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Our Community in Review PART 5 of 5 ~ 2006-2011

We are proud to have had an important role in starting up what is today’s

Parksville-Qualicum Beach News!

The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Tuesday, August 14, 2012 www.pqbnews.com C230th Anniversary Series

Community in Review ~ 2006

Congratulations to our downtown business neighbour Parksville-Qualicum Beach News on 30 years of publishing excellence and

community service. Thank you for your ongoing support of Parksville Downtown.

—The Board, Staff and the more than 240 members of the Parksville Downtown Business Association

THE NEWS

TOP STORIES

Officers with the Oceanside RCMP detachment pause on July 24 to remember Constable Marc Bourdages, the second of two

police officers killed in Saskatchewan in July. Police in Parksville held a memorial July 21 for Const. Robin Cameron. The two died

July 16 after being shot following a domestic dispute.

City moves to curtail the sale of fireworks

Qualicum Beach resident Sylvia Gibb shows off part of the garden that won

her top spot for best town home garden in the local Communities in Bloom

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Although pot raids on Vancouver Island only netted one arrest in their nine-

day sweep this year, police said marijuana growers couldn’t rest easy. RCMP

Corporal Greg Cox said more t han 19,000 pot plants were found on

northern Vancouver Island.

George McGee was one of the last of a dwindling population living at the

Costa Lotta manufactured home park as the owners prepared to turn the

site into a home for luxury condominiums.

Foot mystery continues-

Murder probe comes to area

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Noise concerns expressed about flight paths

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Nanaimo-Parksville MLA Ron Cantelon visits a local seniors’ care facility, after local politicians and doctors task the province and

health authority with finding more doctors and better health services for the Parksville-Quualicum Beach area.

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Oceanside residents got a big taste of Olympic fever when the Olympic torch relay passed through the area, making stops in

Parksville, Qualicum Beach and Bowser. Local residents were honoured to carry the torch through the streets, surely one of the

big highlights of the Games for many.

Paramedics in Parksville, Qualicum Beach and elsewhere hit the picket lines

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Police nab pair of serial robbers

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Alberni-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser speals at a public meeting to discuss the

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Gazebo and boardwalk open in Parksville-

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-Re-elected Nanaimo-Alberni MP James Lunney had his mom on hand for a

victory party following his latest romp to Conservative victorty in the riding.

A look at days gone by

The Garbage Busters club at Mt. Arrowsmith Elementary School in Qualicum

Beach were delighted to be the recipients of a national award for their Walk

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Thank you all for your support Thank you all for your support during our fi rst 30 years!during our fi rst 30 years!

Barb Giles

Auren Ruvinsky Steve Heywood

Brad Everest Brenda Boyd Brittany Pearce James Clark

Peter McCully

Brenda Gough Bonnie Goulet

Leigh Craig Lissa Alexander Neil Horner

Becky Merrick PJ Perdue Peggy Sidbeck

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