Memorial Roundabout – we’re on the hook for another $1.75 million?!
2021-01-23
This time last year, as reflected in the 2020 budget, the Town of Qualicum Beach told us that they needed to spend $3.8 million dollarsContinue Reading
Local farmers’ heritage seeds please gardeners
2021-01-23
After learning that four corporations have patented control over 80 percent of the world’s vegetable seeds, local farmers Dawn and Wayne Osborne felt compelled toContinue Reading
QB Council Won’t Go “Blue”
2021-01-23
Editor: this article was submitted by Lally Grauer, a spokesperson for the Arrowsmith Groundwater Alliance. The Council of Qualicum Beach, reduced to Mayor Wiese andContinue Reading
BREAKERS: timely tidbits
2021-01-23
Qualicum Heights Homeowners Group voices concerns with College Inn development plan Kiwanis Housing Society hints at what they are planning to build Community Park’s once-admiredContinue Reading
Letters: Objections to clear-cutting residential lots, Todsen subdivision, birds
2021-01-23
In regards to escalating clear-cutting of trees on residential and Town land January 20, 2021 Dear Mayor and Councillors – I am writing on behalfContinue Reading
Soaring with swans at Little Qualicum River
2021-01-09
The trumpeter swans are back in Qualicum Beach. One November morning, drawn to the meadows and shoreline where Little Qualicum River meets the ocean, IContinue Reading
Letters: Filmer’s absence, roundabout, airport noise, Higson foreshore
2021-01-09
Councillor Filmer’s leave of absence Planned QB Waterfront roundabout QB Airport management Higson Crescent application for foreshore alteration In response to our story on CouncillorContinue Reading
BREAKERS: timely tidbits
2021-01-09
Public Hearing for Todsen proposal expected on February 3, 2021 Salmonella-infected birds suspected in QB, now confirmed Island beaches disappearing — astonishing new research showsContinue Reading
Waterfront remediation — unintended consequences + taxpayer liability?
2020-12-16
Controversy continues to surround a proposed project on the waterfront at the western edge of town. Residents of Coquitlam, Craig Hodge and Darla Furlani, inContinue Reading
LETTERS: airport staff commended
2020-12-16
Airport staff commended In your informative article on the most recent meeting of the Qualicum Beach Airport Users Committee (QBAUC) you described how it lackedContinue Reading