FRIDAY JUNE 8, 2012
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Delays, delays Residents’ request for information goes unanswered from Qualicum Beach STEVEN HEYWOOD editor@pqbnews.com
Residents of Qualicum Beach have taken their complaint over a lack of responsiveness by the town to the provincial privacy and information commissioner. Janet Raines, a representative of the Qualicum Beach Residents Association, says since they filed a freedom of information request to the town in March this year, they have yet to hear anything from the town We did err in not apart from a documenting and sending a letter for the note saying extension. the town reMARK BROWN ceived the request. Under freedom on information legislation, the town had 30 days to respond directly to the request. They did not do so, Raines said. Raines stated in a media release that the QBRA gave the town another 15 days, then met with Mark Brown, the chief administrative officer. Despite promises to look into their request, the QBRA stated there has been no further communication from the town — so they turned to the provincial information commissioner. See FIFTY DAYS, page A6
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NO ONE HURT: Police are stumped about why a woman drove her pickup truck into the ditch on Wembley Road at Church Road Wednesday. Constable Blake Manchur said alcohol and drugs were not involved and it appears the woman blacked out. Fortunately she was driving slowly at the time and there were no injuries involved. No charges were laid.
Airplane lands on the beach Transport Canada investigating why a small plane landed at Yambury Road STEVEN HEYWOOD editor@pqbnews.com
“It was a single-engine airplane,” Lee told THE NEWS. “It When Qualicum Beach-area resident Charles Lee was came in over the water and touched down on the sand at enjoying some time on the beach on Sat., May 26, he no- low tide.” ticed a small plane flying low over the The plane then revved up, took off, Add your COMMENTS at water. circled and landed again, said Lee, who www.pqbnews.com That plane, he said, then swooped added he only saw one pilot in the airdown over the sand at the end of Yamcraft. Lee added this was an unusual bury Road and came in for a landing — not once, but twice occurrence and he reported it to Transport Canada. in the same time period. See TRANSPORT CANADA, page A4
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