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
Todsen proposal creeping closer to D-Day
2021-02-04
On February 10, 2021, QB Town Council will convene a Public Hearing that will likely be looked back upon as a watershed moment in theContinue 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
Truth in advertising? QB’s local media scene Part 2
2021-01-09
In Part 2, we examine startling revelations regarding the local media scene, including allegations of financial impropriety involving the murky expenditure of provincial tax dollars.Continue 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
How Quality Foods misled the public, helped derail Bus Garage deal
2020-11-28
It seems so long ago now, but it was at the beginning of this year, January 17, 2020, that the Town announced that they hadContinue 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
BREAKERS: timely tidbits
2020-10-17
Mayor Wiese misleads public about Buller Road clean-up Rotary Club bottle drive-thru a big hit for Food Bank RDN increases protection of Coats Marsh wetlandsContinue Reading
3-member Council changes QB’s strategic priorities
2020-10-01
On August 31, 2020, three of the five members of Council (Mayor Brian Wiese, Councillor Scott Harrison and Councillor Teunis Westbroek) met with senior TownContinue Reading