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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2014
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Colour-guard members of the 893 Beaufort Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets march into their annual review Saturday at the Squadron’s hangar at the Qualicum Beach Airport. Dignitaries attended, including Parksville Mayor Chris Burger and Qualicum Beach Mayor Teunis Westbroek. The Squadron is hosting its second-annual Air Cadet Golf Tournament this Saturday, June 14, at the Pheasant Glen Golf Resort. It’s an 18-hole scramble with a shotgun start starting
New Via boss concerned about safety and subsidies
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ualicum Beach Coun. Dave Willie says he is very impressed by Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, the new president and chief executive officer of Via Rail. Willie and Parksville Mayor Chris Burger had about 15 minutes with Desjardins-Siciliano during the recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities convention in Niagara Falls. “Overall, I was really impressed with the questions he was asking,” Willie told Qualicum Beach council Monday. He said the new boss wants to create “community partnerships” and is “concerned” about safety and subsidies. Via, which pays out about $300 million year to subsidize passenger rail service, was subsidizing the Island’s E&N line by about $1.4 million year before the service was shut down. Willie said he told Desjardins-Siciliano the unused line through Qualicum Beach (freight only goes as far as Parksville) has become “a sidewalk for students” and the community will have to be re-educated should rail service resume.
at 1 p.m. The entry fee is $90 and includes prizes and dinner at The Pheasant’s Nest. Email beaufort893ssc@hotmail.com or call Karen at 752-8825. Cadets are for boys and girls aged 1218. The Squadron accepts new registrations Tuesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Hangar A3 at the airport. You may also call 778-410-0221, email beaufort893ssc@hotmail.com and see the Squadron’s website: www.893aircadets.ca.
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