Parksville

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit with the Stanley Cup. (NHL.com photo)

PODCAST: Laurent Brossoit is a Stanley Cup Champion goaltender

PQBEAT: Port Alberni products signs with the Winnipeg Jets during off season

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Laurent Brossoit with the Stanley Cup. (NHL.com photo)
Damon Langlois, from B.C. is seen hard at work during the 2022 Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition in Parksville July 17. (PQB News file photo)

Popular Parksville Beach Festival makes grand return on July 13

Sand sculpting competition theme is ‘Wonders of the World’

Damon Langlois, from B.C. is seen hard at work during the 2022 Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition in Parksville July 17. (PQB News file photo)
Parksville council has directed city staff to begin the process of defining Memorial Plaza as a “sensitive area” where shelter and overnight stays are prohibited. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Parksville council to consider camping ban for city’s Memorial Plaza

Mayor’s motion came after weeks of complaints about security concerns

Parksville council has directed city staff to begin the process of defining Memorial Plaza as a “sensitive area” where shelter and overnight stays are prohibited. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
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PQB crime report: Residents bilked out of cash in series of phone scams

Oceanside RCMP also deal with vandals, break-ins

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Ahva Trinidad, 9, is developing her table tennis game by competing against more seasoned players. (Michael Briones photo)

Young Parksville table tennis player takes on older rivals

Trinidad, 9, competes in the women’s division to hone her game

Ahva Trinidad, 9, is developing her table tennis game by competing against more seasoned players. (Michael Briones photo)
Parksville resident Marguerite Kerr celebrated her 103rd birthday on June 27. (Submitted photo)

Parksville woman celebrates turning 103 by flying a kite on beach

Marguerite Kerr heads to Rathtrevor Beach for birthday wish

Parksville resident Marguerite Kerr celebrated her 103rd birthday on June 27. (Submitted photo)
Morningstar Golf Club member Gavyn Knight is one of the local golfers who will seek top honours at the B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf Championships, July 10 to July 14. (PQB News file photo)

21st B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf ­Championship set to tee off in Parksville

More than 150 golfers entered in event set for July to 10 July 14 at Morningstar Golf Club

Morningstar Golf Club member Gavyn Knight is one of the local golfers who will seek top honours at the B.C. Men’s Amateur Golf Championships, July 10 to July 14. (PQB News file photo)
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PQB crime report: Crooks target e-bikes, prowlers roam in Parksville

Oceanside RCMP also deal with youths lighting fires

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Laura Dempsey says the Silk Room Studio, just outside Parksville, is the only kimono store on Vancouver Island. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Parksville home to Island’s only imported kimono shop

Silk Room Studio opened in 2018 when owner realized demand was there

Laura Dempsey says the Silk Room Studio, just outside Parksville, is the only kimono store on Vancouver Island. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
Linda Macpherson won five gold medals and set five new Canadian records in her age group at the 2023 Canadian Masters Championships. (Black Press file photo)

Parksville swimmer MacPherson sets 5 Canadian Masters records at age 86

Athlete has no plans of slowing down

Linda Macpherson won five gold medals and set five new Canadian records in her age group at the 2023 Canadian Masters Championships. (Black Press file photo)
Island Health has proposed a 19-bed addictions treatment facility at 188 McCarter St. in Parksville. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

19-bed addictions treatment facility proposed for downtown Parksville

Council hears presentation from Island Health regarding facility

Island Health has proposed a 19-bed addictions treatment facility at 188 McCarter St. in Parksville. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
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PQB crime report: Resident falls victim to text scam seeking banking info

Oceanside RCMP also deal with egged home, tool theft

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Phil St. Luke, aka Parksville’s ‘Flyin’ Phil’ died Jan. 13 at the age of 70. (File photo)

Flyin’ Phil statue location discussed at Parksville council meeting

Dairy Queen location ‘highly requested’

Phil St. Luke, aka Parksville’s ‘Flyin’ Phil’ died Jan. 13 at the age of 70. (File photo)
Smoke coming from the Cameron Bluffs wildfire was visible from Chatsworth Road on June 6. (Faith Price photo via Facebook)

Child-care worker separated from her own toddler due to Highway 4 closure

BC government hopes to re-open single lane traffic by next weekend

Smoke coming from the Cameron Bluffs wildfire was visible from Chatsworth Road on June 6. (Faith Price photo via Facebook)
Tara Fitzgerald, a Director of Mental Health and Substance for Island Health. (submitted photo)

PODCAST: New Island mental health and substance use service link program launched

PQBEAT: Callers able to access community specific information

Tara Fitzgerald, a Director of Mental Health and Substance for Island Health. (submitted photo)
A helicopter responding to the Cameron Lake wildfire takes off from the Coastal Fire Centre in Parksville on June 7. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Wildfire near Port Alberni continues to grow, air tankers join aerial attack

BC Wildfire Service: Blaze is now 140-hectares and spreading at ‘moderate’ speed

A helicopter responding to the Cameron Lake wildfire takes off from the Coastal Fire Centre in Parksville on June 7. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
An aerial photo shows the forest fire burning on Cameron Bluffs along Highway 4 by Cameron Lake. The fire was first discovered late Saturday night, June 3, 2023. (COASTAL FIRE CENTRE PHOTO)

Helicopters, initial attack crews tackle wildfire east of Port Alberni

Cameron Bluffs fire near Cameron Lake on Highway 4 estimated at 20 hectares

An aerial photo shows the forest fire burning on Cameron Bluffs along Highway 4 by Cameron Lake. The fire was first discovered late Saturday night, June 3, 2023. (COASTAL FIRE CENTRE PHOTO)
A passenger took this photo of the Cameron Bluffs fire on Tuesday (June 6) morning. (PHOTO COURTESY TONY SHUMUK)

Highway 4 closes again east of Port Alberni as wildfire grows to 109 hectares

Cameron Bluffs fire east of Port Alberni has been burning since June 3

A passenger took this photo of the Cameron Bluffs fire on Tuesday (June 6) morning. (PHOTO COURTESY TONY SHUMUK)
Arrowsmith Search and Rescue (ASAR) purchased the first of two initial response vehicles and has so far raised $60,000 of its $100,000 goal. (ASAR photo)

Little Mountain rescue highlights importance of ASAR’s ‘Rescue Ready’ campaign

Campaign to replace initial response vehicles wraps up June 30

Arrowsmith Search and Rescue (ASAR) purchased the first of two initial response vehicles and has so far raised $60,000 of its $100,000 goal. (ASAR photo)
The B.C. government will invest an additional $25 million into its Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund. The announcement was made May 30 at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park near Parksville. Left to right: Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo Adam Walker, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum, George Heyman, Minister of Environment, MLA Aman Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Paul Kariya, Senior Policy Advisor at Coast First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and Joshua Charleson, Relationships Director for the Coastal Restoration Society. (Submitted photo)

B.C. government pledges additional $25 million for coastal cleanup

Fund aims to restore marine environment by removing derelict vessels, cleaning up marine debris

The B.C. government will invest an additional $25 million into its Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund. The announcement was made May 30 at Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park near Parksville. Left to right: Sheila Malcolmson, MLA for Nanaimo Adam Walker, MLA for Parksville-Qualicum, George Heyman, Minister of Environment, MLA Aman Singh, Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Paul Kariya, Senior Policy Advisor at Coast First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and Joshua Charleson, Relationships Director for the Coastal Restoration Society. (Submitted photo)