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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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