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There were smatterings of polite applause, one or two quiet heckles and even a couple of chuckles — but no knockout blows when the three candidates vying for the Parksville-Qualicum constituency took to the stage in Parksville MAY 14 Monday night. Barry Avis, David Coupland and Michelle Stilwell all made their pitches for support in a well-attended forum moderated sponsored by The NEWS and the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce.
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Dave Willie says he wants the people of Qualicum Beach to know what is going on behind closed doors during town council’s in-camera meetings. To that end, the town councillor says he will introduce motions in open council meetings intended “to release every item of public interest allowed under the law, including countless pages related to in-camera sessions held during the past decade.” In an e-mail sent to The NEWS on Wednesday, Willie said he was doing this “in the interests of transparency and open government.” He started this process with a notice of motion at Monday night’s council meeting, a way to let council know about something he will bring forward for a
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vote at a future meeting. His notice of motion, as he supplied in the e-mail Wednesday, read as follows: “Motion to direct staff to find a method of paying out unused holidays, older than the one year to ensure a clear policy is in effect to prevent accumulation in the future. The banking of unused sick days should also be explored to see what policy exists in neighbouring municipalities. Over the last number of councils, holiday time, time given for extra hours, etc. has been allowed to accumulate with the result being hundreds of hours banked, at costs exceeding $100,000. More importantly, staff needs to take time off to enjoy with their family, friends and community. It’s also crucial that the town receive the full-time efforts of staff on a full-week basis, not reduced by banked holidays from 10 years ago.” See HARASSMENT, page A17
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ADVANCE POLLS OPEN: Krista Hummell and Vera Fair show off their voting cards after they biked to a polling station. Advance voting for the 2013 provincial election began Wednesday.
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