QB’s dark, dismal grant application track record
2021-02-20
Qualicum Beach residents and taxpayers are typically given a rah-rah press release on those rare occasions when a grant request has been approved. On theContinue Reading
Amateur traffic planners
2021-02-20
Early in the February 3, 2021 regular Council Meeting (around the 3 minute mark on the video), the three Councillors turned themselves into an adContinue Reading
BREAKERS: Anti-mask doctors – RDN Rent Bank – larger Council requested
2021-02-20
Local chiropractor’s medical mask exemption provided by doctor who spoke at anti-mask rally Request for additional QB Councillors French Press doubles indoor dining! First everContinue Reading
LETTERS: partisan mayors moving QB backwards
2021-02-04
It seems our town is moving backwards, not forward. I was stunned a few days ago when I noticed that Qualicum Beach was not onContinue Reading
Council disregarding East Village concept
2021-01-09
Editor: In this article, Kevin Monahan points out that Town Council’s plan for revitalizing the East Village does not align with the earlier “concept” theyContinue 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
LETTERS: plastic benches, mayor’s conduct, $2M windfall, tree cutting by-law?
2020-11-28
Colm Harty writes about replacing locally made park benches with plastic: Our locally made park benches are mysteriously disappearing. They are being replaced by castContinue Reading
Town staff try to thwart preservation of St. Andrews Lodge
2020-11-08
Evidence from Town documents reveals that the Town’s corporate administrator, Heather Svenson, misdirected Council, preventing the public from having appropriate input into the initial hastyContinue Reading
LETTERS: support for St. Andrews Lodge
2020-11-08
Here is just a sampling of letters written in support of saving historic St. Andrews Lodge on the Qualicum Beach waterfront from an ill-considered TownContinue Reading