Philip Wolf

A homeless person sleeps under a tarp, metres away from Courtenay’s Connect Centre. (Olivier Laurin/Black Press)

WOLF: No one should sleep outside in bone-chilling temperatures

COLUMN: Better solutions needed for unhoused residents

A homeless person sleeps under a tarp, metres away from Courtenay’s Connect Centre. (Olivier Laurin/Black Press)
Freshly popped popcorn is a familiar and popular smell. (File photo)

WOLF: Popcorn, puppies, herb gardens and the ice cream truck

COLUMN: Readers share own favourite smells, sounds

Freshly popped popcorn is a familiar and popular smell. (File photo)
Freshly mown lawn is a favourite smell for many. (Black Press file photo)

WOLF: What do bacon, baseball gloves and hockey card gum have in common?

COLUMN: A list of some of the world’s best smells

Freshly mown lawn is a favourite smell for many. (Black Press file photo)
The crackle of a campfire is a familiar, pleasing sound. (File photo)

WOLF: What are some of the best sounds in the world?

COLUMN: Crunch of skates on ice, crackle of a campfire make the list

The crackle of a campfire is a familiar, pleasing sound. (File photo)
Gifts wrapped and ready on Christmas morning. (Philip Wolf photo)

WOLF: Ditch the traditional wrapping paper and go with gift bags

COLUMN: What’s the best way to wrap your holiday presents?

Gifts wrapped and ready on Christmas morning. (Philip Wolf photo)
PQB News reader Molly shares this terrific shot of a peach upside-down pudding cake, courtesy an old recipe from Bev Wolf.

WOLF: Break out some of your all-time favourite recipes

COLUMN: Sharing memories among generations

PQB News reader Molly shares this terrific shot of a peach upside-down pudding cake, courtesy an old recipe from Bev Wolf.
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PQB crime report: 2 vehicles set ablaze in Qualicum Beach

Oceanside RCMP also deal with prowlers, cryptocurrency scams

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PQB crime report: Resident loses $19.5K in cryptocurrency scam

Oceanside RCMP also deal with break-ins, trespasser sleeping in shed

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Firefighters hose down the former PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily offices on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (Michael Briones photo)

WOLF: Devastation lingers, one year after blaze destroys businesses

COLUMN: PQB News offices among those razed by Parksville blaze

Firefighters hose down the former PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily offices on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (Michael Briones photo)
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RCMP: Parksville motorist reports firecrackers thrown at vehicles

PQB crime report: Police also deal with prowlers, car thieves

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A collection of Mum’s old recipes. (Penny Koers photo)

WOLF: Collection of old recipes offers treasured reminder of childhood

COLUMN: Everyone’s mom was an amazing cook back in the day

A collection of Mum’s old recipes. (Penny Koers photo)
‘Jim Zorn’ back in the day. (Wolf family photo)

WOLF: What goes into the making of a great Halloween costume?

COLUMN: You can never go wrong with practical

‘Jim Zorn’ back in the day. (Wolf family photo)
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PQB crime report: RCMP say bear spray discharged in Parksville altercation

Police also deal with online scammers, trespassers, bike bandits

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Halloween means mini treats for little ghouls and goblins. (Philip Wolf photo)

WOLF: Mastering the fine art of purchasing Halloween candy

COLUMN: Some may even make its way into the bags of trick-or-treaters

Halloween means mini treats for little ghouls and goblins. (Philip Wolf photo)
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PQB crime report: Resident out $1,500 after social media market scam

Oceanside RCMP also deal with gas thieves, prowlers, cushion bandits

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Benchmark price for single-family home in PQB region nears $900K

Nanaimo’s year-over-year benchmark price rose slightly to $802K

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The author and Rick O’Dell’s famous baby blue Plymouth back in the day at Western Speedway. (Wolf family photo)

WOLF: Since when did cars from the ’80s become ‘classics’?

COLUMN: T-tops off, mullet flowing in the wind

The author and Rick O’Dell’s famous baby blue Plymouth back in the day at Western Speedway. (Wolf family photo)
The author and Rick O’Dell’s famous baby blue Plymouth back in the day at Western Speedway. (Wolf family photo)

WOLF: Since when did cars from the ’80s become ‘classics’?

COLUMN: T-tops off, mullet flowing in the wind

The author and Rick O’Dell’s famous baby blue Plymouth back in the day at Western Speedway. (Wolf family photo)
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PQB crime report: Vandals hit railway crossing control box in Nanoose Bay

Oceanside RCMP also deal with prowlers, online scammers and tree thieves

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PQB crime report: Resident bilked out of $13.5K in bitcoin phone scam

Oceanside RCMP also search for highway rock-tosser, Harley thief

(PQB News file photo)