QB Council’s track record supporting white elephants erodes Town reserves
2023-05-23
May 23, 2023 A white elephant is a possession that its owner cannot dispose of, and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out ofContinue Reading
BREAKERS: Nursing home privacy breach – New arts & music festival – AVICC watershed resolutions
2023-05-23
May 23, 2023 Privacy breach by Eagle Park long-term care facility A reader brought to our attention that staff at Eagle Park, a long-term careContinue Reading
VIHA’s April 2023 Board Forum – an orgy of self-praise amidst growing concerns from public
2023-05-23
May 23, 2023 – At a recent Vancouver Island Health Authority Board Forum, when asked by a member of the public when an additional primaryContinue Reading
The future of food – one family farm at a time
2023-04-17
April 17, 2023 – A few years ago, a young couple in southern Alberta made a life-changing decision. Today, they and their young son areContinue Reading
Health Authority refuses medical records of deceased family members to widows, executors, adult children
2023-03-28
Politically appointed board members create culture of disrespect and secrecy March 28, 2023 – When the family of Colm Harty, a Qualicum Beach man killedContinue Reading
Local ownership of community news media
2023-03-28
“In a bizarre deal with TorStar in 2017, Postmedia swapped dozens of local papers with the Toronto conglomerate, almost all of which were immediately shutContinue Reading
A review of Town-funded organizations – good groups, and good grief !!
2023-03-28
March 28, 2023 – Qualicum Beach taxpayers support a variety of recreational, cultural and business development organizations that serve not only our community but alsoContinue Reading
BREAKERS: Mayor’s apology misleading? – School District surprises tenants – Mini-documentary screening, win tickets – MPs’ exchange marred – Children’s Festival
2023-03-28
March 28, 2023 Mayor’s apology – misleading narrative? The apology published in PQB News on Feb 8, 2023 by Mayor Teunis Westbroek as a conditionContinue Reading
Singer Maureen Washington & her Quartet return for an evening of soulful jazz & blues
2023-02-24
February 24, 2023 – The only music playing in the background during our interview with jazz singer Maureen Washington were the timers chiming at intervalsContinue Reading
BREAKERS: Local donations reach 60 quake-orphaned children – Mayor’s defamation settlement raises questions
2023-02-24
February 24, 2023 Fundraising for children orphaned by Turkey-Syrian earthquake A fundraising drive has been launched to help approximately 60 children in one village who,Continue Reading