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Warren and Bonnie Thiessen came all the way from Saskatchewan to open their Mocha Grande Brew coffee shop in downtown Parksville.

Couple goes big with small coffee shop

BUSINESS PROFILE: Saskatchewan transplants open Mocha Grande Brew in downtown Parksville

Warren and Bonnie Thiessen came all the way from Saskatchewan to open their Mocha Grande Brew coffee shop in downtown Parksville.
Firefighters hold a tarp to block the public's view as paramedics perform CPR on the victim of a fire in a downtown Qualicum Beach business Friday morning.

UPDATE: Coroner releases name of man who died in Qualicum Beach fire (with video)

Victim, 67-year-old Patrick George Ziebart, was located in living quarters of downtown business as crews sought source of smoke

Firefighters hold a tarp to block the public's view as paramedics perform CPR on the victim of a fire in a downtown Qualicum Beach business Friday morning.
Kwalikum Secondary's Sota Mizuhara, right, duels Nanaimo's Trey Latty during their game last week in Qualicum Beach. The Kondors clinched the top seed into next week's Senior Boys AA playoffs and will host a match Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.

Kondors top Dover Bay, 2-1

Kwalikum senior soccer squad nails down No. 1 seed; juniors to host North Island tournament Monday and Tuesday

Kwalikum Secondary's Sota Mizuhara, right, duels Nanaimo's Trey Latty during their game last week in Qualicum Beach. The Kondors clinched the top seed into next week's Senior Boys AA playoffs and will host a match Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Ballenas quarterback Ben Robinson drops back to pass while teammate Dayton Coles, right, throws a block in Saturday's Western AA Conference game against Windsor at Ballenas Field.

Ballenas offence dries up in deluge

One touchdown enough as Windsor Secondary claims 7-0 football win over Whalers in downpour

Ballenas quarterback Ben Robinson drops back to pass while teammate Dayton Coles, right, throws a block in Saturday's Western AA Conference game against Windsor at Ballenas Field.
Outdoor survival instructor Jamie Black, left, and Arrowsmith Independent School classmates look on as Peyton Tidler, centre, strikes a match during a Firekeepers lesson in late September.

It’s OK to play with matches, as long as you’re supervised

Independent school near Qualicum Beach offers an outdoor survival class

Outdoor survival instructor Jamie Black, left, and Arrowsmith Independent School classmates look on as Peyton Tidler, centre, strikes a match during a Firekeepers lesson in late September.
Kwalikum Secondary's Koki Ikeda (7) gets tangled up with Jakob Sutton of Nanaimo during their senior AA boys soccer match Thursday at the Qualicum Beach Rec Fields.

Late-game outburst dooms Kondors in loss

NDSS scores four goals in final 20 minutes for 5-3 senior boys soccer victory in Qualicum Beach

Kwalikum Secondary's Koki Ikeda (7) gets tangled up with Jakob Sutton of Nanaimo during their senior AA boys soccer match Thursday at the Qualicum Beach Rec Fields.
Kwalikum Secondary defender Connor Phye, right, challenges a Wellington attacker for possession during the Kondors' 7-0 senior boys soccer win Tuesday at the Qualicum Beach Rec Fields.

Kondors race past Wellington, 7-0

Kwalikum Secondary senior boys soccer program off to fast start in league play

Kwalikum Secondary defender Connor Phye, right, challenges a Wellington attacker for possession during the Kondors' 7-0 senior boys soccer win Tuesday at the Qualicum Beach Rec Fields.

Enrolment increases by 49 students in Qualicum district

This is the second year in a row, the two years after school closures, there has been a modest increase

Comox Valley's Scott Rademacher, left, leaves the ice while trying to disrupt a pass in front of the net by Oceanside Generals forward Brandon Roberge, centre, at Oceanside Place Arena Saturday.

Generals forced to settle for well-played split

Junior hockey squad pastes Peninsula 11-2 before suffering 2-1 home loss to Comox last weekend; two home games on tap Saturday and Sunday

Comox Valley's Scott Rademacher, left, leaves the ice while trying to disrupt a pass in front of the net by Oceanside Generals forward Brandon Roberge, centre, at Oceanside Place Arena Saturday.
Ballenas Whalers lineman Liviano Canil (85) provides helmet-removal services for Nanaimo quarterback Maren Bradbrooke as teammates Braydon Hemsworth, right, and Joshua Rice, bottom, team up for the tackle in Saturday's win over NDSS at Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville.

Ballenas bounces back in gridiron slogfest

Whalers overcome penalties, mental miscues in 27-13 win over NDSS; team will host Windsor Secondary at 2 p.m. Saturday

Ballenas Whalers lineman Liviano Canil (85) provides helmet-removal services for Nanaimo quarterback Maren Bradbrooke as teammates Braydon Hemsworth, right, and Joshua Rice, bottom, team up for the tackle in Saturday's win over NDSS at Ballenas Secondary School in Parksville.
HURRICANE RIDES INTO TOWN: Danny “The Hurricane” Halmo stops with support driver Bruce Rathwell in Parksville Wednesday during his attempt to set a Guinness World Record riding his Segway on Vancouver Island. See story at www.pqbnews.com or in the Tuesday, Oct. 11 edition of The NEWS.

Attempt at Segway world record rolls through Parksville Qualicum Beach

Danny 'The Hurricane' Halmo was in Parksville last Wednesday

HURRICANE RIDES INTO TOWN: Danny “The Hurricane” Halmo stops with support driver Bruce Rathwell in Parksville Wednesday during his attempt to set a Guinness World Record riding his Segway on Vancouver Island. See story at www.pqbnews.com or in the Tuesday, Oct. 11 edition of The NEWS.
Jai Mills, left, and his new bride, Corelli Mattice-Mills, address guests during their impromptu wedding reception at Serious Coffee in Parksville Saturday, Oct. 8.

Rainy Parksville wedding Serious-ly rescued

The couple was prepared for a little rain, but not a downpour — Serious Coffee opened its doors to host the 100-person reception

Jai Mills, left, and his new bride, Corelli Mattice-Mills, address guests during their impromptu wedding reception at Serious Coffee in Parksville Saturday, Oct. 8.
Parksville Elementary School remains a viable, if underused, community facility according to school district officials and tenants in the building.

Parksville Elementary School still a ‘viable space’

The school district closed the school to students in 2014

Parksville Elementary School remains a viable, if underused, community facility according to school district officials and tenants in the building.
HURRICANE RIDES INTO TOWN: Danny “The Hurricane” Halmo stops with support driver Bruce Rathwell in Parksville Wednesday during his attempt to set a Guinness World Record riding his Segway on Vancouver Island. See story at www.pqbnews.com or in the Tuesday, Oct. 11 edition of The NEWS.

‘Hurricane’ hopes to make waves on Island

Man rides Segway electric vehicle 500 km in attempt to set world record, change B.C. law

HURRICANE RIDES INTO TOWN: Danny “The Hurricane” Halmo stops with support driver Bruce Rathwell in Parksville Wednesday during his attempt to set a Guinness World Record riding his Segway on Vancouver Island. See story at www.pqbnews.com or in the Tuesday, Oct. 11 edition of The NEWS.
Oceanside Generals midget Christian Stokes, right, slides into Sooke's Kenyon Corda as they duel for the puck during their rep hockey tiering game Saturday at Oceanside Place Arena.

Rep midgets rally for 4-3 win

Oceanside hockey club scores twice in final 5:07 to rally past Sooke in tiering play in Parksville

Oceanside Generals midget Christian Stokes, right, slides into Sooke's Kenyon Corda as they duel for the puck during their rep hockey tiering game Saturday at Oceanside Place Arena.
Anthony Trozzo, a first-year Vancouver Island University player from Qualicum Beach, fires from a bunker on the 10th hole at Morningstar Golf Club during the opening round of the 2016 Pac West College Golf Championship Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.

Freshman golfer a quick study

KSS grad helps VIU men's golf team into collegiate national tourney after 11th-hour enrollment

Anthony Trozzo, a first-year Vancouver Island University player from Qualicum Beach, fires from a bunker on the 10th hole at Morningstar Golf Club during the opening round of the 2016 Pac West College Golf Championship Saturday, Oct. 1, 2016.
The Oceanside Generals' Brandon Roberge, right, dives to get his stick blade between the puck and the stick of Campbell River's Reid Wilson during the teams' Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League game Saturday at Oceanside Place Arena.

Generals lose momentum, then game

Campbell River rides big third period to 5-1 win over Oceanside in Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League play in Parksville Saturday

The Oceanside Generals' Brandon Roberge, right, dives to get his stick blade between the puck and the stick of Campbell River's Reid Wilson during the teams' Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League game Saturday at Oceanside Place Arena.

Qualicum school district wants province to exempt districts from administering FSA tests

The motion, brought by Trustee Julie Austin, claims the standardized test is "outdated and incongruent with" the redesigned curriculum

Qualicum school district won’t put blanket ban on student trips overseas

The discussion included comments about the Nanaimo-Ladysmith district's decision on the topic

Edoardo Lovera of the Kwalikum Secondary School senior boys team, right, duels KSS junior team member Joan Reverter Golobardes during a scrimmage between the two squads last week in Qualicum Beach.

New-look Kondors kick off soccer season

Kwalikum Secondary senior boys team returns just four veterans for Oct. 4 season opener; first home game set for Oct. 11

Edoardo Lovera of the Kwalikum Secondary School senior boys team, right, duels KSS junior team member Joan Reverter Golobardes during a scrimmage between the two squads last week in Qualicum Beach.