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YOUTH TAKING IT TO THE STREETS
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Free street dance this Saturday in Parksville organized by young band
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FIRE BANS
Most places still limited
Qualicum Beach lifts ban, but rest of region is still no-fire territory NEIL HORNER
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The break in the long, hot dry spell on Vancouver Island has meant some areas have had total fire bans rescinded, but that’s not the case around Parksville-Qualicum. Coastal Fire Centre spokesperson Donna MacPherson said Monday bans have been lifted on the northern tip of the Island and in what she called the fog zone, an area around Port Renfrew prone to heavy mist. However, the bans remain in place in the Central Island. “We haven’t lifted any of our prohibitions in that area yet,” she said. However, the Town of Qualicum Beach has backed off on its fire ban, thanks to the spell of wet, rainy weather. “Based on the rainfall we received and what the current fire patrols we have in place, we have lifted our campfire ban,” said Qualicum Beach fire chief Darryl Kohse. See 21 WILDFIRES, page A6
BEACHFEST
Record numbers AUREN RUVINSKY
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Welcoming a record 93,500 visitors through the gates, the 31st annual Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition has wrapped up for another year. The sculptures, created over the July 14-15 contest weekend, were demolished Monday after the successful five-week exhibition that saw the event’s attendance increase by more than 3,000 people over 2012. Though they didn’t hit the tidy 100,000 mark they hoped for, organizers are “extremely pleased with the results,” said Beachfest Society president Cheryl Dill. “With the weather on our side and the generosity of our sponsors, we were so fortunate to host such talented sculptors in our community,” she said. See CINDERELLA, page A4
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LAWN TRACTOR RODEO: Derek Hobson takes on the dreaded final obstacle — the water-balloon break — during Sunday’s 19th annual Bowser Lawn Tractor Rodeo at the Bowser Legion. A total of 19 participants in three categories tried their hand at taking a mower through the daunting obstacle course. Pete Davies took the overall title with a time of 2:58.
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