Climate change – resilience or resistance?
2022-09-02
September 02, 2022 – It seems to be a quirk of human nature to avoid confronting uncomfortable thoughts about the future. Yet most of usContinue Reading
LETTERS: Dangerous drivers – Emergency management
2022-09-02
September 02, 2022 Dangerous drivers know they can get away with it Dear Editor, I am a new resident of Qualicum and was sad toContinue Reading
BREAKERS: LED streetlighting – 2nd Todsen defamation lawsuit discontinued – Hit-and-Run investigation
2022-09-02
September 02, 2022 LED streetlighting – a cursory update from Bob Weir 2nd Todsen defamation lawsuit discontinued RCMP investigation of fatal crash reveals alleged drunkContinue Reading
“Dawdling and delaying” Ravensong Pool upgrade “doubles cost”
2022-08-17
August 17, 2022 – For residents and visitors whose health and recreation needs rely on the Ravensong Aquatic Centre, the last two weeks of JulyContinue Reading
LETTERS: Bike path congestion – Roaming cats a concern – East Village development – Illicit drug deaths
2022-08-17
August 17, 2022 Bike path congestion The following letter requesting support from QB Mayor and Council appeared on the agenda of the August 10, 2022Continue Reading
BREAKERS: Defamation lawsuit dismissed – Marine Science Fair – Humpback whale sighting – Cycling Cross on the Commons – Spider Lake sizzle
2022-08-17
August 17, 2022 Todsen defamation lawsuit against local environmental group dismissed Deep Bay Marine Science Fair – Aug 26 Summer sizzles at laid-back Spider LakeContinue Reading
Town Hall transparency – good news and bad news
2022-07-21
July 21, 2022 – For anyone who had given up trying to find QB Town Council’s discussion on a specific agenda topic on one ofContinue Reading
Small Town, City Blues – a view from next door
2022-07-21
July 21, 2022 – Small Town, City Blues is a short documentary film that talks about the phenomenon of gentrification in Cumberland, BC from theContinue Reading
BREAKERS: Town botches Public Hearings – Climate Crisis March – No shutdown of Port Alberni emergency department
2022-07-21
July 21, 2022 Town botches, reschedules Public Hearings Climate Crisis March for Our Future July 22 No shutdown planned for Port Alberni hospital emergency departmentContinue Reading
Town halts planning for public square at former Bus Garage site
2022-06-30
June 30, 2022 – In two previous articles, we reviewed progress (using that term loosely) on development of the property owned by the Town ofContinue Reading