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Market re-shuffl e Thursday market folds,
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Wednesday farmers OK’d AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
Amid the debate over a new Wednesday night farmers’ market in Qualicum Beach — which was approved — the Thursday night street market has been cancelled. A Qualicum Beach town council public forum on the proposed Wednesday night “topup” farmers’ market was thrown a loop by Qualicum Beach Downtown Business Association’s David Wood. Citing “a clear lack of leadership on behalf of this council (which) brings into question if this council’s integrity is in danger of being breached,” Wood said, “effective immediately, the QBDBA is cancelling our Uptown Summer Market.” Wood, who oversaw the market for the QBDBA, was the first to speak at the forum Monday night, reading from a prepared statement condemning council’s decision-making process. Calling council’s consideration of the proposal “a clear miscarriage of good governance practice,” he said council had already made a decision on the farmers’ market and was now acting in bad faith by reconsidering. Qualicum Beach Farmers’ Market (QBFM) organizers had requested permission to close Veterans Way to expand their popular Saturday morning market to a Wednesday evening, food only, mid-week market. Manager Mimi Shewchuk explained that the Thursday market started at 6 p.m., meaning it was too late for that night’s grocery shopping, leaving only one day, where an earlier Wednesday market could supply people for three dinners before Saturday. See IT’S VETERANS WAY, page A9
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TEDDY BEAR PICNIC: Armed with their favourite fuzzy friends, the Edwards siblings from Errington were ready for some fun at the annual teddy bear picnic at Nanoose Bay on Sunday afternoon. Above, three-year-old twins Kaitlin, left, Katrina, right, and big brother Jeremiah enjoyed all of the fun events on Jack Begley Field. The event was sponsored by Quality Foods and run by dozens of volunteers.
SERIOUS COLLISION
Two sent to hospital, one driver charged CARLI BERRY
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Charges have been laid after a collision involving three vehicles July 9 on the Inland Highway placed two people in the hospital. A 23-year-old man from Nanaimo has been charged with “driving
without due care and attention” said Oceanside RCMP Cpl. Jesse Foreman. The man claimed he was “reaching for something” and no drugs or alcohol have been related to the incident, said Foreman. A 43-year-old man from Qualicum
Beach was airlifted from the scene with serious injuries. Foreman said he is now recovering at home. Police, ambulance and fire services were called to Highway 19’s Little Qualicum Bridge at 6:40 p.m. on July 9, according to RCMP. See LADDER, page A9