Qualicum Beach News

Bus service in several areas of Nanaimo is set to improve. B.C. Transit is expanding service in September with improved connections for the No.

Each Sunday throughout the summer, local producers and artisans gather in the parking lot of Parksville's Coastal Communtiy Credit Union for a farmers' market.

Thanks to significant help from local organizations and businesses, Sparky the Fire Dog has been able to move to Qualicum Beach.

Qualicum Beach residents gathered at the local Legion Wednesday to celebrate Canada Day.

Jack Wilson had some second thoughts, but the rest of Qualicum Beach council did not and the town will be going ahead with building a roundabout at the intersection of Memorial Avenue and Rupert Road.

Comox councillors will have a few weeks to consider information about a proposed ban on future drive-thrus in the town.

The prospect of overnight stays becoming part of sought after improvements to local health care is on life support with virtually no chance of recovery following a Regional District of Nanaimo board meeting Tuesday.

Police are this week reporting success in their investigations into a spate of robberies in Parksville and Qualicum Beach following one man's guilty plea and the laying of additional charges against a man accused of three break and enters.

A Qualicum Beach man was one of 15 people who received decorations for bravery from Governor General Michaelle Jean on Friday.

It might seem incongruous that a woman, not yet out of her teens, would have such an affinity for traditional acoustic music that dates back generations.

The Regional District of Nanaimo has initiated legal action against a homeowner near Qualicum Beach operating a mechanical repair shop in defiance of zoning bylaws.

There appears to be no end to visions of grandeur to remodel and improve the communities of Oceanside.

The engine coughs to life and then sputters and dies. Dave Arnold turns it over again and once more the propeller of the Navion turns a few times and then comes to rest.

One of naturea s most powerful and awe inspiring sites, waterfalls dot the province and the mid-Island is no exception.

Aviation buffs will crowd onto the grounds of the Qualicum Beach Airport tomorrow for a full day devoted to the wonders of flight.

The weather was perfect and Dee and Larry Aguliar were all smiles as their dream for an artists street market came to fruition Friday during opening ceremonies held in Qualicum Beach.

Internationally recognized jazz performer Phil Dwyer has two more awards to add to a burgeoning collection, thanks to recent wins of both a Juno, and a National Jazz Award.

District 69 is another step closer to achieving a health centre, Parksville Mayor Ed Mayne announced at Monday's city council meeting.

A Vancouver Island couple has been charged with abduction after two teenage sisters were taken from their mother's home in Alberta.

Even as Premier Gordon Campbell slammed the prime minister for the countrya s uneven Employment Insurance rules, local MLA Ron Cantelon was sounding a note of optimism on the issue.