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
April 17, 2023 – Conventional wisdom suggests that increasing our housing supply will reduce home prices. Or, is this wishful thinking? Expert research, reinforced byContinue Reading
May 20, 2022 – In a previous article, Kevin Monahan raised concerns about the Town’s attempt to eliminate, as a mere “housekeeping” task, one ofContinue Reading
Why is the Town removing our benches? Dear Editor, This is a list of benches that I have noticed on my walks around Qualicum BeachContinue Reading
What defines Qualicum Beach, the strange wars on trees? In Qualicum Beach, if all our neighbours did what mine are doing today — chopping downContinue Reading
In February 2021 QB resident Susan Lloyd submitted the following letter to the first Public Hearing of the Todsen / Happach OCP and Zoning amendmentsContinue Reading
The following letters are in response to our article Losing our edge? Time for a doughnut?: Dear Editor: Well written article about our changing Town.Continue Reading
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
In regards to escalating clear-cutting of trees on residential and Town land January 20, 2021 Dear Mayor and Councillors – I am writing on behalfContinue Reading
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