The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Friday, October 5, 2012
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GOLDEN FOR SURE: The Parksville Golden Oldies Sports Association held its annual 90-years-ofage-plus lunch Sept. 27, including the 20 members pictured, at the Bayside Bistro and Lounge.
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LOCAL POLITICIANS AT UBCM
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Qualicum Beach councillors talk about their meetings with provincial minister and funds available for various projects
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JOHN HARDING
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While much of the provincial coverage surrounding the UBCM convention last week centred on the group’s motion to decriminalize marijuana, Qualicum Beach town councillors say they had valuable meetings in regards to municipal issues related to their community. Coun. Dave Willie said he attended a session about Internet voting and also learned more about matching grants for the improvement of bus stops in communities, something he said could benefit Qualicum Beach. “There are some pretty lonely places on Village Way to stand and wait for a bus,” he said at town council’s regular meeting Monday night. Willie seemed to be joking when he made a comment about all the discussion at the conference about the marijuana motion. “I was asking for samples but no samples were available,” he said. Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer also said he attended some valuable sessions. “My only disappointment about being at UBCM was that we weren’t here for the Tour de Rock events,” said Luchtmeijer, referring specifically to the 15 members of town staff who shaved their heads to raise money for cancer research in conjunction with the Tour. “I take my hat off to those who took their hair off.” Mayor Teunis Westbroek reported that he had meetings with ministers in regards to possible funding for Qualicum Beach-specific
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projects, like a comprehensive waterfront plan and something called age-friendly planning. Westbroek also suggested communities are often persistent in their requests to get meetings with provincial cabinet ministers but rarely send words of thanks after those meetings, so he directed staff to send notes of thanks to the ministers he met with at UBCM. Coun. Scott Tanner said he attended sessions about paper and package recycling and the protection of watersheds. He also said he was impressed with new Environment Minister Terry Lake. “I’m very encouraged that we have a minister of environment who really knows his stuff,” said Tanner.
‘No comment’ for Deez Briefly from Qualicum Beach town council’s regular meeting Monday night: * Council gave third reading to a bylaw that bans smoking within 7.5 metres (25 feet) of any doorway, window or air intake of a public (townowned) building. * Council passed a motion that provided no comment to the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch on the application of Deez Bar and Grill to have its license changed to allow for dancing during special events. Staff and councillors indicated the “no comment” response is consistent with what the town has done in the past with similar applications.
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until Nov 30/2012
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SHERIFF SEIZED
BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY ACT All assets of four Canadian companies (specialists in Persian and Oriental carpets) and assets of their shareholders were seized under the instructions of a credit union bank in British Columbia. Part of the seized assets have been released and put to auction.
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