Neil Horner

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Mayor Chris Burger, Community Policing president Alex Cathcart, past president Brenda Forbes and Community Policing officer Cpl. Jesse Foreman cut the ribbon Tuesday.

New digs in city hall

Oceanside RCMP open a new community policing office in Parksville's city hall

Mayor Chris Burger, Community Policing president Alex Cathcart, past president Brenda Forbes and Community Policing officer Cpl. Jesse Foreman cut the ribbon Tuesday.

Last Post fund hits snag

More than 20,000 vets rejected from 2006-12, says Liberal MP — Nanaimo-Alberni Conservative MP James Lunney responds

Donald Catterall hasn’t been seen by his family since the end of May.

Parksville man missing

Donald Catterall has not been seen by family since May 31

Donald Catterall hasn’t been seen by his family since the end of May.
Jack Biickert, (left) and Peter Lefeaux (right) show off one of their prize vehicles to Stanford Place resident Myra Heaps.

Stanford Place gets its own mini car show

Ocean Idlers drive up to the plate to give seniors an automotive thrill

Jack Biickert, (left) and Peter Lefeaux (right) show off one of their prize vehicles to Stanford Place resident Myra Heaps.

HORNER’S CORNER: Have a nice day, NSA

Benjamin Franklin said: any society that gives up a little freedom to get a little security deserves neither and will lose both

Vancouver seeks dump

Regional District of Nanaimo directors concerned big-city garbage could end up here

Deep Bay development proposal sparks heated comments

Angry words and water analysis take centre stage over development plan

Boomer’s Legacy riders will be stopping in Qualicum Beach on Friday.

Boomer’s Ride is coming to town

Fund allows forces members to give help where it’s needed most

Boomer’s Legacy riders will be stopping in Qualicum Beach on Friday.
These bears got lucky, ending up in the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre for later release. But most bears that run into humans don’t have such a happy outcome.

Low turnout for Bear Smart workshops surprises RDN directors

An average of 500 black bears are killed every year in British Columbia

These bears got lucky, ending up in the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre for later release. But most bears that run into humans don’t have such a happy outcome.

SHIPPING NEWS: There’s lots of action – when there’s wind

Some sail races were unable to leave the dock due to slumping wind

MPs not content

Proposed riding boundary changes have local MPs unhappy

Bringing music and art from Holland

A home in French Creek features two studios to make music, paintings and crafts

Bowser gardens highlight tour

A G-art-den tour will be held in Deep Bay June 23, tickets are $15

Robin Campbell squirts some apple juice into the eager jaws of Knut, a rescued black bear.

‘Little’ Knut now weighs 700 pounds

North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre provides an update on a special resident

Robin Campbell squirts some apple juice into the eager jaws of Knut, a rescued black bear.
WALK OF THOUGHT: Emma Hatcher works on her message that will form part of Arrowsmith Elementary School’s Walk of Thought. See story page A20.

The path of positive messages

The Walk of Thought is the brainchild of Arrowview Elementary School's Jodi Waters

WALK OF THOUGHT: Emma Hatcher works on her message that will form part of Arrowsmith Elementary School’s Walk of Thought. See story page A20.
Our thanks to Pattie and Steve Biro of the Ship and Shore Restaurant in Deep Bay, who provided us with this photo of the ultralight, seen above not long before it crashed on Friday.

Drama in Deep Bay

Oyster fishermen save pair, one a paraplegic from Errington who was knocked unconscious, after ultralight flips

Our thanks to Pattie and Steve Biro of the Ship and Shore Restaurant in Deep Bay, who provided us with this photo of the ultralight, seen above not long before it crashed on Friday.

Deep Bay development update

Regional District of Nanaimo director Bill Veenhof keeping cards close to chest

Robin Campbell feeds orphaned bear cubs at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington.

Orphaned cubs have a chance

Bear cubs being cared for at North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Parksville after their mother was killed on Nanaimo Parkway

Robin Campbell feeds orphaned bear cubs at the North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre in Errington.
TURN IN YOUR GUNS: Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman shows off some of the firearms in police possession in Parksville. The RCMP are currently encouraging local residents to turn in any unwanted firearms. Anyone who would like to get rid of an unwanted firearm should call the Oceanside RCMP non-emergency number at 250-248-6111.

Turn in your guns

RCMP in Parksville Qualicum Beach urge residents to turn in their unwanted guns

TURN IN YOUR GUNS: Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Foreman shows off some of the firearms in police possession in Parksville. The RCMP are currently encouraging local residents to turn in any unwanted firearms. Anyone who would like to get rid of an unwanted firearm should call the Oceanside RCMP non-emergency number at 250-248-6111.
NO INJURIES: The cause of a fire that severely damaged the interior of a home in Whiskey Creek on the weekend remains unclear, but the owners suspect an electrical problem. The fire broke out Saturday afternoon at the home of Val Bellwood while her son, Scott MacDonald was in his room upstairs. “I was working out,” he said. “At first I thought a breaker went because my music went off and then my step dad came up and asked if I was cooking anything because it smelt like burning, and I said no.” The two men went to investigate the smell, only to find the dining room downstairs engulfed in flames. Coombs firefighter Arron Poirier said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. He said nobody was injured, but the house sustained significant smoke damage to the interior, as well as some flame damage at the rear of the house. Bellwood said the home was insured.

No injuries in fire in Whiskey Creek

The cause of a fire that severely damaged a home in Whiskey Creek on the weekend remains unclear, but electrical suspected

NO INJURIES: The cause of a fire that severely damaged the interior of a home in Whiskey Creek on the weekend remains unclear, but the owners suspect an electrical problem. The fire broke out Saturday afternoon at the home of Val Bellwood while her son, Scott MacDonald was in his room upstairs. “I was working out,” he said. “At first I thought a breaker went because my music went off and then my step dad came up and asked if I was cooking anything because it smelt like burning, and I said no.” The two men went to investigate the smell, only to find the dining room downstairs engulfed in flames. Coombs firefighter Arron Poirier said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. He said nobody was injured, but the house sustained significant smoke damage to the interior, as well as some flame damage at the rear of the house. Bellwood said the home was insured.