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Mayors lead Links celebrations

The Parksville Qualicum Beach Links was inaugurated in 2000

The route is now marked for people to move between Parksville and Qualicum Beach without having to use the highway, and a celebration will take place Saturday.

The Parksville Qualicum Beach Links was inaugurated in 2000 and provides cyclists, runners, walkers and rollers trails and low-traffic road routes to travel between these town centres.

The mayors of Qualicum Beach and Parksville will kick off the celebrations Saturday by leading a group of cyclists on a ride that finishes at Oceanside Place. The Qualicum Beach ride will start at 2 p.m. at the Dollymount Trail at Berwick (behind the QB Legion) and runs about 9 km. The Parksville ride departs from City Hall on Jensen Avenue at 2:30 p.m. and covers about 4 km. At Oceanside Place, in the parking lot behind the Pond, there will be food and drinks, singing by Jessica Kelly, information tables and prizes.

This event is co-hosted by the Oceanside Cycling Coalition. For more information, contact RDN Parks at 250-248-3252, 1-888-828-2069, www.rdn.bc.ca; or visit www.oceansidecyclingcoalition.ca.              — NEWS Staff