Eaglecrest ...Ground Under Repair
In December 2025, the Town issued a Request for Quotations for the reconfiguration of the Eaglecrest Golf Course. Basically, the reconfiguration consists of turning seven holes from the current golf course into a nine hole course. Proposals were received from three contractors. The proposals were assessed ....
17 hours ago5 min read
Nanaimo Cancer Centre.... Update
Nanaimo Regional Hospital District Board meeting, directors were updated on the current status of new Cancer Centre located at the Nanaimo Regional Hospital. With a budget of $328 million, construction is underway and center is expected to open on July 2028.
The new Cancer Centre will include the ability to provide radiation and chemotherapy treatments in Nanaimo eliminating the need for local patients to ...
17 hours ago1 min read
Our Mayor's view of long term care
On February 2 2026 ,CBC posted an article highlighting the Oceanside Caregivers Society's petition with 2260 signatures presented to Qualicum Beach council. One of our readers brought the article to my attention, asking me to republish it to share the information locally. The article includes a quote from the Mayor with respect to Qualicum Beach having sufficient long term care facilities. Wanting ....
17 hours ago2 min read
New Primrose Clinic coming to Qualicum Beach
Back in December I received a news release from the "Mid Island Health Alliance" (MIHA) announcing "The Primrose Medical Centre is set to open in September 2026 ....after a year of planning, collaboration, and recruitment, four physicians have now been secured to launch the clinic."
Feb 47 min read
Qualicum Beach 2026 budget considerations
As the town proceeds with its budget deliberations and having completed the two planned public engagement meetings, we now have a glimpse of the property tax increase options put forth by town staff. The first, and recommended option, proposes an 8.1% increase to property taxes. ....
Feb 43 min read
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
