Feasibility Study
The Cinema Society thanks QBers for their patience in awaiting this report.
“We are very excited to share MNP’s findings that a community cinema in Qualicum Beach is feasible, would be capable of covering its own running costs, and is likely to have a significantly positive impact on the local economy.”
The Society says the social and cultural benefits of such a cinema are also well-described in this report.
For more information, including a link to the complete consultant’s report, visit https://qbcinema.org/news-1
Celebrate Family Literacy Day – Jan 27
FamilyLiteracyDay.ca
Town Council Strategic Planning Session – Part 2 – Friday, January 27 at 9 A.M.
Council held a two day Strategic Planning workshop on January 11 and 12, 2023 at the Civic Centre which was, for the first time, open to the public to attend as observers (not participants).
At the recent Council meeting, Mayor Westbroek confirmed that a follow-up session to review resulting priorities will be held on Friday, January 27th, starting at 09:00 a.m., again at the Civic Centre, and again the public is welcomed to attend as observers.
Scene around Town – Twilights
A walk around Qualicum Beach in the quiet twilight aftermath of the holiday season.
