Parksville

Gerald Fuller recently opened the Pentlatch Gallery in Parksville. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Vancouver Island’s Pentlatch Gallery showcases Indigenous art from across Canada

Parksville gallery hosts range of works by well-known and less well-known artists

 

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FORSYTH: The long wait is over and I finally have a family doctor

COLUMN: How long have you waited for a family physician?

 

Ascent Helicopters has been awarded a contract for night-time forest firefighting with the Alberta government. Photo shows an air ambulance helicopter. (Ascent Helicopters photo via Facebook)

Night-firefighting contract a first for B.C. helicopter company

Ascent Helicopters lands night Alberta contract for next 5 summers

 

Parksville is facing legal action over a prayer spoken at council’s inaugural meeting on Nov. 7, 2022. (City of Parksville Youtube)

Humanist association plans legal action against B.C. city for council prayer

BCHA: Inaugural Parksville meeting included ‘explicitly Christian’ prayer

Parksville is facing legal action over a prayer spoken at council’s inaugural meeting on Nov. 7, 2022. (City of Parksville Youtube)
Les said young people should look for the brighter side of life. (Michael Briones photo)

What advice would B.C. seniors offer to their 18-year-old selves?

Variety of residents at Berwick Parksville share some wisdom

Les said young people should look for the brighter side of life. (Michael Briones photo)
A one-year-old rehabilitated bald eagle from the North Island Recovery Centre flaps its mighty wings as it is released back to the wild. (Michael Briones photo)

Former Calgary zookeeper emotional releasing B.C. eagle back into wild

B.C.’s North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre lets year-old bald eagle go after nursing it to health

A one-year-old rehabilitated bald eagle from the North Island Recovery Centre flaps its mighty wings as it is released back to the wild. (Michael Briones photo)
Parksville swimmer Nicholas Bennett earns first swimmer of the year award. (Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol photo)

B.C.’s Bennett named Canada’s 2023 Paralympic male swimmer of the year

Parksville athlete now has his sights set on 2024 Paris Paralympics

Parksville swimmer Nicholas Bennett earns first swimmer of the year award. (Swimming Canada/Ian MacNicol photo)
Gerry James played in both the CFL and NHL. (PQB News file photo)

B.C. man played for Stanley Cup, Grey Cup in same year: Gerry James dead at 89

Award-winning Canadian football star also played for the Toronto Maple Leafs

Gerry James played in both the CFL and NHL. (PQB News file photo)
Climate change can cause high tides and this incident 2022 caused major damage to the Qualicum Beach waterfront and businesses in the area. (Earl Geddes photo)

B.C. town commits to class-action lawsuit against fossil fuel companies

Council voted 4-1 but next steps are contingent on Qualicum Beach acquiring legal opinion

Climate change can cause high tides and this incident 2022 caused major damage to the Qualicum Beach waterfront and businesses in the area. (Earl Geddes photo)
Vienna Matthews and Jordan King don their T. rex costumes and drew a lot of attention at the Parksville Community Park on Saturday, Jan. 6. (Michael Briones photo)

T. rex pair brings joy turning B.C. park into Jurassic Park

Costumes provided plenty of smiles and chuckles at Parksville Community Park on Vancouver Island

Vienna Matthews and Jordan King don their T. rex costumes and drew a lot of attention at the Parksville Community Park on Saturday, Jan. 6. (Michael Briones photo)
Crashes increase significantly during winter months in B.C. (Submitted photo)

B.C. drivers face higher risk of crashing in December

Claims for injuries from work-related crashes rise in 12th month

Crashes increase significantly during winter months in B.C. (Submitted photo)
Krystian Watts, a Ballenas Secondary School graduate, recently co-composed the music for the Vancouver Canucks home opener video. (Press photo)

B.C. composer, hockey fan makes music for Vancouver Canucks intro video

A.I.-themed ‘Protocol V: Activated’ will play at start of all Canucks home games

Krystian Watts, a Ballenas Secondary School graduate, recently co-composed the music for the Vancouver Canucks home opener video. (Press photo)
A Coombs family says their French Bulldog, Ocean, was killed by a wolf-dog hybrid at Coombs Country Campground. (Photo courtesy Vancouver Island Internet Television)

B.C. family says wolf-dog hybrid killed bulldog puppy at campground

Animal has evaded traps for months; reports of several pet attacks

A Coombs family says their French Bulldog, Ocean, was killed by a wolf-dog hybrid at Coombs Country Campground. (Photo courtesy Vancouver Island Internet Television)
From left: Jane Johnson, Sandi Reed and Diane Sharp. (Photo courtesy Judy Richardson)

‘Seniors who Shred’ highlights B.C. mountain biking for the over-70 set

‘Just because you get older, it doesn’t mean to stop playing’: filmmaker Judy Richardson

From left: Jane Johnson, Sandi Reed and Diane Sharp. (Photo courtesy Judy Richardson)
A wolf-hybrid dog is on the loose outside of Parksville. (Photo courtesy Vaughan Roberts)

Wily B.C. wolf-dog WD-40 continues to give trappers the slip

Animal not yet hungry enough to enter baited trap set in rural Vancouver Island area

A wolf-hybrid dog is on the loose outside of Parksville. (Photo courtesy Vaughan Roberts)
Parksville’s Michelle Stilwell, world record-holder and winner of six gold medals in the Paralympics, seen here being inducted to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, will be inducted to the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame this Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Jay Shaw photo)

Former B.C. MLA to be inducted into Canadian Disability Hall of Fame

Ceremony for Stilwell, ex-PM Harper in Toronto on Oct. 13

Parksville’s Michelle Stilwell, world record-holder and winner of six gold medals in the Paralympics, seen here being inducted to the B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 2017, will be inducted to the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame this Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Jay Shaw photo)
MLA for Parksville-Qualicum, Adam Walker. (PQB News file photo)

Following ouster from NDP, B.C. MLA ‘open’ to running for re-election

Parksville-Qualicum’s Adam Walker says ‘all options are on the table’

MLA for Parksville-Qualicum, Adam Walker. (PQB News file photo)
Adam Walker is grateful to medical staff at Oceanside Health Centre who patched him up after he was battered by a large buck’s horns while rescuing his dog from a scary situation. (Facebook photo)

B.C. MLA recovering after saving family dog from angry deer attack

Walker says struggle with buck ‘probably the scariest moment’ of his life

Adam Walker is grateful to medical staff at Oceanside Health Centre who patched him up after he was battered by a large buck’s horns while rescuing his dog from a scary situation. (Facebook photo)
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Man dies 2 days after being released from B.C. police custody

IIO investigation launched after man was arrested, taken to Oceanside RCMP cells on July 18

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Karen Jean Fralich won first place in the singles event at the 2023 Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Winners declared at Vancouver Island’s global sand sculpting competition

Competitors from Ontario, Victoria capture top prizes in Parksville

Karen Jean Fralich won first place in the singles event at the 2023 Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition. (Kevin Forsyth photo)