The multiunit complex proposed for 532 Memorial Avenue came before Council again on March 25, 2026. By way of background, this project was first presented to Council on January 8, 2025 to provide Council with an initial look at the proponent's proposal for the property. In response to Council's concerns at that meeting, the proponent revised the project by reducing the density and height...

For those of you keeping track of how much the Town is spending on Eaglecrest Golf Course, you can add another $755,428 (plus the applicable PST and GST) to the tab. This is the amount Council recently spent to purchase golf course maintenance equipment for Eaglecrest Golf Course. If you were not aware of this purchase, you were not alone. The purchase was authorized at what was essentially a closed meeting of Council. This is not the transparency and disclosure...

You might be pleased to see that your QB municipal portion of property taxes are only increasing by 6.5% in 2026. However, the more important question to be asked is whether this is sufficient for the town to achieve financial sustainability. .....

Not withstanding the towns decision to complete the purchase the Eaglecrest golf course lands, many residents throughout the town remain unconvinced that proceeding with the towns "Revisioning of Eaglecrest" is the best path forward. .....

In a recent release Stuart McLean, chair of the RDN. said “We are deeply grateful to our funding partners, community organizations and residents whose collective support has made the protection of Hamilton Marsh possible,” This statement implies that residents were firstly, "asked" and presumably the majority were in favour of the acquisition as ultimately funded. In fact no referendum was undertaken at any point in the process .....

Last summer I wrote about the difficulty in getting meaningful information around the cost of transit and how it impacts Qualicum Beach taxpayers. ( A link is provided below to that article.) Now some 7 months later, I am finally seeing a tiny beam of light shed on the funding around transit and the inefficacies in the delivery of this service.....