Five years ago
• A four-year-old girl had to be talked out of a section of pipe after she crawled in and became too scared to get out. The Errington Fire department were called in as were paramedics and police. It took 10 to 15 minutes to convince her it was safe to come out.
10 years ago
• The Human Rights Institute of Canada has announced its plans to challenge last year’s federal government expropriation of over 215 square kms of Nanoose Bay sea bed. “The expropriation is illegal under the terms of the Canadian Constitution, the federal government has no power to seize provincial property” “If they get away with this, they would be able to just seize any lands they wanted at any time, according to Dr. Marguerite Ritchie.
20 years ago
• Qualicum Beach’s new beach front youth centre drew crowds and rave reviews, commented one of the centre’s founders. Over 300 young people passed through the doors from Tuesday to Friday including 115 on opening night.
