Following in Calgary's Footsteps
Most of us have heard of Calgary's on going watermain breaks and the hardship that Calgarians are living with as a result. Seeing the pictures and hearing the news made me cringe when I think of our own towns vulnerability given the age of our drinking water infrastructure....
Jan 184 min read
Don't Sweat the Big Stuff
"One slide presented at the meeting dealt with repairs to Town owned buildings, primarily roof repairs. I did not pay much attention to the slide at the time, possibly because there was little discussion about it and do not know the condition of these roofs. However, the slide states that for a number of the buildings "replacement [has been] deferred beyond useful service [with] risks of unanticipated emergency repairs" with the roof replacements for ....
Jan 184 min read
Oceanside Long Term Care "From Shortfall to Crisis"
On January 13 2026, Dan Levitt, BC's Seniors Advocate made yet another trip to Qualicum Beach to speak to the Oceanside Caregivers group, addressing his shared concerns about the lack of support for seniors in need of long term care (LTC). Currently many residents are waiting for a LTC bed to come available and in the interim some are simply fending for themselves in precarious situations. ....
Jan 184 min read
Memorial Golf Course Who's Keeping Score?
During the recent strategic planning sessions at town hall a new scoping sheet arrived highlighting a request for capital funding assistance from the town to replace the irrigation system for the Memorial Golf Course. The society ....
Dec 26, 20255 min read
Qualicum Commons....small print $590,000.
Lack of transparency continues with respect to the towns involvement with the Qualicum Commons property and now it appears the town has allocated $590,000 for emergency capital repairs to the building, in a contingency fund....
Dec 26, 20253 min read
Closed Meetings -A Wish for the New Year
It is the end of the year. A time to reflect on the past year and make wishes for the new year.
Town Council was busy in 2025 with such things as a new Official Community Plan and the purchase of a golf course. My reflection on the past year: Much of the business was conducted by Council behind closed doors. In 2025, Council held .....
Dec 26, 20254 min read
Hamilton Marsh.... Taxes on Taxes
Anyone following the RDN proposed purchase of the Hamilton Marsh will recall that the purchase price of this 360 hectare parcel was $30 million dollars. In their wisdom the RDN board directors which represent every property owner within the RDN including Nanaimo, Lantzville, Parksville, Qualicum Beach and all the electoral areas, decided that the purchase was to be funded via $22.5 Million in debt to be repaid by tax payers over 20 years and $7.5M by way of funding contribu
Nov 19, 20255 min read
