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Planning Director Luke Sales

Climate change – resilience or resistance?

2022-09-02
On: September 2, 2022

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

Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Housing plan deception – Cemetery benches removed – Town plants 47 trees beside Heritage Forest?!

2021-12-20
On: December 20, 2021

DECEMBER 20, 2021 Housing plan deception by Town management and Council Benches removed from municipal cemetery Brassmas outdoor concert Tuesday noon Dec 21st downtown QBContinue 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

Naked Naturals – tangled web spun by Town staff, next move Council Nov 17

2021-11-16
On: November 16, 2021

The Town’s Advisory Planning Commission (APC) met to review the Naked Naturals proposal on September 15, 2021. While generally supportive of the concept, the APCContinue Reading

Estate Residential Properties

Why is the Todsen proposal still lumbering along?

2021-07-05
On: July 5, 2021

Why is the Todsen development proposal still undecided, one year after it came to Council for first reading (after many years of preamble and set-up)?Continue Reading

Town’s myths & misinformation about Nenzel Road

2021-07-05
On: July 5, 2021

The breadth and depth of information still missing from the Beach Creek Cottage Court application, plus the disinformation that continues to be pumped out byContinue Reading

Breakers at Qualicum Beach

BREAKERS: Qualicum Heights permit issued – Another Town clear-cut – Farmers Market changes – March for our Future

2021-07-05
On: July 5, 2021

Qualicum Heights permit issued for 33 condo units Don May Construction clear-cuts property in Qualicum Woods Farmers Market changes — COVID guidelines + new vendorContinue Reading

LETTERS: Arguments against the Todsen application

2021-07-05
On: July 5, 2021

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

Pheasant Glen hearing unearths more uncertainties

2021-04-14
On: April 14, 2021

In a previous article, we questioned the unseemly haste by Council to push through approval of what we characterized as a half-baked proposal from theContinue Reading

Mayor’s haste to grease skids for Pheasant Glen

2021-03-29
On: March 29, 2021

The current Pheasant Glen Official Community Plan and zoning amendments application is scheduled for a Public Hearing (and possible final approval) on March 31, 2021.Continue Reading

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