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PARKSVILLE MAYORAL RACE
Burger backs Coun. Lefebvre Current mayor says he won’t run in November — three now in race JOHN HARDING
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Chris Burger will not stand for re-election this fall and he’s endorsing the newest candidate in Parksville’s mayoral race, current city councillor Marc Lefebvre. Burger and Lefebvre held a joint news conference in Parksville on Thursday afternoon. “It’s time to turn over a new chapter,” said Burger, mayor of Parksville since 2010, adding that his wife and children have been “very patient” over the years he’s served as mayor and councillor. Aside from family reasons, Burger said he needs to spend more time at his Meadowood Store. “We have a busy, growing business that requires more of my focus,” he said. At Burger’s side during the news conference was Lefebvre, who was first elected to city council in 2002. He said “fiscal discipline” will be the main plank of his mayoral campaign. “Decisions on how to spend taxpayers’ dollars have to be made in the context of the biggest bang for our bucks and the relevancy to our city’s ongoing sustainable development,” said Lefebvre. The municipal election is Nov. 15. Lefebvre joins fellow councillor Bill Neufeld and Antonio Farinha as the only declared candidates for mayor. Former mayors Sandy Hurley and Randy Longmuir were on hand for the announcement Thursday, along with current Regional District of Nanaimo board chair and French Creek representative Joe Stanhope, who said he also is endorsing Lefebvre, who acknowledged he has a tough campaign ahead of him. See WATER, page A4
90,000 view castles After five weeks of sand castle mania, and more than 90,000 views, the magnificent sculptures lighting up Parksville Beach will be bulldozed this morning, marking the end of another season of sandcastles. The Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition came to a close after operating from July 12 to August 17. Event manager Trish Smith said the summer was nothing short of “fabulous.” See PHOTOS AND STORY, pages A3 AND A7
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CHAMPIONS ON THE BEACH: The action was as hot as the weather this past weekend at Parksville Community Park as 88 teams competed in the Western Canadian Beach Volleyball Championships. See our story and photo on page A30 and view more photos on our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PQBNews.
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