We want to take a moment to thank those who put their hand up to run in our municipal election. Not only did they put considerable time and energy into their campaigns but many also funded the endeavor themselves. The successful candidates are...

By my count, the current council held 89 council meetings that were open to the public in this term. I attended almost all of those meetings. As a result...

We have now received replies to the series of questions posed to all candidates in the upcoming QB municipal election. We thank the many readers who helped us compose the questions for this questionnaire. Most of all...

With the current councils term coming to an end, it is timely to reflect upon what actually was achieved during this term under the guidance of current council with respect to development and housing affordability. During the term the new provincial rules came into effect with the introduction of provincial government's intervention under Bill 44. Essentially this bill amended all single family lots to now accommodate 3 or 4 dwelling units and municipalities were....

The 2026 Qualicum Beach municipal election is rapidly approaching and voters will be casting their votes to elect a new council. Whether the new council will be made up of any or all of the current mayor and councillors will be decided by the voters. Thus, it is perhaps appropriate to look back on the current Council’s term to see how effective it has been and what has been accomplished. I attended most of the Council meetings during the past term, some more interesting th

As the nomination period begins on September 1st 2026 and candidates are preparing their campaigns, the time is right for the public to ask key questions that will enable them to make an informed choice for the 2026 election. Qualicum Beach Insights intends to distribute a questionnaire for all candidates on September 12th and we invite our readers to help formulate those questions to ensure we are getting a broad representation from the community....