Well-known local writer Linda Tenney has died after a courageous battle with cancer.
The founder and publisher of EyesOnBC Magazine passed away peacefully in her Qualicum Bay home on Oct. 15.
Tenney was a well-loved and respected member of the Lighthouse Country community.
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Tenney published EyesOnBC Magazine for 16 years before her worsening health and its financial toll caused her to suspend publication in 2019. After moving to Vancouver Island, Tenney also ran a used bookstore in Lighthouse Country with her husband, Bob, who passed away four years ago.
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A post on her Facebook page extends a thank you to her friends, community fundraising groups, the Oceanside Hospice Society, the nurses at the Island Health Palliative Care team and the Oceanside Health Centre Home Support Program.
A celebration of life will be held at the Lighthouse Community Centre (240 Lions Way, Qualicum Bay) on Nov. 2 from, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
