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
LETTERS: Dangerous drivers – Emergency management
2022-09-02
September 02, 2022 Dangerous drivers know they can get away with it Dear Editor, I am a new resident of Qualicum and was sad toContinue Reading
Town Hall transparency – good news and bad news
2022-07-21
July 21, 2022 – For anyone who had given up trying to find QB Town Council’s discussion on a specific agenda topic on one ofContinue Reading
BREAKERS: Town botches Public Hearings – Climate Crisis March – No shutdown of Port Alberni emergency department
2022-07-21
July 21, 2022 Town botches, reschedules Public Hearings Climate Crisis March for Our Future July 22 No shutdown planned for Port Alberni hospital emergency departmentContinue Reading
Town halts planning for public square at former Bus Garage site
2022-06-30
June 30, 2022 – In two previous articles, we reviewed progress (using that term loosely) on development of the property owned by the Town ofContinue Reading
Call to reopen Public Hearing into Todsen development application
2022-05-20
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
Violation of mail ballot secrecy alleged in May 2021 municipal by-election
2022-05-01
May 01, 2022 – An alleged violation of mail-in ballot secrecy in the May 15, 2021 municipal by-election has been reported to the RCMP. TheContinue Reading
LETTERS: Herbicide use – LED street lighting – Eileen Wicks’ detention
2022-05-01
May 01, 2022 Continued use of herbicides harms our region’s biodiversity Dear Editor, I am concerned about the continued use of herbicides in our forestsContinue Reading
Nanimo Hospital ignores FOI request for records, Eileen Wicks still detained, allegations surface
2022-02-14
February 14, 2022 | Updated Feb 15 – It has been one month since a squad of RCMP officers entered the home of Eileen andContinue Reading
Foreshore folly – green shore project fails after four months
2022-01-21
JAN 21, 2022 – Three days after the king tide of Friday, January 7th damaged a small section of Qualicum Beach’s waterfront, Town Engineer BobContinue Reading