TUESDAY JANUARY 8, 2013
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WARM THOUGHTS
SOULFUL SINGER
Qualicum Beach merchant sells a lot of bathing suits in January
Victoria’s Maureen Washington brings her sassy and sexy talents to TOSH
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BC LIBERAL NOMINATION
Stilwell acclaimed
Paralympics champion officially installed as BC Liberal candidate NEIL HORNER
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As of this evening, Parksville Paralympian Michelle Stilwell will be the nominee for the BC Liberals in the Parksville-Qualicum constituency. In a response to reports that Stilwell was the Liberal nominee, constituency association president Bruce Cownden confirmed the withdrawal of Patrick Chenier means Stilwell will be the only candidate for the nomination when the constituency association holds their nomination meeting Tuesday night. However, until that time, she is merely the sole candidate for that nomination. Cownden noted the party’s constitution allows nominations from the floor. However, he said all such nominations must still be vetted by the party prior to the meeting and the deadline for starting that process has come and gone. See ENCOURAGED, page A4
Thursday paper!
Big change this week for your local newspaper You don’t have to wait until Friday for your next edition of The Parksville Qualicum Beach News. This is the week we make our publication date change, meaning we now hit the streets and doorsteps on Tuesdays and Thursdays, not Tuesdays and Fridays as it has been for many years. “This change will allow our readers a more timely delivery of local news, and both our readership and advertisers will benefit from having advertised specials, flyers, etc. — delivered one day earlier,” said The NEWS publisher Peter McCully. Editor John Harding said The NEWS will be introducing new features in the coming weeks to coincide with the change while retaining the features readers currently enjoy. We welcome your comments: editor@pqbnews.com. — NEWS Staff
NEIL HORNER PHOTO
TOLLER TRAINING: The blustery weather on the weekend didn’t slow down dog train-
ers in Dashwood Sunday. Here, Kathy Heywood prepares to send her Nova Scotia toller hound, Cooper in search of a rubber bumper hidden by a fellow member of the group.
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