THURSDAY JULY 9, 2015
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Opposites do attract, on and off the Bard to Broadway stage
An update on the forest fire situation in B.C., including Sproat Lake blaze
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It’s time for sandcastles
You can watch the sculptors create their works starting Friday AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
The doubles category will see fierce competition among ‘heroes and villains’ at the 15th annual Beachfest kicking off in Parksville this weekend. An estimated 100,000 people are expected to attend the Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition, with the world’s best sculptors battling it out for a place at the world championships. “Edith and Wilfred have won before, Peter Vogelaar, a five time singles winner is part of a duo this year and Francesca and Walter are going to be really exciting,” event manager Trish Smith said. She lavished praise on all seven duos, hailing from everywhere from Parksville and the Kootenays to Quebec, the U.S., Holland and Italy. Locals even have the duo of David Kaube and Mike Rebar to cheer on as sculptors work within the broad theme of ‘heroes and villains’ this year. See WINNERS, page A8
WATER RESTRICTIONS DURING DROUGHT
Fines on the way JOHN HARDING
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While Parksville city council is pondering a move to Level 4 water restrictions, it is also developing a fines structure for those who don’t comply. Council gave three readings Monday to a bylaw that would empower enforcement officers to hand out $100 tickets to those who are found watering their lawns or other actions in contravention of water restrictions. The city has a fines structure for other bylaw offences like unlicensed dogs and noise infractions, but does not have any penalty for those who wash their vehicles or water their lawns during restrictive periods. See OFFICER, page A7
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NATIONAL CHAMPION: Qualicum Beach’s Thomas Riva crosses the line first in the men’s 1,500 metre race at the National Track and Field Championships in Edmonton, Alberta last week. For more on this story, see the front of today’s sports section (page A40).
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