8 Parksville Qualicum Beach area fire departments set for annual food and toy drive

On Nov. 13 and Nov. 14, firefighters will collect cash donations for the Salvation Army Food Bank at locations throughout the Parksville Qualicum Beach area. (Submitted photo)
No door-to-door campaign for 2021, donations to be collected in various PQB locations

South Surrey mother Lisa Batstone appealed her second-degree murder conviction and sentence, rendered in connection with the December 2014 smothering death of her eight-year-old daughter Teagan. (File photos)

B.C. mother’s murder conviction upheld
Mission’s Arthur Barnsdale took home a speed skating bronze at the 2020 BC Winter Games. (file)

Proof of vaccinations required at 2022 BC Winter Games in Vernon
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Online cannabis sales coming to Yukon
A humpback whale calf breaches the ocean’s surface in fall 2021. (Credit: Val Shore, Eagle Wing Tours, PWWA)

Record number humpback calves spotted off B.C.’s south coast in 2021

CandyStore.com analyzed 14 years of sales data to determine the most popular Halloween candy. (Black Press Media file photo)

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According to Statistics Canada, prices at the gas pump rose 32.8 per cent in September 2021 compared with September last year as inflation rose 4.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis in September, the fastest pace since February 2003. (Black Press Media File)

Gas prices fuel highest inflation rate in nearly two decades
Parksville's M&N Mattress and Sofa Gallery is a Top 3 finalist for the Better Business Bureau Torch Award for Customer Service! Winners will be announced Nov. 5.

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    The Innovator Skills Initiative provides B.C. companies with grants of up to $10,000 to hire people for technology and technology-enabled jobs.

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      Lynne Pearson visits the PQB News/VI Daily studios. (Peter McCully photo)

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      Listen: Assistant governor Lynne Pearson discusses efforts locally, globally

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      Vancouver Canucks centre Jason Dickinson, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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      Nanaimo children’s author and illustrator Lindsay Ford’s latest book is ‘Lonely Doug.’ (Photo courtesy Bread and Clutter)

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                Parry Gallagher, owner of Coombs Junction Furniture, is donating $50 from every purchase over $999.99 (pre-tax) to the Legions in Qualicum Beach and Parksville this October.

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