Community

In celebration of National Breastfeeding Week, mothers and babies are invited to a breastfeeding challenge at the Parksville library on October 1.

For the seventh consecutive year, Knox United Church will present its annual fall fair on Saturday, September 17 at the corner of Pym and Humphrey in Parksville.

Making lunch for the kids doesn't have to be a chore this school year

As local school children pack their pencils and their books and prepare for whatever kind of looks their teachers have in store for them, the even younger set is also getting geared up for fall.

Paws for a Cause is the biggest fundraiser for the local SPCA shelter

Local high school students pass out free hugs to passers by

Annual flea market and book sale needs items for SPCA fundraiser

Saturday, Sept. 10 will be a bitter sweet day for Claudia Bruyckere. She is expecting several people to walk the trails that run through her farm in memory of her mother Monika Fritzsche who passed away in 2007 after suffering the debilitating effects of Parkinsons.

R.A. Brown made a very big contribution to Qualicum Beach

Early education of ovarian cancer called crucial to recovery