Climate change – resilience or resistance?
2022-09-02
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: Housing plan deception – Cemetery benches removed – Town plants 47 trees beside Heritage Forest?!
2021-12-20
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: Town managers ignored Council housing directive – RDN denies Oceanside Initiatives funding – Backyard chicken survey cooked – Town conceals grant failure
2021-12-02
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
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
Why is the Todsen proposal still lumbering along?
2021-07-05
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
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: Qualicum Heights permit issued – Another Town clear-cut – Farmers Market changes – March for our Future
2021-07-05
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
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
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
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