TUESDAY APRIL 14, 2015
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PARKSVILLE’S WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Calling for more options City council chambers packed for presentation by Trevor Wicks JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
Parksville residents want their city council to seek less expensive options to the water treatment and storage proposal currently on the table. That demand was made clear last week when the gallery was packed for a council meeting with people in support of a presentation by Qualicum Beach resident Trevor Wicks. Later in the meeting, Coun. Leanne Salter proposed an unclear, rambling motion that asked for council to support a request demanding the Englishman River Water Service (ERWS) come up with more options than the current, $37 million plan. “Let’s get plan B, C and D going,” Salter said as part of her motion, which was eventually defeated 6-1. “We need to investigate and we need to come up with other options.” See TOWN HALL MEETING, page A6
Teacher files suit CANDACE WU AND AUREN RUVINSKY
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A Qualicum teacher who was fired over allegations of rape and torture — eventually found to come from the TV show Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — has fired back in civil court. He’s now suing the independent investigator hired by School District 69 whose report allegedly resulted in his dismissal and tarnished reputation. On Feb. 17, the male teacher, who lives in Nanoose Bay but taught in Qualicum according to court documents, filed a notice of civil claim with the Supreme Court of B.C. to sue a Victoria lawyer and investigator for negligence and defamation in repeating the allegations, which led to his being fired. In the civil suit, he claims he suffered “personal embarrassment and humiliation.” See ARBITRATOR, page A7
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A STELLAR EVENING: Raw oysters from Stellar Bay Foods and Fanny Bay were a big hit with the hundreds of people who packed the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre on Saturday night for the Qualicum Beach Rotary Club’s annual Wine Fest. Proceeds from the evening went to the Qualicum Park Village Affordable Housing Project. For more information about the evening and more photos, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/PQBNews.
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