Five years ago
• A piece of Qualicum Beach’s heritage went up in flames. The building housing Chesapeake’s, a seafood restaurant, burned to the ground, despite firefighters’ best efforts to save it. Crews made aggressive attempts to enter the building on the second floor but were pushed back due to heavy fire and heat conditions.
10 years ago
• The Qualicum First Nation requested that criminal and civil charges be laid in connection to a jet boat trip made up the Big Qualicum River. The Qualicum First Nation won a B.C. Supreme Court injunction which prohibits public use, occupation or trespass on the lands, river bank and bed of the Big Qualicum River above the tidal influence points within the boundaries of the nation’s reserve.
20 years ago
• A drive was on to sign up local businesses for Parkville-Qualicum’s first comprehensive business directory. Brian Varty, Parksville economic development officer said the business community had indicated strong support.
