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Below are the current news stories relevant to the Parksville and Qualicum Beach area, updated daily.

 

In the opinion of an executive medical director for the Vancouver Island Health Authority, the new health centre in Parksville isn't likely to be home to emergency room service.Dr. Robert Burns, executive medical director - population and community health, was asked outright by Qualicum Beach town ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150675505.html
A toddler was seriously injured in a lawn mowing accident in Qualicum Beach on the weekend.The two-year-old boy lost a foot when it was cut off by a ride-on mower just before 12:30 p.m. Sunday at a home in the 2100 block of Island Highway West.The child was rushed by BC Ambulance personnel to the ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150510495.html
Only about 20 per cent of the parents looking for quality childcare are actually able to find it, says Bill Preston from the District 69 Living Wage for Families Coalition.That’s a problem he’s hoping will be fully explored when the coalition holds a special childcare forum in Qualicum ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150510635.html
This week is National Emergency Preparedness Week (May 6-12) and local organizers are focusing on a regional approach.Parksville emergency program coordinator Aaron Dawson said they have focused on specific aspects in past years.Those included  earthquakes, personal and family preparation and ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150510835.html
Anything that can be done to promote tourism on Vancouver Island should at least be considered, says Dave Willie.The comments came at a recent Regional District of Nanaimo meeting, as directors debated a proposal to provide a bus to shuttle passengers on cruise ships on three dates in September.In a ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150511195.html
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The bright red canoe that has been a fixture in front of the local eatery for many years was stolen last week.The Sandbar Cafe in Qualicum Bay has long been a scenic stopping point for tourists and locals. When owner Helen Hallett learned of the theft she couldn’t believe it.“It has been ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150511515.html
Parksville will hold a special “town hall style” council meeting on May 23 at Ballenas Secondary School as part of it’s ongoing effort to engage the community.This slightly different format is one way council can engage citizens in local government as part of their strategic ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150516535.html
Police are still hunting for a man they think was involved in the smash and grab at Jay’s Lace It Up in Port Alberni.RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for Nanaimo resident Pierre Gino Guidotti, 38.On April 22, police say two suspects smashed the windows at Jay’s Lace It Up and stole ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150516625.html
While promoting his group at a recent Health and Wellness Fair in Qualicum Beach, Court Brooker wore a T-shirt emblazoned with the words: Prostate cancer survivor. Ask me anything.What he gets asked most frequently, he said, involves the chance of survival, once a man has been diagnosed with prostate ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150516705.html
Bark in the First World War in Europe, it took five victories to be declared a fighter ace, but in B.C. in 2012, it takes a full dozen.Rather than a medal however, the RCMP officers who take 12 impaired drivers off the road get inducted into Alexa’s Team. That’s what happened to five ... more
http://www.pqbnews.com/news/150522765.html

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