Candace Wu

MUSICAL RIDE: Twenty-five members of the Strathcona Mounted Troop, all soldiers of Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), put on a breathtaking Musical Ride Saturday and Sunday at Arbutus Meadows, bringing hundreds out to watch despite a bit of rain. The Troop is an authorized volunteer display unit reminiscent of Lord Strathcona’s Horse in the 1920s and 1930s. For more photos, visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PQBNews.

Musical Ride wows large audiences in Nanoose Bay

Twenty-five members of the Strathcona Mounted Troop put on a breathtaking Musical Ride Saturday and Sunday at Arbutus Meadows

MUSICAL RIDE: Twenty-five members of the Strathcona Mounted Troop, all soldiers of Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), put on a breathtaking Musical Ride Saturday and Sunday at Arbutus Meadows, bringing hundreds out to watch despite a bit of rain. The Troop is an authorized volunteer display unit reminiscent of Lord Strathcona’s Horse in the 1920s and 1930s. For more photos, visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PQBNews.
YEAR OF THE COW: Maple, left, and owner Sarah Gunter of Comox graced the 102nd annual Coombs Fair this past weekend, where hundreds of people came to check out the myriad activities offered, including one of the biggest 4H fairs on Vancouver Island. This year, cows — including Maple — were the featured animal and the fair’s slogan was ‘Have an udderly amazing time at the Coombs Fair.’ For more photos from the fair, visit www.facebook.com/PQBNews.

Year of the Cow at Coombs Fair

Hundreds of people checked out the myriad activities offered this past weekend at the Coombs Fair

YEAR OF THE COW: Maple, left, and owner Sarah Gunter of Comox graced the 102nd annual Coombs Fair this past weekend, where hundreds of people came to check out the myriad activities offered, including one of the biggest 4H fairs on Vancouver Island. This year, cows — including Maple — were the featured animal and the fair’s slogan was ‘Have an udderly amazing time at the Coombs Fair.’ For more photos from the fair, visit www.facebook.com/PQBNews.
VAULTERS WOW THE CROWD: The West Coast Vaulters, based in Parksville, put on an entertaining show Saturday afternoon warming up the audience before Lord Strathcona’s Horse Musical Ride at Arbutus Meadows. For more photos from the Musical Ride, see page A3 today and visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PQBNews.

Vaulters impress at Arbutus Meadows in Nanoose Bay

The West Coast Vaulters, based in Parksville, put on an entertaining show Saturday afternoon

VAULTERS WOW THE CROWD: The West Coast Vaulters, based in Parksville, put on an entertaining show Saturday afternoon warming up the audience before Lord Strathcona’s Horse Musical Ride at Arbutus Meadows. For more photos from the Musical Ride, see page A3 today and visit our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/PQBNews.
UVic M.Sc. student Jessica Holden and field technician Shaun MacNeil take seaweed samples and measure the volume of wrack on the beach in Deep Bay earlier this year collecting data for a first time study looking into the controversial seaweed harvest in Deep Bay. Wednesday evening the research and results to-date will be presented at the VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station from 7-9 p.m. The event is open to the public and admission is free.

Licences to harvest seaweed

Government increases both amount and quotas in seaweed

UVic M.Sc. student Jessica Holden and field technician Shaun MacNeil take seaweed samples and measure the volume of wrack on the beach in Deep Bay earlier this year collecting data for a first time study looking into the controversial seaweed harvest in Deep Bay. Wednesday evening the research and results to-date will be presented at the VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station from 7-9 p.m. The event is open to the public and admission is free.
The annual chainsaw carving festival will be back in Qualicum Bay this weekend starting Friday.

Carvers come from all over the Island come to Qualicum Beach

Event is family-friendly and admission is free to see the carvers

The annual chainsaw carving festival will be back in Qualicum Bay this weekend starting Friday.
UVic M.Sc. student Jessica Holden and field technician Shaun MacNeil take seaweed samples and measure the volume of wrack on the beach in Deep Bay earlier this year collecting data for a first time study looking into the controversial seaweed harvest in Deep Bay. Wednesday evening the research and results to-date will be presented at the VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station from 7-9 p.m. The event is open to the public and admission is free.

Seaweed harvest in Deep Bay/Bowser ‘would not have negative impact’

Study by Vancouver Island University released about the seaweed harvest; critics of the harvest not satisfied

UVic M.Sc. student Jessica Holden and field technician Shaun MacNeil take seaweed samples and measure the volume of wrack on the beach in Deep Bay earlier this year collecting data for a first time study looking into the controversial seaweed harvest in Deep Bay. Wednesday evening the research and results to-date will be presented at the VIU Deep Bay Marine Field Station from 7-9 p.m. The event is open to the public and admission is free.
Five-year-old Kyle Dhillon was one of about 70 people who showed up to rally support for locked out Qualicum Beach town workers Friday afternoon.

Lockout of Qualicum Beach workers reaches its fourth day

Town says the labour disruption will significantly impact municipal operations; town plans to use managers to pick up garbage

Five-year-old Kyle Dhillon was one of about 70 people who showed up to rally support for locked out Qualicum Beach town workers Friday afternoon.

Driver lucky to be alive after crash near Parksville

The man was still in Victoria General Hospital as of Wednesday, where he was airlifted from Nanaimo

RDN director from Errington/Coombs questions the motives of Suzuki initiative

"I suspect this proposal was put together by a group of people sipping merlot in a hot tub," said Julian Fell.

Downtown Athens, Greece on Wednesday, July 15.

THURSDAY SPOTLIGHT: NEWS reporter experiences street level turmoil in Greece

Candace Wu was in Athens for riots earlier this month

Downtown Athens, Greece on Wednesday, July 15.

Londoners effortlessly cool

WU'S WANDERINGS: If cities have opposites, London is Parksville’s antithesis.

The NEWS’ Candace Wu in front of Dublin’s landmark, 120 metre Spire.

Getting lost in Dublin

More scenic setting for lost adventure than Coombs

The NEWS’ Candace Wu in front of Dublin’s landmark, 120 metre Spire.

Safe, but jet-lagged, in Dublin

This week I embarked on a two-month adventure across Europe for the journey, not the destination.

Farm to Fire’s Clinton Barnum slicing up some fresh pizza on Parksville Beach.

THURSDAY SPOTLIGHT: Food truck trend hits Parksville

With a rotation of five different trucks, there's something for every taste at Parksville Community Park

Farm to Fire’s Clinton Barnum slicing up some fresh pizza on Parksville Beach.
Police checked more than 85 vehicles recently in Parksville Community Park and found that 90 per cent of them showed that car seats were not being used or installed properly.

Parent fail car seat test

Oceanside RCMP say 90 per cent of the vehicles they checked in Parksville had something wrong with the use or installation of car seats

Police checked more than 85 vehicles recently in Parksville Community Park and found that 90 per cent of them showed that car seats were not being used or installed properly.
Qualicum Beach Museum manager Netanja Waddell welcomes everyone to see the museum’s new renovations this Saturday for a soft opening of the historic site. The art on the glass doors were etched by Bowser glass artist Paul Crawford.

Excitement builds for grand re-opening of renovated Qualicum Beach Museum

The renovations are a first for the iconic, industrial building which the museum took over in 1994

Qualicum Beach Museum manager Netanja Waddell welcomes everyone to see the museum’s new renovations this Saturday for a soft opening of the historic site. The art on the glass doors were etched by Bowser glass artist Paul Crawford.

Regional District of Nanaimo directors applying pressure to Island Corridor Foundation

The directors passed a motion demanding the ICF turn over a copy of a consultant's report

Rich Cordocedo shows off some of the products B.C. Liquor Store will be selling in their brand new location opening this Friday at 9:30 a.m. with samples of bubbly.

Refrigeration a key element of new store

New B.C. Liquor Store in Parksville opens on Friday morning at 9:30 a.m.

Rich Cordocedo shows off some of the products B.C. Liquor Store will be selling in their brand new location opening this Friday at 9:30 a.m. with samples of bubbly.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May spoke to a crowd of 115 supporters at the VIU Deep Bay Field Marine Station on Friday evening about ocean acidification and the importance of the upcoming federal election, scheduled for Oct. 19.

Green Party leader says the fight has been ‘frustrating’

Elizabeth May spoke to a crowd of 115 in Deep Bay last weekend

Green Party leader Elizabeth May spoke to a crowd of 115 supporters at the VIU Deep Bay Field Marine Station on Friday evening about ocean acidification and the importance of the upcoming federal election, scheduled for Oct. 19.

Poll suggests NDP lead in federal riding that includes Parksville Qualicum Beach

MP John Duncan dismisses the survey as a 'push poll', while NDP candidate Gord Johns says he is encouraged