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Arrowsmith Search and Rescue’s new Operations Centre at the Qualicum Beach Airport. (PQB News file photo)
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A deer that fell through ice in Westwood Lake got a ride to safety aboard Nanaimo Fire Rescue’s rescue boat on Tuesday, Jan. 25. (Photo courtesy Nanaimo Fire Rescue)

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North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP are looking for seven-year-old Violet Bennett, who has gone missing with her father Jesse Bennett. (RCMP Handout)

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    The new marine spit will soon have a historic marine anchor on display in Qualicum Beach. (Google photo)

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