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Parksville-raised singer/songwriter Beth Marie Anderson has just released her first Christmas album, titled Christmas With You. — Submitted by Beth Marie Anderson

Christmas album years in the making for Parksville-grown singer

New album Christmas With You features many original songs

Parksville-raised singer/songwriter Beth Marie Anderson has just released her first Christmas album, titled Christmas With You. — Submitted by Beth Marie Anderson
The ECHO Players have decided not to do a play written by a man that nine women have recently made allegations of sexual misconduct against. — File Photo

Community theatre troupe pulls play after rape, misconduct allegations against playwright

Oceansides ECHO Players won’t perform My Old Lady, which was to be last play of season

The ECHO Players have decided not to do a play written by a man that nine women have recently made allegations of sexual misconduct against. — File Photo
An eagle is drawn in laser light during the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre’s third annual Magical Nights of Light on Dec. 8. The event featured several impressive laser displays, including some which drew and animated animals projected over the facility’s pond. The event continues Dec. 15, 16, 22 and 23 from 6-8 p.m. — Adam Kveton Photo

Lasers make for wild nightscape at NIWRA

Event continues on various evenings until Dec. 23

An eagle is drawn in laser light during the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre’s third annual Magical Nights of Light on Dec. 8. The event featured several impressive laser displays, including some which drew and animated animals projected over the facility’s pond. The event continues Dec. 15, 16, 22 and 23 from 6-8 p.m. — Adam Kveton Photo
Adam Kveton/PQ News                                Hugh Kroetsch points to the area of the Arctic that he used to sail in while working for the Hudson’s Bay Company in the early 1950s. A documentary is premiering this week on his experiences, and a recent return-trip up North.

85-year-old Errington man returns to remote arctic with history to share

Documentary to premier on local man’s years sailing through the ice

Adam Kveton/PQ News                                Hugh Kroetsch points to the area of the Arctic that he used to sail in while working for the Hudson’s Bay Company in the early 1950s. A documentary is premiering this week on his experiences, and a recent return-trip up North.
School District 69 (Qualicum) is being hit by a teacher-on-call shortage, as restored union language across the province has more teachers being hired for full-time work. — File Photo

On-call teacher shortage has school districts scrambling

Many getting full-time work after re-instatement of class size rules

School District 69 (Qualicum) is being hit by a teacher-on-call shortage, as restored union language across the province has more teachers being hired for full-time work. — File Photo
Nanoose Bay author Susan Pederson shows her book made up of undelivered notes she made to her best friend who was dying of cancer. She hopes what she felt and expressed can help others going through a similar situation. — Adam Kveton Photo

Nanoose Bay author publishes undelivered notes to dying friend

Writer discusses assisted death of best friend battling cancer

Nanoose Bay author Susan Pederson shows her book made up of undelivered notes she made to her best friend who was dying of cancer. She hopes what she felt and expressed can help others going through a similar situation. — Adam Kveton Photo
SD69 (Qualicum)’s school board is seeking the ability for it, and all other B.C. school boards, to run deficits in their annual budgets. — Adam Kveton Photo

Qualicum school district wants permission to run deficit budget

Trustees write Minister of Education requesting change to School Act

SD69 (Qualicum)’s school board is seeking the ability for it, and all other B.C. school boards, to run deficits in their annual budgets. — Adam Kveton Photo