Editorials

Parksville’s transient problem is beginning to have a permanent feel to it.

When Jacob Gair was elected to the School District 69 (Qualicum) board of trustees in the last municipal election, the then-20-year-old became not only the youngest member of the local board but certainly one of the youngest trustees in B.C.

On the same day Greater Victoria’s 2022 Commonwealth Games bid committee’s dream to secure the multi-sport and cultural event was squashed by the provincial government, organizers had released a promotional video featuring some of the movers and shakers around the region, as well average citizens.

These are tough times for once-revered public figures who have been cast in bronze.

It’s time for BC Ferries to come clean about its ‘reservation’ system.

And we’re off and running.

The City of Parksville does not send us press releases every day. When we received two of them on the same day late last week, the most jarring thing was not the frequency, but rather the apparent contradiction contained in the two public notifications.

Making the lyrics more inclusive does not reject tradition, but respects it

Tell your friends you came upon a sizeable mob of people gathered in the middle of smoke and flames, and they’re likely to think you’re describing a riot.

Last week Michelle Stilwell, Parksville-Qualicum MLA was named as an opposition critic for Tourism, Arts and Culture — along with MLA Doug Clovechok.