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A DAY IN THE LIFE
DR. NEILL NEILL BIDS FAREWELL
Qualicum Beach photo essay from 24 hours in July, 2012
Long-time NEWS columnist pens his last entry as he looks at other projects
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SECTION C QUALICUM BEACH
Boundaries fuel debate Councillors look at aligning urban containment lines with town lines LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com
Qualicum Beach can work towards changing its urban containment boundary to be the same as the town boundary after a motion narrowly passed at a council meeting Monday night. Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer brought forth the motion, asking staff to bring the information and procedures required to make the change to the September council meeting. He said councillors run into issues where there are multiple layers of government with jurisdiction on private land and he would like it simplified. “For the sake of clarity, the overlapping layers of jurisdiction create confusion,” he said. “Within the town should be governed and controlled by the Town of Qualicum Beach.” Coun. Scott Tanner wanted to make a friendly amendment to change the wording from urban containment boundary to growth containment boundary, as the Regional District of Nanaimo has done, but that was defeated. Tanner then said he was confused by the motion and questioned whether Luchtmeijer was proposing the change to further development outside the current town boundary. See CHECKS, page A7
PARKSVILLE
Stairway to sand Sunray Road getting $150G walkway to beach
AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
After a couple attempts, a petition signed by 130 residents and more than two years, Parksville council awarded the construction contract for stairs to the waterfront at the end of Sunray Road. A public demand for beach access in the northwest corner of the city was identified in the 2005 Parks and Open Space Master Plan and council formally addressed the residents’ petition in April 2011. See STAIRS, page A7
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SHRINER CAMEL: The Shrine Club, always a popular entry in any parade, played a big part in the Family Day Parade in Qualicum Beach on Sunday. For a story about the parade and a photo of the first-place float, please see page A3.
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