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Councillor Anne Skipsey

Media’s biased PR campaigns influence Town’s budget and future plans

2023-07-14
On: July 14, 2023

July 14, 2023 – Communities across the province of BC prepare Official Community Plans (OCPs), often with admirable public interest, meaningful participation and pride inContinue Reading

LETTERS: Roundabout mural dangerous – Disappointing Town climate action

2023-05-23
On: May 23, 2023

May 23, 2023 Proposed roundabout mural dangerous Mr. Mayor and Council of Qualicum Beach: I understand that the Town is considering a proposal for aContinue Reading

Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Council rejects variance – MARS Rhodo show – Short-term rental dithering

2023-04-17
On: April 17, 2023

April 17, 2023 Council rejects request for property variance, no reason given The sincere efforts of late by Town Administration and Council to improve transparencyContinue Reading

Promises, promises – what returning candidates said during 2018 campaign

2022-10-03
On: October 3, 2022

October 03, 2022 – All five incumbent Town of Qualicum Beach Council members are standing for re-election in 2022. This election campaign is a performanceContinue Reading

Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Town botches Public Hearings – Climate Crisis March – No shutdown of Port Alberni emergency department

2022-07-21
On: July 21, 2022

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

Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Town managers ignored Council housing directive – RDN denies Oceanside Initiatives funding – Backyard chicken survey cooked – Town conceals grant failure

2021-12-02
On: December 2, 2021

DECEMBER 2, 2021 Breaking News: Public Information Meeting – Naked Naturals re-zoning application – Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Town managers ignored Council’s direction on HousingContinue Reading

LED streetlights – dark skies enjoyed in some QB neighbourhoods

2021-12-02
On: December 2, 2021

DECEMBER 2, 2021 – The introduction of industrial-strength LED lighting to Qualicum Beach residential streets remains a persistent burr under the community’s collective saddle, butContinue Reading

TELUS proxy constrains QB residents’ input, with help from Council and federal agency

2021-11-16
On: November 16, 2021

On June 22, 2021, the Town announced it had issued a development permit two months earlier to TELUS to install a 45 metre tall communicationsContinue Reading

LETTERS: Residents not taking bench removal sitting down

2021-10-08
On: October 8, 2021

Two letter writers express the exasperation of the Town’s residents regarding the mysterious and inexplicable disappearance of benches from the community. A few weeks agoContinue Reading

Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Cyclo-cross a hit – QB is COVID central – Local youth climate action – French Press supports Every Child

2021-10-08
On: October 8, 2021

Cross on the Commons 2021 a huge success Qualicum Beach is COVID-19 central Local youth advocate for climate crisis action French Press customers support EveryContinue Reading

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