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Premier Christy Clark says Adrian Dix won’t agree to a live, televised debate because the NDP leader does not want the people of B.C to see the clear philosophical differences in governing styles the parties offer. Clark made that claim during an hour-long stop in Parksville on Tuesday, with more than 100 enthusiastic supporters packed into the campaign offices of local B.C. Liberal candidate Michelle Stilwell. “They (the NDP) believe they can be better parents than you,” Clark said. “They believe they can spend your money better than you. You know what I think? I believe in you. I believe that you can spend that money better than I can. I believe that you can make better decisions for your children than I can.” “And that is the philosophical difference in our two parties. So, I’ve been asking myself why is it that Adrian Dix is afraid to debate me? I think about some those philosophical differences between us and I realize perhaps he doesn’t want to talk about some of those things.” Clark spoke with The NEWS after her speech and after she made her way around the room shaking hands and sharing hugs with supporters. See NO FERRY, page A4
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Parksville Volunteers – A Gift to the Community April 21 to April 27 • Volunteer Week in Parksville
Volunteers bring their time and good old fashioned elbow grease to programs that rely on inspiration and are the helping hands that work together to promote quality of life. Volunteers are those in our community who see a need and willingly work to satisfy that need by sharing their skills. The City of Parksville honours volunteers and community organizations for their outstanding contribution to our City and recognizes volunteers are an important partner with government in providing services to citizens. Because of the unselfishness of our many volunteers, Parksville is a more desirable place to live, work and play. youth outreach • hospice • firefighters • mentoring • fundraising • animal care • health and welfare support and service to those with developmental disabilities • community policing • events and festivals public education • community programs • homelessness • wildlife recovery • feeding the hungry youth and seniors • emergency services • arts • music and theatre • accessibility • sports historical • business • environmental stewardship • search and rescue
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A new date — Monday, May 6 — has been set for an all-candidates forum in Parksville. The forum was originally scheduled for May 1. It is now set for 7 p.m., Monday, May 6 at the Parksville Community and Conference Centre. All three officially declared candidates vying to be the MLA for Parksville Qualicum have confirmed (Barry Avis of the NDP, David Coupland of the Conservatives and Michelle Stilwell of the Liberals) and it’s expected they will be joined by Green Party candidate Gerri Schmidt. The forum is sponsored by The NEWS and the Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce. NEWS editor John Harding will be the moderator. — NEWS Staff
Help needed to install new playground Fifteen to 20 Volunteers are needed to help install the new playground at Winchelsea Elementary school on Saturday. Jobs will vary from holding play equipment pieces in place to connecting those pieces with various tools and wheel barreling concrete to the post positions. Due to liability issues, all volunteers must be 19 or over. The build takes place April 27 at 8 a.m. at 140 Renz Rd. People are encouraged to help until 4 p.m. but half days are also helpful. For more information e-mail the Parent Advisory Committee at the school wespac@shaw.ca or call the school office at 250-248-3296. —NEWS Staff
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Parksville Councillor Al Greir admits his recovery from recent health issues is slow, but he says he has no doubt he’ll recover completely and be back as one of the most active councillors. After Greir was bit by a rattlesnake near Palm Springs on March 3 it took him nearly two weeks to recover enough to fly home, where he jumped back into his active life. “It’s a slow process and I think I’ve taken too much on my plate,” said the 75-year-old, second-term councillor. He left the April 15 council meeting abruptly saying he wasn’t feeling well and The NEWS has received some comment and questions about his health and ability to continue serving. “The municipal act is very clear, if someone misses meetings due to illness or injury their seat is protected — they can miss any number of meetings,” said mayor Chris Burger. “It’s almost about us pressuring him not to come in,”
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encouraging him to take it easy and make sure he completely recovers, he said. If councillors miss more than four meetings “without leave of council,” council can deem the seat vacant, but in the case of health issues it is left up to the individual to resign. Greir said he is pulling back on his council duties. “I’ve turned down a few meetings, but I will be at council on Monday,” he said, highlighting his level of involvement, which Burger also talked about. “When I go in early he’s often there before me,” said Burger. “He spends a huge amount of time at city hall. Aside from any political differences, he’s very popular among staff, everybody likes him and we just want him to get better.” “I’m positive I’m on the mend, it’s just taking a long time,” Greir said, suggesting lightheartedly that the three concussions he suffered playing hockey last season may be a big part of his current health problems and pointing out he is under close medical supervision.
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Clark said she did not bring with her any promises related to lower rates on B.C. Ferries to help tourists get to Parksville Qualicum Beach this summer. “The first thing we have do is tackle B.C. Ferries’ debt,” she said. “You can’t keep fares low and you can’t keep routes running if the company is paying tens of millions of dollars every year in interests costs on its debt. It’s going to take a long-term solution.” Clark was also asked why Parksville Qualicum Beach was not part of the B.C. Resort Municipality Initiative, a provincial fund that doles out millions of dollars a year to 13 select resort communities to help with infrastructure costs. “I would be happy to sit down and talk to them about that,” she said. “This community has all the characteristics of any great resort around the world.” In her remarks to the crowd,
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THURSDAY SPOTLIGHT: People, places and issues of the Parksville/Qualicum Beach region CONTROVERSIAL DEVELOPMENT
Deep Bay population could double The proponent says the next step, a public consultation process, will allow residents to get a deeper understanding of what he is proposing — meanwhile, a resident submits a survey to the RDN that claims 97 per cent of people in the area are opposed to the development and RDN director for the area, Bill Veenhof says he has heard from many people both for and against the plan NEIL HORNER news@pqbnews.com
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The Deep Bay Improvement District currently has roughly 1,200 residents, so the development would essentially more than double the population. In order to proceed, proponent Jim Crawford would need the RDN to amend both the official community plan and the Regional Growth Strategy. The proposal was strongly opposed in several delegations, including Dianne Eddy, who questioned Area H director Bill Veenhof’s statement that he didn’t know how the area residents felt about the project, submitting a survey of 187 area residents, of whom 168 expressed opposiI am against having a tion to the plan. single developer force “That’s 97 per changes to the OCP and opposed,” Regional Growth Strategy cent Eddy said. “DisIAN MACDONALD regard this survey if you wish, but where is the survey provided to you to counter that?” Eddy said the proposal would have profound impacts on Deep Bay itself, as well as other rural areas within the RDN. “This development will zone current lot sizes from two hectares to a density of nine units per hectare — and half the development is unusable because of setbacks from beaches and creeks, so the density on the remaining land will be 18 units per hectare,” she said. “This represents a pattern of urban sprawl applicable to any area in the RDN.”
Resident Ian MacDonald also spoke against the project. “I am against having a single developer force changes to the OCP and Regional Growth Strategy,” he said. Nelson Eddy noted that many area residents had not received information about the plan and were surprised when approached by people handing out the survey. “The developer should have placed large ads in papers to sell their project to area residents and should have warned people that it might need the OCP and RGS modified,” he said. Crawford also took to the stand to defend his plan. “This application was made public two years ago and received tremendous support from the community, as well as concerns, mostly about traffic and water supply,” he said. “Some concerns were legitimate and some were misinterpretations.” Crawford said the next step — a public consultation process — would allow residents to get a deeper understanding of what he is proposing. “It will be an opportunity to provide constructive feedback and will build from previous engagement activities,” he said. In moving to support a review of the application, Veenhof stressed he had heard many who were both for and against the plan. “What I have to do is balance both elements and to do that we are going to go into full and formal public consultation,” he said. “Then there will be a survey of affected area residents and that survey will fundamentally
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Some say it’s long overdue, others say they aren’t in a rush. Regardless, a new fire hall for Qualicum Beach seemed closer to reality after a public information meeting at the civic centre Monday night. More than 100 people — including about 15 volunteer firefighters — were on hand to hear architecht Kim Johnston give a presentation about where and how the fire hall could sit on its designated Rupert Road parcel of land, and how the process could play out from here. After the meeting, Johnston told The NEWS that if all went smoothly, the yearlong construction project could start in seven months, which translates into a grand opening date in November of 2014. Johnston’s presentation centred on how the various buildings and training areas could be situated on the land and how trucks and vehicles could move on and off the site, which is made somewhat tricky by the proximity of the town’s only roundabout. After her presentation, members of the public asked questions and councillors offered comment. One person wanted to know if the re-location of the hall from its current downtown site would mean slower response times to calls. In response, Chief Darryl Kohse said “it (the new location) actually gives us better response times — allows us to get there (to calls) quicker.”
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In response to a question about the life of the new facility, Johnston said a new fire hall like this is an “absolutely minimum 50-year building.” After questions from the audience were exhausted, the politicians had their turn. Coun. Scott Tanner reiterated his position that a referendum should be held. “I would feel more comfortable with voters giving us approval,” said Tanner. Coun. Dave Willie and others spoke about the how this project was overdue and important because the community needs to have a fire hall that is built to standards that would allow for operation after a seismic event. Willie and Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer said this proj-
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Stick with theme: Tanner ‘I want to thank councillor Tanner for the geography lesson’ — Brouilette JOHN HARDING editor@pqbnews.com
Scott Tanner was back on the attack against a proposed development Monday night, this time comparing Qualicum beach to Leavenworth, Washington and pleading for his fellow councillors to take “a second look at this project.” Tanner said he believes the village core of Qualicum Beach has a “Bavarian theme” and the proposed 53-unit condo project on land right beside town hall doesn’t fit that theme. “When one looks around
the town and looks at the Qualicum Foods building, the town hall itself — they all seem to have a theme, a Bavarian theme,” said Tanner. “This (proposed) building does not fit the theme.” Tanner then took those in attendance on a verbal walkabout of the downtown, pointing out all the buildings that are set back from the sidewalk and have incorporated public space into their design, something he said is lacking in this proposed building. “I want to thank councillor Tanner for the geography lesson,” quipped Coun. Mary Brouilette. “And I respect Coun. Tanner’s bid for no change in our community but that hasn’t worked very well in the last 10 years.” Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer said Tanner was mistaken and the
proposed building has “a lot of green space and public space on the property. He also said when the town hall was being built, people called it a “monstrosity.” “All of the feedback I get from the community now is we have a gorgeous town hall,” said Luchtmeijer. Coun. Dave Willie said council is following the proper process and public input comes next. Mayor Teunis Westbroek called the proposed building “too high, too massive.” The land use and subdivision bylaw regarding the project passed second reading on Monday night, with Luchtmeijer, Willie and Brouilette in favour, and Westbroek and Tanner opposed. The public hearing is set for 7 p.m. May 6 at town hall.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Qualicum Beach Council Chambers of the Municipal Office, 660 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, to receive representations from all persons who believe their interest in property to be affected by the proposed amendments to “Town of Qualicum Beach Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 580, 1999” listed below. A copy of the bylaw may be inspected at the Municipal Office of the Town of Qualicum Beach, #201 – 660 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays, from April 26 to May 6, 2013. Amendment Bylaw No. 580.73 (120 First Avenue West) If Bylaw No. 580.73 is adopted, “Town of Qualicum Beach Land Use and Subdivision Bylaw No. 580, 1999” will be amended to permit the construction of a 53-unit condominium. Specifically, the change is as follows: (a) “Part 6 – Land Use Regulations” Section 6.4.24 “Commercial 4” is hereby amended by changing the maximum floor area ratio from 1.84 to 2.01; (b) “Schedule 6A – Zoning Map” is hereby amended by changing the zoning designation of Lot 1, Plan VIP79274, District Lot 78, Newcastle District (120 First Avenue West) from Comprehensive Development 4 (CD4) to Commercial 4 (C4) as shown outlined in a heavy black line on Schedule ‘A’ which is attached to, and forms part of, this Bylaw. Schedule ‘A’ – Bylaw No. 580.73
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Police are looking for the public’s help in identifying a thief who made off with a cell phone and safe from the managerial office at the Shady Rest Pub in Qualicum Beach. The incident, said Oceanside RCMP Corporal Jesse Fore-
man, took place on March 14. Foreman said the man is described as Caucasian, in his 30s. He was wearing a dark hat and jacket at the time of the incident and had a partial beard and was approximately 5’8” to 5’10” tall.
Anyone who recognizes the man in the photo is asked to contact Constable Foster at the Oceanside RCMP at 250-248-6111 or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. — NEWS Staff
For further information regarding the bylaw amendments, please contact the Planning Department, at the Municipal Office of the Town of Qualicum Beach, #201 – 660 Primrose Street, Qualicum Beach, British Columbia at 250.752.6921 or email lsales@qualicumbeach.com. This Notice is published in accordance with Section 892 of the Local Government Act. Luke Sales, MCIP, RPP Director of Planning
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It started with a comment from the audience gathered at the civic centre to learn about the new fire hall in Qualicum Beach. “It’s hard to get enthused about the fire hall with all the friction going on right now,” said the resident. Cue Mayor Teunis Westbroek. “I think we have hit rock bottom, we can only go up from here,” said the mayor, who promised council would “address all of the recommendations” of a recent fire services report that revealed deep divides between the fire department’s full-time staff and its volunteers, along with potentially dangerous practices. Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer had planned to introduce a motion at the meeting Monday night calling for RCMP involvement, but he withdrew the motion because the mayor indicated he called the RCMP after the last council meeting April 8 when Luchtmeijer tipped council that he was going
to bring forward a motion about an alleged illegal incident. On Monday night, Westbroek suggested the withdrawal of Luchtmeijer’s motion was the beginning of a “healing process.” Luchtmeijer was asked why he withdrew his motion and if he agreed a healing process has begun. He said he withdrew the motion because the situation has become “way too political — we have to take the politics out of this and understand that there are people involved. What I asked for (RCMP involvement) is happening. How it happened? I don’t agree with the process (the mayor making the call without a motion from council).” “I think there’s a lot of healing that has to happen,” said Luchtmeijer. “Whether or not that has begun yet, I don’t know.” Said Coun. Mary Brouilette: “I think the healing process has started already and I can totally understand that the fire department does not have a lot of faith in the council right now, but we have to prove we have their back.”
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he budget is balanced. No it’s not. He’s the 2.8 billion-dollar-man. Her balanced budget is really a deficit of $790 million. Wasn’t there a time when math was somewhat definitive? Voters who want the truth about the province’s finances are not going to get it from the NDP or the B.C. Liberals. For them, it’s all about spin. The degree to which Adrian Dix and Christy Clark play games with the reporting of this province’s financial health is staggering and insulting. Financial reporting should not be a he said-she said matter. We are not accountants, but we believe we have a layman’s grasp of a budgeting process: this is how much we are bringing in (revenue), this is how much we are spending (expenses) and here’s the difference (surplus or deficit). When she visited Parksville on Tuesday, we asked Premier Clark to explain, in terms the majority of Parksville Qualicum Beach voters could understand, just how to see the financial truth with all of this spin, this fun-with-numbers games political parties play. She suggested people seek out and read what independent bonding agencies have to say about the most recent B.C. Liberal’s provincial budget. And she admits that research would be “kinda tough slogging” for average voters. It’s a reasonable suggestion — an independent look is what’s required here. But who has that time, and is it not sad we can’t get the straight goods from our political leaders? Meanwhile, Dix said Wednesday an NDP government would sell B.C. Place. Provided they don’t socialengineer the Request for Proposals to death, it’s not a bad suggestion. But it’s also the NDP that says the B.C. Liberals are balancing the budget partially through the sale of assets. So, Dix wouldn’t roll the proceeds from any sale of B.C. Place into general revenue to get a budget closer to the balanced point? Yeah, right. The people of this province deserve more straight talk and less spin from its leaders. — Editorial by John Harding
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Letters It’s good for ChIna I was surprised to see a letter in the paper from somebody in Victoria, advocating for the proposed coal mine, in order to give B.C. workers more jobs. Don’t people realize that most of the people that will be employed will be hired from China? Tumbler Ridge should be a good example to us all. Cheap labour will surely take priority over jobs for Canadians. Also, the damage to our roads will be tremendous and cost taxpayers a great deal of money, not to speak of the hazard to the health of this and the next generation. Janet Dol Qualicum Beach
honour the oCP As a citizen of Vancouver Island having friends in the Deep Bay area, I am appalled over what is happening to that community as they face down a development nightmare. Similar to rural communities on this Island, Deep Bay residents were under the impression their Official Community Plan would be honoured. Since when is an Official Community Plan somehow or other not based on the rule of law? An OCP is a democratic document that citizens produce, vote to accept and abide by but, in some unacceptable twist, elected representatives can arbitrarily change through an amending bylaw. Something is wrong here. Rule of law does not mean the laws legislated are good laws they are simply manmade laws, subject to human imperfection and citizens can, through various means, have bad laws changed.
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The Honourable Eugene A. Forsey was widely regarded as one of Canada’s foremost experts on the country’s constitution. Eugene A. Forsey was the expert on the rule of law, actually establishing a foundation of understanding whereas, all others simply copied from him and oft times incorrectly. Forsey left Canadians a rich legacy of knowledge in how we are governed. “Governments in democracies are elected by the passengers to steer the ship of the nation. They are expected to hold it on course, to arrange for a prosperous voyage, and to be prepared to be thrown overboard if they fail in either duty.” In the majority of cases witnessed on our Island where development for the sake of unrestricted growth or the “dreams” of developers are put ahead of the mainly rural communities who democratically and in all good faith voted for their Official Community Plans, area directors have failed to “hold...on course” the wishes of the community and deserve to be “thrown overboard”. “What keeps the various authorities from getting above the law, doing things the law forbids, exercising powers the law has not given them? The courts. If they try anything of the sort, they will be brought up short by the courts.” The recourse citizens have are the courts, not the words of a newspaper editor preaching rule of law minus research beyond duhaime.org while overlooking the highly esteemed Forsey who clearly stated that, “If anyone were above the law, none of our liberties would be safe”. Forsey did not make exceptions for either politicians nor developers. Neither do we.
We have feW snakes With Coun. Al Greir so concerned about our city’s finances and that we need to tighten our belts, may I remind him that we are primarily a vacation-driven economy. With him taking and spending his hardearned Canadian money (including the salary we pay him) for month-long golf vacations in Palm Springs, Calif., he isn’t helping. We’ve got some great golf courses here and fewer snakes.
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Be resPonsIBle My understanding for your pet cats stops the minute I see it crapping in my garden, killing the baby birds in my tree that I’ve enjoyed watching as they learn to fly, or stealing the fish from my pond. It’s hypocritical to point out that dogs have natural behaviours that we control with leashes, but think that cats should be free to indulge them. I don’t need them to control vermin either. I do that quite well with traps. As a former cat owner myself, I know it’s entirely possible to be a responsible pet owner and train them as indoor cats, or build them an outdoor run. Anyone who lets a cat run loose in an urban environment to face death from innumerable threats doesn’t really care for their animal. Take responsibility for your animals rather than letting neighbours do it for you.
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Rules to write by Yes, I’ll be voting. I Yes. It’s my civic duty. Probably not, vote all the time. If I I’m a proud Canadian because I don’t know didn’t, I wouldn’t be and everyone should what’s going on. able to complain. exercise their right to alysa Krupa vote. Parksville Doug christie
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letters They’re free To quiT Re: Chief suspended, CAO “on leave” (The NEWS, April 11). Alas, more fire hall controversy. Remember, a volunteer is a volunteer. A volunteer is not synonymous with power, credential, experience or accountability. Coun. Scott Tanner is again refreshingly making insightful comments. Unhappy or unwilling volunteers are always free to quit. No-one is indispensable. If I die today, the world goes on. Many young new fully-certified firefighters anxiously wait to be hired at a fire station. Meanwhile, they bide their time, sometimes for years, by volunteering or going on call. Newly retired firefighters also volunteer. We have noted Coun. Bill Luchtmeijer’s militaristic and police approach of squelching people’s concerns at meetings as well as his abrupt and harsh manner of dispensing with a problem. This method may indeed be easier than the mayor’s. Teunis Westbroek provides compassion and diplomacy while respecting peoples’ rights, feelings and legalities with patience, privacy and competence, a more difficult path. According to Westbroek, as quoted in The NEWS, the troubles are “between two individuals” and deals with “interpersonal friction.” Westbroek said he has not “had a complaint from a firefighter indicating a problem.“ The mayor “is tak-
ing the issues seriously”and he is correct in attesting that fire departments attract “a mix and variety of people who come into a semi-paramilitary organization . . . and therefore going to have their opinions on how things are handled.” Firehalls, like other workplaces, will have personnel problems from time to time. A volunteer is only a volunteer. But when people work together with kindness and respect, many problems can be solved. God bless all the volunteers who hold Qualicum Beach together. Sylvia HofStetter Qualicum Beach
radiaTion realiTies Hopefully, this will be an informative response to a letter to the editor called “Good Radiation,” written by J.K. and R.W. Sherrard. It is important that individuals research information in the field specifically related to electric magnetic fields — information presented by scientists and professionals in that field. Canada’s top professional in this area is Dr. Magda Havas from Trent University; she has presented aspects of her studies on the local television news stations. I have corresponded with Dr. Havas relating to EMF sensitivity. Another professional who can provide current information is Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt who studies the affects of EMF and talks about
the negative affects of smart meters. Electric magnetic fields affect everyone, but the affects differ amongst individuals, and most are not aware that they are, in fact, affected at all. Effects could be as seemingly insignificant as an earache, a rash, an inability to sleep, a feeling of lethargy — things that can be “explained away.” More serious affects can include migraine headaches, numbness and tingling in a limb, memory loss, loss of balance, tumors, and more. Just because EMF cannot be seen or you do not experience obvious symptoms, does not mean that you are not affected. Be educated and be healthy. faye Carmody Qualicum Beach
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Watching the Liberal election machine plough through the mired pre-election field, exposing some things and covering other things with the plowshare, it is very interesting to pay attention to what our premier is saying. Maybe she doesn’t know what she is saying and is ignorant of the fact that the debt has ballooned under the Liberal direction. Now ignorance of that magnitude, that is very scary. The other possibility is she knows and is actually telling us a non-truth about
what she knows. Either way, the television ad is very unsavory when people rely on some sense of knowledgeable truth prior to election day, not spin. I, like so many others, personally do not care who wins this upcoming election as long as provincial concern trumps party concern. Probably an independent is the best answer, someone with no party affiliation. It is time that the tactics of early colonialism are put to rest. This is the age of data and knowledge highlighting past performances and budgets, so either tell the truth or say nothing and look for another job. BoB tritSCHler Parksville
Thank you To all A big thank you to the businesses who donated gifts to our Parelli Natural Horsemanship Clinic, which ran from April 19-22. Thanks also to Bridles & Bits and More, Buckerfields, Equine Emporium, Share Kare, Top Shelf Feeds, and Station Farm & Feed. Also thanks go out to the Tiger Lily Equestrian center! Sue Bowie Errington
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May 1st - 30 Years in Paradise 30 years is a long time and we have lots to be thankful for and to celebrate! “A lot of things have changed in the 30 years that we have been here,” Rudi said as he explained they came here having been transferred from Prince Rupert by the RCMP on May 1, 1983. An Island boy from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia ending up on Vancouver Island seemed a bit ironic at the time. “Our first home was a little cape cod home in Dashwood on the Island Hwy that we renovated in order for it to be big enough for our family. Jessica slept in a tent in the yard with our German Shepard for the 6 weeks of the reno!”
Rudi and Trish Widdershoven
“We look a bit different these days” Rudi laughed, “and the family sure has grown!”
doing industrial park lot sales, sign control, emergency preparedness, special events, bylaws compliance and economic development. He was a busy guy! Because this has been such an incredible, supportive place to live, the Widdershovens wanted to say “Thank You” in
a more public way and came up with the idea of holding a “Gratitude Party”, with an open invitation to the whole community. “We believe in giving back to the community and will continue to do that always.” We have met amazing people, and we feel like living here is living in “Paradise”!
Widdershoven family, 1983
From Trish’s first business “PAW Photography” to selling cars, carpets and then finding her true calling to real estate in 1989, first with Royal LePage and then with RE/MAX since 2001, the community has “always believed in us and supported us in everything we have tried to do. We raised 2 amazing children here, and Rudi left the RCMP in 1992 because this was now home.” Rudi went to work for the City of Parksville in 1992, a ‘part time’ job as bylaw enforcement officer, though it never ended up being part time. At city hall they seemed to have a saying, ‘oh give it to Rudi he can do that’. By the time he left the city in 2002 to join Trish in real estate he was
Widdershoven family (plus Kyle, Caitlin & Emily), December 2012
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Local Red Hat ladies are joining their international counterparts in marking the 15th anniversary of the organization, on what is officially proclaimed Red Hat Society Day in B.C., April 25. “Whereas the role of all women in the province is significant and the dedicated members of the Red Hat Society… have shown their dedication, passion and commitment to women’s freedom and the fulfillment of life-long dreams,” the day is proclaimed. With more than 80,000 members in more
than 30 countries, it’s a strong and growing organization, with no less than four chapters in the Oceanside area alone. Joan Gould, Queen of the Beach Baggs chapter in Parksville said British Columbia remains the only province in the country which officially proclaims the day. The declaration was first made in 2012 and now the province is doing for the second year in a row. Gould noted the local chapters don’t plan to hold a specific event to mark the occasion, but they are recognizing the special day and anniversary during the course of their regular monthly meetings. For more information or to join a chapter check the international website at www.redhatsociety.com.
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s Schooner Cove Yacht Club members left the dock on Sunday, April 21 for their annual Bay Race, they did so on a flooding tide below and blue skies above. Fleet Captain Richard Hudson reported that it was Rambunctious, helmed by Bill Walters, that sailed to a first place victory. “Walters kept ahead of the fleet throughout the race,” Hudson said, noting that Neal Berger in Shingebiss took second place and Tim Rann in Amazing Grace taking third. The race is a reverse handicap event, in which individual start times for the various boats are calculated using handicap formulas so that if equally sailed, the boats should arrive at the finish line at the same time. The faster boats have later start times. Therefore the test of sailing skill is to win by crossing the finish line first. In most races at Schooner Cove, the boats start together and their finish position is calculated based on their finish time and their handicap rating. The race was sailed in ideal conditions, with sunny skies, a 12-knot northwest wind and a flooding tide, he said. From a start outside Schooner Cove Marina, the course was to round Mistaken Island to port then round the P-30 mark at the entrance to Beachcomber Marina to port and race back to Schooner Cove. Boats were required to keep offshore from the Cottam Reef buoy on the outward and return legs. “As usual for the Bay Race there was great entertainment rounding the P-30 mark,” he said “The action was led by Bill Walters in Rambunctious in the lead. Shingebiss kept Amazing Grace very close behind rounding the mark.” The hotly-contested Spring Se-
ries of four races completed with two races on Sunday April 7. A total of seven boats competed. For the series, Brian Robinson at the wheel of Flight came first, followed by By Neal Berger in ShingeNeil Horner biss, one point behind in second place and Bill Walters in Rambunctious taking third. On Wednesday, the Schooner Cove Yacht Club kicked off of the Wednesday evening summer fun racing. The first of the three-race Single Handed Series takes place Sunday April 28.
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Peter McCully, Publisher of the Parksville Qualicum Beach News, is pleased to make the following announcement: Steve Weldon returns to The NEWS as Sales Representative. Steve held the positions of Sales Representative and Sales Manager in the 16 years he worked for The NEWS. Steve comes from the position of Business Development Manager with Viviti Technologies Inc. in Parksville. Former co-workers welcome Steve back to the newspaper, and he looks forward to serving many of his former clients. When he isn’t working, you’re likely to find Steve mowing his endless lawn or taking his evening walk somewhere in our beautiful area. Peter Mallany is leaving The NEWS to accept the position of Sales Manager with a large insurance company on Vancouver Island. The newspaper staff wish Peter well and will miss his sense of humour.
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or the last several years, my standard breakfast fare has been fruit (usually fresh) and a fat slice of bread well coated with peanut butter (crunchy) or at the most, slight variations on that theme. These menus do exclude Sundays, however, when bacon or sausage, eggs in plain or elegant form, nicely browned leftover potatoes, and a butter-slathered piece of toast with more slathering of marmalade, take precedence. Every now and then, I think about the more exotic breakfasts that were the norm in our house when my late husband was here to share them. Strangely enough, these early morning feasts were brought to mind this morning when I donned my cracked and aging duck boots to make a trip through dewy grass to the compost box. It was these boots, you see, that were often part of our breakfast scene – whether it was having our morning coffee in the garden or sitting by a campfire wherever the previous day’s wanderings had parked the truck and camper.
Those campturned to keep fires did make it company, all their impresbound together sions on the By nancy Whelan by gently beaten boots, too, as eggs, and served an ever-hotter on a warm plate. fire ring melted Whatever was rubber while the leading dish, warming feet. it was most often But back to accompanied breakfast. Jack by homemade was no slouch sourdough in the kitchen, bread. This was loved to cook, brought many no bread maker special but of his recipes from Califor- a production that kept the nia, delighted in building kitchen in a flurry for most meals from scratch, and of the day. certainly did not believe in The bread was nourished a standard breakfast menu. by a homemade starter, that Always, his breakfasts start- magic potion that can live ed with a hot dish, followed for weeks, then add volume by fresh or home-processed and flavor to its loaves. Our fruit. starter somehow acquired When, every fall we the name “Herman” and he bought a huge bucket of ma- lived for years, with occature, fresh herring, many of sional feedings, in a plastic the little silver fish ended shortening container at the up in the smoker and were back of the fridge. then packaged and frozen Baked beans were also in breakfast-sized bundles. a breakfast favorite, but a When the Whelans had kip- freezer load of soups were pers for breakfast, their pun- the mainstay. Pea soup, lengent aroma often broadcast til soup, minestrone … they the menu to the neighbors. all came regularly to the Another hearty specialty breakfast table. And then was a mixture whose name there was menudo … and I forget. It started with some naturally my computer unlean ground beef, quick- derlines it in red. And maybe ly browned and set aside; red, or at least the orange of coarsely chopped chard caution are exactly the right lightly sauteed, the beef re- colors for this concoction …
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Stay positive and take your own counsel Writing about positive thinking is a bit of a challenge at any time, but a real balancing act during an election campaign. We must recognize the chronic complainers and whiners amongst us, lest we be pulled into their negativity. What is important is to remember that complaining about what is tends to produce more of the same. If we focus on creating something better, we tend to manifest that better future. There is no question about this at the level of the individual. With nations it works the same way, but in spades. This is the psychology of manifesting. Furthermore, being emotionally positive and holding a “brightness of the future” is probably the single most important factor in a person’s living a long, healthy, happy life. If we as a society could stay more emotionally positive, our present health care facilities would be underutilized. Being emotion-
ally positive fapromises in the cilitates health. context of endThe comless speeches, plaints and By Dr. neill neill television comfears that acmercials, radio company emosound bites, tional neganewspaper ads tivity have a and posters. general deAn election is pressing effect an invitation to on our self-esall of us to think teem, our sense about what we of well-being, want for the fuand our general health. ture of our province and Negativity wrecks marriag- country. An election gets us es. Negativity hurts chil- to think about what vision dren. Prolonged negativity we hold for our collective even seems to suppress the futures. body’s immune system. Many of our candidates It is particularly import- make more speeches about ant for us to stay emotion- what is wrong and what is ally positive during an elec- bad than they do about their tion campaign, so we may vision for the future. Sad! recognize which candidates Some have a positive foand parties have the most cus. We have our Canadian optimistic vision for the fu- Medicare system because a ture, as we are bombarded courageous politician held with waves of campaign-re- a vision of universal health lated negativity. If we stay care. No amount of politemotionally positive, we ical whining and criticizare better able to distin- ing could ever have creatguish between true vision ed universal medical care. and ill-afforded campaign Without Tommy Douglas’s
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GOLF TOURNAMENT for BC CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL To all of the sponsors and participants from 2012. We will be taking a break from the BC Children’s Hospital Golf Tournament this year. We will return next year to host the 9th Annual BC Children’s Hospital Golf Tournament on June 21, 2014. d by
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I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference in Toronto which, not surprisingly for a west coast resident, necessitated some flying time. Travel arrangements were coordinated by the conference organizers who, for some reason, managed not to have me seated on any of the four flights with a colleague who was also attending the gathering. The result on the Vancouver-Toronto leg was me sitting between two strangers, one of whom immediately fell asleep. I can do that to people. After we had been in the air for about a half hour my other conscious seat-mate inquired about my experience of using my iPad as an e-reader and we were soon engaged in a broader discussion. Eventually he asked what I did for a living. This is sometimes an awkward moment.
Perhaps it is just me, but I have to her about 10 days before. noticed that some folk apThe penny dropped for us proach ministers in much the when the concluding speaksame way they would a ven- By Phil Spencer er at the conference devotomous reptile, with no small ed a considerable portion of degree of caution, and somethe time to exactly that issue. times — I’ll be diplomatic Coincidence? That’s entirehere — with a marked lack of ly possible, but having been enthusiasm. I told him about walking the Christian pathway my occupation and, happily for a while now, I have come (for me, anyway) we engaged to believe that it is through in a fairly spirited discussion seeming “coincidence” that for the remaining four hours. God sometimes chooses to During that time, he made a comment speak. I trust that expecting that God might about Christian life that caught my ear, in want to communicate with us isn’t too no small part because my colleague had re- novel an idea. Frankly, a God who would lated to me a similar conversation they had not converse doesn’t make much sense with a seat mate on the first flight we’d tak- to me. In my tradition we understand that en that day. To further intrigue us, another God communicates with us most readily individual had made a similar observation through the Biblical story, which is why we
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Dale Crowley February 15, 1934 – April 19, 2013 Dale passed on Friday, April 19, 2013 at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital at the age of 79. He was born in Vancouver, the eldest son of Vernon and Kathleen Marguerite Crowley. Survived by wife Alberta; son James (Sheila) of Qualicum Beach; daughter, Rose (David) Kampel of Calgary; granddaughters, Samara and Kathleen Crowley, Christina and Sophia Kampel; brother to Verona Domovich, Morris, Wayne, Dawn Frechette, Herbert, Blossom Pagett and Jerry. Dale retired from Alberni Pacific Division sawmill in Port Alberni, after a life long career. Following Dale’s wishes, a cremation will take place with family and friends being welcome to pay respects and share memories at his late residence on May 5, 2013 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Dale’s memory to the BC or Canadian Cancer Society. To send a condolence to the family please visit www.yatesfuneral.ca YATES FUNERAL SERVICE & CREMATORIUM (250-248-5859) in care of arrangements.
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In lieu of flowers, please make donations, in Colleen’s memory, to Nanaimo Hospice, Palliative Care Unit, or Research Awareness Metastasized Breast Cancer. Donations will be accepted at Colleen’s celebration for a Bursary in her memory, to a deserving Industrial Arts Student at Dover Bay Sr. Secondary School.
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HELP WANTED HARBOUR AUTHORITY of French Creek Part time, 20 to 30 hrs. p/w, weekend work required. Duties include repair & maintenance for the facility, upland & docks, boat count, some front counter work & light janitorial. Candidate must be a team player with a positive attitude, have a strong work ethic & work well with the public. Forklift & skid steer experience / certificate an asset. Wages are negotiable depending on experience. Apply in person to the Harbour Authority of French Creek, 1055 Lee Rd., Parksville, BC between 8:00 am & 5:30pm or by email to: julie@frenchcreekharbour.com
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BOWSERQUILT Fabric Sale- fat 1/4 bundles, bolts of fabric. Fri, Apr 26, 9:30-4pm. 5529 Deep Bay Drive. COLUMBIA BEACH 1521 Marine Circle. April 27 (9-2). Vertical filing cabinets, office supplies, 2 Ricoh copiers, Sony printer/scanner/copier, garden tools, adult bikes, household & art items. FRENCH CREEK- 730 Barclay Cres South (Quail’s Landing Garage Sale), Sat, May 11, 10am-2pm. Multi- Family Sale. Too many items to list. No early birds! FRENCH CREEK: 751 Woodland Dr., Sat and Sun, 9am3pm. House furniture and garage sale. Rain or shine. FRENCH CREEK, 906 Kasba Circ. Sat. Apr. 27, (8-3) MultiFamily. Antiques, gateway table, recliners, collectables, tools, kids 0-3 clothing, etc. FRENCH CREEK, 929 Esslinger Rd. Sat. Apr. 27th (8-3) Huge Sale! Tools, household. GARAGE SALE: 9-2 Saturday April 27th, 646 Forsyth Ave, Parksville GARAGE/WORKSHOP Clearance Contents of workshop, garage and tool shed. 1442 Pilot Way, Nanoose Bay Friday Apr. 26 4-8 Sat. 27 9-5 NANOOSE BAY, Harlequin Cres. Sat. Apr. 27, (9 - 4) & Sun. Apr. 28 (9-2) Multi Family! Something for everybody! Everything must go!!
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MOVING & STORAGE 2 BURLEY MEN MOVING. $85/hr for 2 men (no before or after travel time charges on local moves. Please call Scott or Joshua, (250)951-0010.
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PARKSVILLE, #5-454 Morison Ave.(Windsor Court) Sat. Apr. 27th. (8-2). Downsizing, good selection of goods & furniture. No early birds please.
QUALICUM- 500 Mill Rd, Sat, Apr 27, 8am-noon. Building supplies (renos), books, antiques, misc household. QUALICUM BEACH, 180 Veterans Way. Sat. April 27th, (8-12). Legion Garage Sale. Indoors, Enter through back door. Something for everyone! QUALICUM BEACH: 239 4th Ave West, Sat & Sun, 8:302pm. Yard sale; long overdue. QUALICUM BEACH, 629 Belyea Rd. Sat. Apr. 27 (9-4). Moving & downsizing sale. Furniture, household, old camera equip., Rain or Shine!
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60’S RETRO Bdrm Suite, 3-piece, $300; Antique living room chairs (2) $50 ea, Dining Rm table/4chairs, $100; Buffet, $200; Bookcase, $75; Roll Top Desk $75; Treddle Sewing Mach. $100. 250-753-0806
N.NANAIMO: 5bdrm, 4.5bath AND 1bdrm legal suite. Landscaped/fenced yard. Near beach, schools & shopping. Beautifully finished. Hardie planks exterior, dble entrance doors, 5-skylights, front & rear deck w/barbeque hookups, heat pump, 3 luxurious gas FPs. Beautiful ocean views. Furniture included. 6523 Peregraine Rd. $700,000. (250)758-4963
CENTRAL QUALICUM Beach in quiet, friendly building, 1 bdrm, 766 sq. ft, balcony, in excellent condition. NS/NP. $810 mo. Avail now. Please call Bill (250)752-6997.
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/ newspaper? SOFA, SMALL + Boyes, hardwood frame, re-uphol. $250; coffee table, wood, 2 drawer, mag. shelf $200; 2 lazyboy recliners, dusty blue, 3 yrs, pair $350; Armoire, office behind the door, $200; 2 button back velvet chairs, exc. qual., $300 obo. Call 250-586-4716 UPRIGHT PIANO in wood (walnut). Excellent dition by J.D. Langelier matching bench. $1200. 250-752-0005.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ANTIQUE PLAYER Pano Built in 1913. Approx 100 rolls of music beautiful sound, very good condition. $2,500. 250-334-3667
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
PARKSVILLE 420 DAY PL. Bridgewater. Modern 2 bed, 2 bath 1400 sq ft rancher on crawl. No strata, many extras, immaculate. Open house on Saturday (1-4) 250-947-9779 Incredible 5 acre treed PARK-LIKE PROPERTY with Well-Maintained Furnished Home 1500 sq.ft, 3-bdrm, 2 bath. Extremely close to Pristine Cowichan Lake, in the town of Caycuse. Perfect for recreational property or full time living. Motivated seller $378,800. Exceptionally low yearly cost. Not leased land. Call 250-745-3387 smartytwo@hotmail.com
CROWN MANSION Luxury Villa for lease. Brand new unfurn 1 Bdrm Villa in Qualicum Beach with secluded forest view, top of the line appliances, in-suite laundry, hardwood floors, balcony, secure underground parking. Suits single or professional couple. 1 Year lease min. May consider small pet. $1,650/mo + util. Contact Carla 250-703-5007 or ccoulson@crownisle.com. PARKSVILLE OCEAN view w/beach access condo. Top floor. 2 bdrm, 2 bath, insuite laundry. n/p, n/s. Avail immed. Call Carmen 250-248-8371 PARKSVILLE SPACIOUS 1 bdrm apt. quiet bldg, centrally located. Hot water, storage, parking, included in rent. $700/mo. Avail May 1. 250248-5431 DOWNTOWN QUALICUM- 1 bdrm + den condo, completely reno’d, covered prkg, lrg patio, granite counters, stainless appls. Avail May 1. $950. Refs, NS/NP. (250)752-3419. SHOREWATER RESORT luxury, 1 bdrm, + loft condo , short or long term, on the beach in Qualicum Beach. Avail Jun 1 $1500/mo Call 250-752-3813
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821 BRISTOL PL. CHARTWELL 1813 sq ft rancher, ex-
cellent cond, built 2002 in quiet cul de sac. 3 bdrm, 2 baths, walk in closet, granite work tops, hardwood/ceramic flooring. Open plan. Lrg kitchen w/island, walk in pantry.S/S appl. RV & boat parking at rear. Private easy care yard. $429,000. Call 250-594-3919
COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 3-level, 4bdrm +1bdrm suite. Beautiful Ocean & City views. 0% Down! Easy to buy. Call (250)753-0160 for more info.
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543 SEAWARD Way, Qualicum Beach, Almost 1400 sq.ft.,2 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 blocks to ocean. Bare land strata. $58/mo. strata fee. Completely updated, Granite Countertops, Guest Ensuite, H/W floors & much more. On site RV Parking avail.(free). Priced to sell. $341,900, Call Daniel at 250752-5780.
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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS MOBILE IN Perry’s rv park 1200 sqf 4 bedrooms 1 bath 6 appliances woodstove Pad rental $400/month includes cable allows pets Assess at $33,700. Asking $29,800. 250752-9630 or teribrau@yahoo.ca
PARKSVILLE, 1 bdrm + nursery/den, level entry suite on quiet street. Close to d/town. W/D, big back yard, long term rental preferred. N/S, Ref’s Req’d. $600 + utils. Call 250248-5548 or 1-250-333-8763
HOMES FOR RENT 12 MINS north of Qualicum Beach, 1600 sq ft rancher for lease. 3 bdrms, 2 baths, 6 appls, N/S, N/P, no drugs. Avail May 1. view now. $1100 + utils. Call 250-756-6713, 250-756-5714. BOWSER, $875 mo, 2 bdrm, 1.5 bath, F/S, W/D hookup, 2 sunrooms, priv deck, no smoking inside, pets cons, rent neg, ref’s req’d. (778)424-8885 or (604)989-0489.
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OFFICE/RETAIL DREAMING OF Owning Your Own Business? Downtown Qualicum Beach- 1018sq ft, excellent location in Carriage Lane, West 2nd Ave. $11.50sq ft+ triple net. Call (250)7527136.
1/2 MONTH FREE! SnowbirdSeniors. 2 bdrm/2 bath. Independent living. $1600/mo Free weekly housekeeping. Walk to beach & shops. 250-468-1465.
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BEACH CLUB Residences luxury 1 bdrm condo w/lots of amenities, pool, sauna, fitness rm. Long term lease required. Avail Jun 1 $1500/mo. Call 250-951-1073 QUALICUM- 1 BDRM apartments, $550. NS/NP. Please phone 250-248-4656.
SENIOR ASSISTED LIVING AVAIL JUNE 1st. 2 bdrm, 2 bath Patio home, Emerald Estates (Parksville), mint condition, weekly housekeeping incl’d in $1300./mo rent. Optional dining program avail. Call (250)248-7612.
2001 PONTIAC SUNFIRE: 4/Door. standard. Great on gas. Lots of extras. 2nd owner. $2000 obo. 250-618-3147. WWW.MILANINORMAN.COM 150+ USED CARS & TRUCKS!! 1-888-534-4745 A+ BBB RATED
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2002 BMW-X5 4-Door, 4WD, new front brakes, 1460km, Power package. Great condition. $12,500. (250)618-7589 2004 ALERO, red, 4dr, auto, well maintained vehicle, runs great! $2300, obo (250) 2489466
MORE SPACE FOR LESS Storage Containers Currently available: 8’ x 20’ $105. + taxes. Open storage for RVs, cars, boats, trailers: $40. + taxes for first 20’ $2 each additional foot.
250-248-7100.
SUITES, LOWER
2000 CBR 600F4, 23000km,perfect dealer maintenance, New tires, chain, sprockets,battery, full tune, valves,timing, fluids,brakes. $4000.00, Helmet & Jacket $450.00 Call or text: #250-240-9556 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR SALE
‘05 - 9’6 OKANAGAN CAMPER Electric levelers, Q/Bed, N/S, mint condition. Fridge/freezer, 3 burner stove/oven, 3 piece bathroom. $17,900. 250-752-0322
1981 FORD 4 x 4 350 Custom Cab, 1 ton auto, 120,000 miles with 10’ Vangard Camper. Must be seen. $5000 firm. Call 250-248-3866
1987 BIGFOOT (11.5’) and truck. Roomy, comfortable, clean interior. Queen & Dble beds. Good shape. 1 owner. $9,000. (250)758-2067
ERRINGTON, Spacious 4 bdrm home on acreage, N/S, 5 minutes from town, avail. immed. Call Carmen: 250-2488371 or email homerentals@shaw.ca
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MUST BE SOLD!!! 1993 Ford Explorer 326 KL Runs Great. $1000 obo. Call 250-954-3372
TRUCKS & VANS 2004 FORD XLT, 5.4 l , heavy duty, tow pkg., 104 k, box liner, super cab, truck tires, island truck, well maintained. $11,500 Call 250-586-4716 2005 EXT. Venture Van, garaged, 90,300 km’s. Original Owner. Excellent condition. $8,900. 1 (250)758-2078
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$39,900 BUYS A BEAUTIFUL Class A 29’ Motorhome, in ex cond., ready to go. Also avail tow vehicle 2003 Chev S10 $7,900. 250-746-7808
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BLOWOUT 2007 DRV Dbl Tree Suites, 36TK3, exc cond, huge living, U-kitchen, king master, superslides. $39,995. www.beautifulrv.net 250-6185138. Truck also avail for sale. RECREATIONAL VEHICLES FOR RENT
2 or 3 Long term Free RV sites in beautiful new acreage subdivision near Parksville. In exchange for weekend & evening security watch. Call Nick 250-248-7825
2012 HOME Crafted Dingy,1/4 inch plywood. Excellent fly fishing platform. Rows easily and perfect for electric motor. Asking $200.00 (oars not included) Call 250-240-0775
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ERRINGTON: 1.5 bdrm, quiet acreage, lrg apt. $650/mo + util’s. Sm. Pet ok. Avail. Now. Call (250)951-2995.
NANOOSE, CLEAN chalet style 2/bdrm, 1/bath, F/S, W/D, DW, 16x20 storage shed, veg. garden, lovely setting, located on acreage shared with owner. Quiet mature tenant pref. N/S, N/P $1100 + util. Avail. immed. References. 250-954-9328.
25.5 FOOT WILDERNESS 5th/Wheel. Lots of wood rot, but everything works good. For parts only. $1000 obo. (250)616-1338 after 2pm.
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TRANSPORTATION Call Virginia 250-594-2404 please refer to our website: www.parksvillerealestate.com to view our rental properties
2004 JAZZ, 25.5 ft. Good Cond. 1 slide, queen bed, 32� LCD TV, stereo, A/C, Fantastic fan, D/N shades, 85w solar panel, 500w inverter, 2 awnings, new tires & h/w tank & 6v batteries, etc. Must sell. $10500.00 obo. 250-752-8381
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2005 Ford E350 Cargo Van, white, 575,000 km. Decent body, 6.0l diesel. Motor does not run. Comes with cargo partition. Spray-in bed liner on cargo floor. Great parts vehicle, as is where is. Best offer takes it home 250-245-0350.
STORAGE
PARKSVILLE, 1 Bdrm suite located on the ground level attached to house. Sep. entry, furn.,utils incl. shared laundry, NP, NS. Call 250-248-8546
10 MINS from Qualicum, recently re-decorated, grd level. $500. NS/NP. Available now. Call 1-250-954-4018.
2004 5th WHEEL 24’6� Westwind 5th Wheel. Best of towable & liveable, new queen matt., rear kit., New roof, great condition. Canadian made. Second marine battery wheels repack. $15,500. Truck also avail. Call 250-586-4716
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PARKSVILLE AREA- RV pad. Wooded site. $440./mo, includes utils. Available now. Call 250-927-5623.
DUPLEXES/4PLEXES
1994 TOYOTA Celica GT hatchback, white, fully loaded, power windows/door locks, factory sun roof, A/C, new 17� mag wheels, new profile tires ($1100 wheels & tires). $2000. (250)752-5162.
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WE BUY HOUSES
Spacious 2 Bdrm Townhome, 5 appls, patio, covered parking. Walk to QB Village. Quiet adult complex Small dog ok. Ladysmith Semi-oceanfront 6.5 acres, 2,600ft, 3bdrm, 1.5 bath home. Thermal windows, etc. $448,000. Agents welcome. (250)245-8950
QUALICUM BEACH, 2 bdrm near Q.B. Village. Avail May 1 $11000 p/m. 250-240-4005
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Cars, Trucks, Equipment Mid-Island Pick up Call 250-954-2228
PARKSVILLE, LRG bright 2 bdrm, close to downtown. Suits couple. $930/mo, incl h/w, w/d & yard maint. n/p, n/s. 250-954-8326
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DOWNTOWN COURTENAY, ($145,000), 2 bdrm, 1 bath, modular home on .11 acre. Partly fenced yard, new carpets, forced air heat, 4 appls. Walk to amens and bus. Must See! Call 250-334-3960.
Parksville, 1245 sq.ft, D/town. Call 250-954-5078
PARKSVILLE, 3 Bdrm,good neighbourhood, near downtown, avail now. $1050/mo. Rent negotiable with lawncare. 250-954-7088 / 250-248-0132
PARKSVILLE QUIET, 2 bdrm Cottage on acreage. Church Rd. $ 800 Call 250-586-4337
Call: 1-250-616-9053
COLLEGE HEIGHTS. Beautiful Ocean & City views. 4bdrms + 2bdrm suite. Easy to buy. 0% down. (250)753-0160 for more info.
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
PARKSVILLE (181 Corfield)3 bdrm, 1 bath, fenced yard. F/S, W/D. NS/NP. $1100./mo + utils. Avail June 1st. 250757-9696, 250-927-0818.
HOMES WANTED
www.webuyhomesbc.com COLLEGE HEIGHTS. 5bdrm +1bdrm suite. Gorgeous Ocean & City views. Easy to buy. 0% Down! Call (250)7530160 for more info.
GREAT VALUE for single or quiet couple. $475 for furnished 37 FT 2 BDRM Sandpiper TRAILER. Attractive interior, new appliances etc. In gated community on 1/3 acre beside Little Qualicum River. Fire pit, walking trails etc. Beautiful, quiet, serene lifestyle for the right renter. Responsible, clean, non-smoker. No pets. Email Gordon at rmiller@coreelements.com.
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NORTH QUALICUM private on acreage, open concept 2 bdrm, 1 bath, 1100 sq ft, own laundry, single garage, bright & clean. NS/NP. $1100 mo. Avail May 1. 250-248-7570 (day)
1994 25’ 5th Wheel Rustler by Travelaire, good condition non-smoking, new battery hitch included. $7,500 O.B.O Call 250-335-2876
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Kayaks on the hovercraft pad Despite busy beach, business not quick to use location AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
Every year, The City of Parksville puts out a request for proposals (RFP) for someone to provide water-sport related activities around the Community Park hovercraft pad. While there is often nobody interested, one business responded this year with a more extensive proposal than requested. Adventuress Sea Kayaking owner Jan Kretz presented her three-year business plan to council on April 3, starting with kayaking and paddle-boarding and moving up in stages to windsurfing, sailboating and bike tours. To support her business model, Kretz asked about the possibility of some allowances from the city, including additional signage and a trailer or structure to store equipment where someone could stay overnight as security. While several councillors spoke in favour of the idea of making more activities available on the beach, it became a procedural issue since the city had issued an RFP, meaning they had to stick with the original requirements. “We advertised for a lease arrangement for this particular site . . . and we have to stick to that,” mayor Chris Burger said, explaining it wouldn’t be fair to others who may have put in proposals if the conditions were different. Though the city advertises for proposals every year, the report from staff said it has only been leased once
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While Parksville’s Community Beach draws thousands on peak summer days, the city has had trouble finding someone who wants to rent water sports equipment on the hovercraft pad at the far end.
since 1994 and that provider only stayed two months and complained of a lack of traffic at that end of the beach. Council considered various options to amend the motion, but unanimously voted to support the original
motion, offering Kretz a one-year lease and pointing out that doesn’t obligate her to take it. She can refuse the conditions offered, which would allow the city to re-tender and she could re-apply under the new conditions.
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Local runner home from Boston
Oceanside’s Gene Wray had a more exciting first run in Boston than expected JAMES CL ARKE sports@pqbnews.com
They’ve done a lot of traveling over the years, but home has never felt so good to Gene and Linda Wray. Residents of Oceanside since 1987, Gene and Linda have been married for 33 years and used to own Coombs General Store before selling it in 1999. Now 60 and a produce manager for Buy Low Foods in Port Alberni, Gene was born in Manitoba and moved to Vancouver with his family when he was 14. He played hockey and other sports growing up and says he started running around 1974 and hasn’t looked back since. “I originally ran to lose weight, and once I started seeing the weight come off I started enjoying it.” In the fall of 2006 he decided it was time to try doing a marathon — up until then he had always run by himself. And at the age of 54 he ran the Vancouver International Marathon. The Boston Marathon was his ninth marathon. Wray said he trained hard to qualify for Boston and did so at the 2011 Victoria Marathon which he completed in a personal best time of 3:48.03. “I needed 3:55 to qualify so I was extremely pleased to come in under.” He missed the cutoff date for the 2012 Boston Marathon and had to wait a year. For the Wray’s, the trip to Boston was a family outing as his two sisters and his niece also made the trip to watch him. They were on the other side of the street when the bombs went off. “For marathoners it’s like our Stanley Cup, our Super Bowl — there are many marathons in the world, there are hundreds of them, but there’s only one Boston,” he said. Race day he said “was absolutely perfect day, it was sunny, about 15, just a perfect day to run, and of course we had no
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Back from Boston one of the first things Linda and Gene Wray did was to go watch their grandson play ball up at Springwood Old.
idea when we headed out what was going to happen.” Wray was part of the third and final ‘wave’ — there were 9,000 runners in each of the three waves. Wave one left at 10 a.m. wave two at 10:20 and wave three at 10:40. The first 10 km he said are a bit quieter, but from 10km on “it’s nothing but people (on the side of the road) high five-ing, cheering, it’s so steeped in tradition, they absolutely embrace the marathon in Massachusetts.” The famous course he went on to explain only has about three turns, and when you make your last turn on Boylston Street it’s about 800 meters to the finish line, “and I remember mouthing to myself ‘oh my God, I was not prepared for how many people were there in that last 800 meters. Everybody told me I wasn’t going to believe it at the end, and they were right. I didn’t want it to end,” he said. “I wanted to walk the last part, it was just
unbelievable.” As per tradition, Wray was checked over by the medical staff then had his photo taken at the finish line. He was then handed a thermal blanket and presented his keepsake Boston Marathon medal. At that point he walked up the street a ways then ducked behind a bus to change into some dry clothes, “and that’s when the explosions went off. “I was putting my dry shirt on when the first bomb went off and it just seemed right behind it the second one went off.” “You have to remember it was Patriot’s Day,” he said, “so I originally thought it was a cannon or something.” And it was then he said that police on the sidelines looked at them “and they just immediately took off and started running back towards the explosions so I knew something bad was happening.” He said at that point he started heading back towards the family meeting area which was one block over from the fin-
ish line, where his wife was supposed to be waiting, “and as I started to walk back I could see the wave of panic... the first thing I heard was someone yelling ‘car bombs, run’; so I just started running and then the panic started setting in. “I’ll never forget that.” Linda had been standing near the finish line and right where the second explosion went off, but she had left about two minutes before and was heading to the family meeting area after learning Gene had already finished. “I zigzagged to get back to the family meeting area, everything now is being cordoned off, there’s black SUVs going every direction, I’ve never seen so many black suburbans in my life. And we’re not talking half an hour, I mean they were on the scene within minutes. People say they weren’t prepared, but they were very prepared in my opinion.” Wray had no cell phone at that time so he stopped and borrowed a phone from a volunteer. “I told him I don’t live here he said ‘I don’t care where you live,’ and handed me his phone. I dialed (Linda’s number) and no answer. I dialed again and it went straight to voice mail, and that’s when the panic really started to set in.” Wray said he managed to get back to the family meeting area using alley’s and side-streets “and waited for at least an hour, but she never came, so I started heading back to the Sheraton (where they were staying), again taking back streets the whole way. “At that point it was absolute chaos,” said Wray. It took him about 45 minutes to get back to the hotel “and it’s not really that far I mean maybe five blocks in a straight line but...” A fellow runner who he offered to help get back to the Sheraton was in shock. See HaPPy, page A43
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Kwalikum Secondary Kondors win again JAMES CL ARKE
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The Kondors went to work on their home turf Tuesday, topping a field of eight in BC High School team golf competition. In action at QB Memorial Golf Course for an 18-hold shotgun start played out under ideal conditions, the kids from Kwalikum Secondary School carved out a four-player points total of 307 — seven strokes ahead of second place Shawnigan, and 14 better than Marc Isfeld from Courtenay. BSS finished well back. All this missing their top two players — Santiago Bouyra and Cole Morrison. “I carry a large team, so not everybody can can play ev-
ery tournament,” KSS teacher/coach Butch Gayton said after. “We played summer rules so the scores are a little higher than expected,” he surmised, explaining that in winter when the course is wet players are allowed to lift, clean and place their ball. In summer rules “it’s PGA rules — play it as it lies. “The greens were the quickest we’ve seen this year,” he said, adding “overall I’m happy with our two through 11 — they played well, especially our younger players,” pointing to Gr. 9s Masato Wilson (78), Anthony Trozzo (79) and Blair Stewart (76). Leading the charge on Tuesday was Gr. 12 captain Scott
Austin with a three-over par 74. KSS also had a #2 team in action that day made up of four players — Michelle Waters (the lone female competing that day), Joe Stevens, Moritz Moog, Nic Wassbauer — that finished fourth in the standings at 326. An even par 70 turned in by a Ladysmith player was the lowest score on the day. It was the Kondors third tournament win in four outings. NEXT UP: The Kondors are down Island April 30 and Wed. May 1 for the big annual Victoria Police Tournament featuring some 40 teams at Olympic View Golf Course. See PHOTO, page A42
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Council of the City of Parksville on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 5:00 PM in the Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC to consider public representations on the following bylaws: 1) “OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2013, NO. 1370.20” proposes to amend “Official Community Plan Bylaw, 2002, No. 1370”. In general terms the purpose of the proposed amendment is to change the Future Land Use Map designation from ‘Residential’ to ‘’Community Use’ to facilitate a change in zoning to allow for a preferred parking and driveway access layout and for the siting of stormwater management facilities for the Oceanside Health Centre on the properties legally described as: Lot 2 of Block 725, District Lot 97, Nanoose District, Plan 27692 Except Part in Plan VIP52133 (485 Alberni Highway) and the Closed Section of Moilliet Street South Lying to the South of Despard Avenue both being Consolidated as Lot A, Block 725, District Lot 97, Nanoose District, Plan EPP17588 along with Lot A, Block 725, District Lot 97, Nanoose District, Plan 31814, Except Part on Plan 32758 (401 Moilliet Street South), as shown shaded in black on the map below. 2) “ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT BYLAW, 2013, NO. 2000.87” proposes to amend “City of Parksville Zoning and Development Bylaw, 1994, No. 2000”. In general terms the purpose of the proposed amendment is to change the zoning designation from ‘Agricultural A-1’ to the ‘Health Care P-3’ zone in order to facilitate a preferred parking and driveway access layout and to allow for the siting of stormwater management facilities for the Oceanside Health Centre on the properties legally described as: Lot 2 of Block 725, District Lot 97, Nanoose District, Plan 27692 Except Part in Plan VIP52133 (485 Alberni Highway) and the Closed Section of Moilliet Street South Lying to the South of Despard Avenue both being Consolidated as Lot A, Block 725, District Lot 97, Nanoose District, Plan EPP17588 along with Lot A, Block 725, District Lot 97, Nanoose District, Plan 31814, Except Part on Plan 32758 (401 Moilliet Street South), as shown shaded in black on the map below.
Oceanside’s Peewee Reds prospects team is off to a great start. In action up at Springwood Old last Sunday for a double header against the Tyees from Campbell River played out under sunny skies, the Reds rolled out an 11-4 win in the opener then came from behind to take game two 9-8 and extended their record to 4-0. “That’s a very strong group this year,” Oceanside Minor Baseball president Mike Parlow said of the crop of 11 and 12 year olds, pointing out “they have shown great power at the plate with a bushel of home runs contributing to their undefeated record.” In their first four games the Reds have outscored their opposition 46-22. On Sunday Kieran Bowles went 6-for-7 over the two games for seven RBI’s and a homer. Brandon Nicoll also went hard in the last inning of game two to help pull the win out of the fire. Nicoll, Griffin Mallicoat, Ethan Christensen and Isaac Laraque-Wall “all had good days on the mound.” This is the second year Vancouver Island minor baseball associations have fielded prospects teams, which are put together in preparation for the rep ball season which starts the end of June. GAME ON The Reds are back home this Sunday for a double header against the Comox Cardinals. Game one goes high noon.
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August 17th, 18th, 2013 INSPECTION OF PROPOSED BYLAWS AND RELATED MATERIALS A copy of the proposed bylaws and documents related to the bylaws may be inspected at the planning department, Parksville Civic and Technology Centre, 100 Jensen Avenue East, Parksville, BC during regular office hours (8:00 AM to 4:00 PM) weekdays, excluding statutory holidays, from Monday, April 22, 2013 to Wednesday, May 1, 2013. CONDUCT OF HEARING At the Hearing, the public will be allowed to make representations to City Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaws and all persons who believe their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the bylaws. DEBBIE COMIS Corporate Officer This notice is published in accordance with Section 892 of the Local Government Act and Section 94 of the Community Charter.
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Parksville’s Quality Foods Royals are back home on the rock and ready to bring their A-game to the ball park this weekend after going 1-for-4 on the mainland in BCPBL action last week. Last Saturday local Grade 12 righty Nic Annau worked the hill for the Royals’ first win of the season and the local squad belted out a 9-6 win in game one of their double header against the Vancouver Cannons. The Royals spotted the Cannons a three run first inning lead in that one and were trailing 5-0 after five innings but hung in there and rallied for four unanswered runs in the sixth, then struck for five more in the top of the seventh. The Reds’ starting pitcher, Brandon Marklund, “dominated the first three four innings of the game,� Royals’ skipper Dave Wallace said after, “but as the game wore on and he threw more pitches his velocity dropped a bit. He’s a very good pitcher and he dominated us in the early going, but we just kept swinging the bat, made him throw some pitches, and eventually got some timely hits.� Annua, who settled in and got stronger as the game wore on,
worked the complete game, walking one and giving up six runs on eight hits while striking out five. The Reds’ Marklund struck out 12 but walked six batters and surrendered seven runs on four hits. The two teams slugged it out again in game two of the double header, trading runs for a 3-3 tie after three innings. Vancouver scored one in the fourth to go up 4-3. The Royals countered with three runs in the top of the fifth and were leading 6-5 through six innings, but the Cannons forced extras when they tied the game 6-6 in the bottom of the seventh. Parksville generated a run in the top of the eighth to go up 7-6, but Vancouver brought two home for the 8-7 win. Things didn’t go as well Sunday for Parksville as they were thumped 10-0, 8-2 by the Coquitlam Reds. The Royals slip to 1-5 and are currently with the Whalley Chiefs at the bottom of the 13-team high performance league. GAME ON: The Royals are back home this Sunday for a double header against the 4-5 Cannons. Opening pitch goes 12:30 p.m. with Annau getting the start in game one and Sandhu in game two.
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Local designer Margie Preninger makes one-of-a-kind things every day, but she rose to a new challenge when she decided to take on the task of creating a massive, 3D Brant Goose. Preninger heard through Facebook that Parksville city councillor Carrie Powell-Davidson, and the Nature Trust of B.C., were looking for a designer to help them create a mascot for the local Brant Wildlife Festival. Having worked on all sorts of projects in her career, including a layered wedding dress fitted with 50 yards of fabric, Preninger welcomed the task. But it took a lot of research, brain power, skills, creativity and time to bring the costume, called Lucie the Brant Goosie, to fruition. “As an artist you really have to dig deep when you do projects because they have to come from your heart,” she said. “So I seriously slayed dragons, had self-doubt, did the whole thing, but I'm so proud of her now.” Preninger graduated from Ballenas Secondary School and went on to the fashion institute of technology in New York City, where she graduated with a bachelor of science degree with a focus on design and apparel production management. Following that she lived in New York and Los Angeles where she worked for big companies like Jones New York and Warnaco. She’s had a design, alteration and sewing business in the area for 22 years called Klozhaus Clothing Designs, as well as teaching in her studio and online. During the early days of creating Miss Lucie, Preninger decided she would use cardboard for the base. Big into recycling and reusing, Preninger decided to get her
cardboard by doing some dumpster diving, and that’s when she met her first big obstacle, some broken ribs. Soldiering on, Preninger got to work creating a giant goose mannequin so she could better plan out all the different fabrics and materials that would adorn the giant bird. Powell-Davidson’s ideas for Miss Lucie included creating a friendly-looking bird that children would love, but also a diva goose with an elegant and flamboyant attitude. “So she is going to strut her stuff with some pomp and circumstance but she's also very funny in that she isn't all that,” Powell-Davidson explained. Powell-Davidson wanted her to resemble a real Brant goose, with the same markings and colouring, but she wanted luxurious materials, complete with sparkles and pearls. Preninger was onboard and chose a stretchy, velvety textured material for the body, and a shimmery black fabric for the head. The Brant’s white neck band is embellished with pearls and the white tail is a soft white fabric with silver sequins. Preninger created patterns for the fabrics. Now came the hard part. Preninger said she’s really into math and science so she researched a number of mathematical ways to give the goose its three dimensional shape. That’s when she discovered two dimensional nets, which give the optimal configurations for creating a certain three dimensional shape. After making her calculations, she cut the cardboard into the appropriate shapes and then began folding and hot gluing every opening until a 3D shape took form. See Look for, page B3
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Margie Preninger stands with her giant Brant Goose mannequin she created to help her create Lucie the Brant Goosie.
Digital Media Symposium brings big names to QB On Sunday, April 28 some of the best local and international digital media talent will descend upon Qualicum Beach. A day-long Digital Media Symposium and conference will showcase speakers from TV and film, video games, animation, digital comics and mobile at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre. The keynote speaker is the legendary Syd Mead, whose designs has been seen in movies like Aliens, Tron, Blade Runner, Star Trek and more. The Digital Media Symposium is a joint effort between the private sector, Innovation Island Technology Association and the Town of Qualicum Beach to stimulate the growth of digital media
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Another important piece of the project was it had to be comfortable for Powell-Davidson to wear as well as friendly looking. Powell-Davidson said Preninger’s hard work paid off as Miss Lucie is comfortable to wear and the children love her. “I’m completely pleased with her,” said Powell-Davidson, “And The Nature Trust, who paid for her, they are very pleased.” Powell-Davidson said she thought Miss Lucie would be a wonderful way to promote the Brant Festival all year round, as well as be a mascot for the area. Miss Lucie is booked in at the provincial Nature Trust of B.C. convention in Vancouver in October, among other events. “She’s getting calls from arts and craft fairs to show up, she’s going to be in the Canada Day Parade and anywhere else people want her to be.” For more on Margie Preninger visit her Facebook page called Klozhaus Clothing & Textile Design Studio. To contact Powell-Davidson visit her website www. parksvillebeachparty.ca.
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Creating music from physical patterns LISSA ALEXANDER reporter@pqbnews.com
Patterns can be found in most music, but Morlove has taken that idea to the next level. “We took weaving patterns and literally took the stitching and colouring and turned them into notes and chords and rhythm,� said co-founder of the music group, Corwin Fox. “And we would superimpose that with another weaving pattern or with a weird drum machine or with dance steps and turn that into music and overlay the two.� Morlove is performing at the Errington Hall this Saturday, April 27 at 8 p.m. Morlove began in 2007 with Fox and musician Miss Emily Brown (Emily Millard) around a campfire at a music festival in Wells, B.C. The group has expanded to include two others, a cellist and a violinist, and often, special guests. The music has been described as exploratory orchestral folk. Fox started playing guitar in 1993 while attending an art high school in Ottawa. Lots of interesting folks were playing music, he said, and he decided to trade his juggling balls in for a guitar. But it was punk rock that floated his boat back then and he played the music exclusively for a couple of years until he got some instruction by friends and fellow band members on how to play other music as well.
Fox said he and Miss Emily wrote the songs on their last album, which was nominated for a Polaris Prize, but for this album they decided to co-write, so they needed a theme, he said. The new album, called Old Tomorrow, takes knitting patterns, folk legends, urban designs, moon and star cycles and other patterns and transforms them into music. Fox’s family has Scottish roots so he looked up his family’s tartan weaving pattern and made that into music. “There’s four colours and it actually looks like music on a staff, it’s kind of cool,� he said. They literally turned the stitches into beats, making 24 stitches of black into 24 beats of F-, or four stitches of red into four beats of A-. Fox and Miss Emily would then add a melody that would tie it all together, touching on topics like DNA, family patterns and evolution. Fox said they were constantly surprised at how things worked out, saying sometimes it felt like magic. At the Errington Hall the group will sing lots of four and five part harmonies while playing strings, keyboard and the tabla (an Indian percussion instrument). Tickets for the show are $20 at Cranky Dog Music in Parksville, Heaven on Earth in Qualicum Beach, and at the Errington PHOTO suBMiTTeD BY eMMa Jane JuLien Store. Twelve years and under is $5 at the Emily Millard and Corwin Fox are founders of the group Morlove, performing at door, and under five’s are free. For more the Errington Hall April 27. on Morlove visit www.morlove.ca.
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WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK
To submit your activities; e-mail: events@pqbnews.com, fax:250-248-4655 or drop by: #4-154 Middleton Ave THU. APR. 25 FRI. APR. 26 Featured Events for the Week HERBICIDAL MANIACS 7pm Deez Bar & Grill, 3353 W. island Hwy, Qual. Beach
LUSH ART EXHIBIT
local artist - Susan McLennan, Chris Kazeil and Leslie Gregory. Art Worx Gallery,701 Primrose St., QB
MOVIES AT THE PCCC $5, see website for details. parksvillecentre.com
BEAR SMARTS
6:30, Free for all ages at QB Civic Centre, 747 Jones St., QB. reg: 250-390-6560
OPEN TENNIS
New members welcome. See www.arrowsmithtennis.ca
FRI. APR. 26 JUST US DANCE ORCHESTRA
8pm at the Bradley Centre, Coombs, info:250-468-2700
SOCIAL MEDIA PRIMER
9:30-10:30am, Free workshop. 494 Bay Ave, PV. Reg: blt@sd69.bc.ca, 250-9478252
STORYTELLING
7:30-9pm, $5 at door, Mary Gavan, a Celtic storyteller at McMillan Arts Centre
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5:30-8:30pm, Free event, Sandbar Cafe 6087 Island Highway West, Qualicum
SAT. APR. 27 VIU EXHIBITION
10am-4pm,”Explorations”, a year-end art show at VIU’s Deep Bay Marine Field Station www.viu.ca/deepbay
THE JAGSTERS & THE ENABLERS
Doors open at 7:30pm, 8pm12am, $15 at Lighthouse Community Centre Classic rock, 7pm, Shady Rest, 3109 W Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach
CROSS TOWN EXPRESS
8-11pm. Parksville Legion, 146 Hirst Ave., Parksville.
SPRING BAZAAR
8:30am-1pm, Bake Sale, white elephant, silent auction & more at QB Seniors Centre, 703 Memorial Ave.
PLANT SALE
Eaglecrest Garden Club 8.00am - 12 Noon 531 Yambury Road, QB
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SPRING GARDENING CELEBRATION AND SPRING PLANT SALE
For this weekend event, Garden admission is $5.25 for adults and $3.15 for students including tax. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult, and Milner Gardens Members receive free admission. Milner Gardens & Woodland 2179 West Island Highway, Qualicum Beach
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8am-noon, $30, Guided tour amongst picturesque canopies & rock formations Pre-register with RDN 250248-3252, www.rdn.bc.ca/ recreation
KAYAKING TOUR
9:45am-noon, $50. Explore the seashore of Nanoose. Pre-register with RDN 250248-3252, www.rdn.bc.ca/ recreation
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10:30-noon, Free Workshop on septic care. Little Qualicum Hall, 1210 Centre Rd, QB. Pre-register with RDN 250-390-6575. www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation
8am-Noon, Legion Hall 180 Veterans Way, QB 9am-3pm, $65. Save a life... Get trained. Pre-register with RDN 250-248-3252. www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation
4-5:30pm, Join us in simple, meditative, joyful circle dances based on all the world’s spiritual traditions. All are welcome. joanne@ glasswing.com 250-7524816, Errington Hall
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10-4pm, 12th Annual Spring Plant Sale at Milner Gardens & Woodland. Come early for best selection! Great prices on heritage plants!
NANOOSE ART SHOW 10-4pm, Free refreshments are available for all to enjoy while they view the art work. Nanoose Place, 2925 Northwest Bay
CAR WASH/HEAD SHAVE 10-2pm, Dashwood Fire Department annual head shave for Canadian Cancer Society. Dashwood fire hall, corner Hobbs Rd & Island Hwy. Car wash & refreshments by donation. Everyone welcome.
VAN GOGH PLAY
7pm Before The Legacy theatre performance by BC YouthWrite winners. $10 pp tickets at door or from Aspengrove School (250) 390-2201 at PCCC
TUE. APR. 30 6-7:30pm, Tickets: $20 adults, kids $10. Children ages four to six years old will be interviewed LIVE on stage, as a fun light-hearted form of entertainment. Parksville Community and Conference Centre, 132 E. Jensen Ave., Parksville
WED. MAY 1 YOUTH WEEK
May 1-7, To find out what’s happening in your community, check out www.rdn.bc.ca/ recreation. Contact Kelly Valade 250-248-325 or kvalade@rdn.bc.ca to nominate a youth to be recognized for their positive contribution or to add your Youth Week activity or event.
The Canadian Red Cross and Ravensong Aquatic Centre challenge you to join them in marking the day by submitting an entry into our National Lifejacket Day colouring contest. Colouring sheets and entry details will be available at RAC and on line at www.rdn.bc.ca/recreation and on Facebook
THU. MAY 2 SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR LIFE
9:30-10:30am, Free workshop. 494 Bay Ave, PV. Reg: blt@sd69.bc.ca, 250947-8252
FREE LAZER TAG
6:30-8:30pm, Youth 11-18 will have an opportunity to participate in Lazer Tag on the dry floor! Bring your friends and join in the celebration! OS Place
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New Patients Welcome! Dr. Denny B. Essig DMD 175 Corfield Street Parksville BC
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Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:45am-noon May 2nd - May 30th Cost: $99
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FREE Community ARTS CLASSES The News in Co-operation with artist Leigh Craig will be hosting FREE Community Art Classes for Children & Youth on Tuesday’s & Thursday’s in May at Parksville Community Park Picinic Shelter by ball fields.
Limited space must Pre-register with Leigh at 250-905-0021 (leave message) or email
PARENTS & TOTS
1:30-2:30pm, Ashley Spires, author / illustrator of Binky the Space Cat, Larf, Small Saul, and many other books! Everyone is welcome to this free event at Parksville Library 248-3841 or Parksville@virl.bc.ca
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Local country music performer Beth Marie Anderson has been selected to be one of the emerging artist exhibitors in one of the biggest fan festivals in the world happening in Nashville this June. Anderson submitted, among thousands of others around the world, to exhibit and perform at the Country Music Association’s Fan Fair X, and was recently given the good news. “For me it’s going to open a door into the music industry that I haven’t had access to and its also going to open up a door to a bunch of fans that I wouldn’t have had access to except if I was to try and go touring.” Anderson had to prove her fanbase on Facebook and Twitter, give links to her website and iTunes and write a proposal, outlining what she will do to engage fans while at the event. She will bring her hand made earrings and flower pens, she will bring a portable camera for autographed photos, she’ll offer to make handmade picture frames and will also have all her merchandise available at the event. She’ll also do music trivia with prizes. Anderson said she hopes people see all the effort she put into her items, and appreciate that she’s not just there with cheap merchandise from china trying to make a buck. “I’m trying to put my heart into my brand so that when people come up to my booth they will see all these hand crafted things and know if they are my fan I will pay just as much attention to them as I do my music.” The Fan Fair Festival will feature stars like Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood as well as hundreds of other performers on multiple music stages around the festival. Thousands of fans attend the four day event that runs June 6 to 9 this year and which raises money for music education in Metro Nashville Public Schools and other programs through CMA's Keep the Music Playing Program. For more information visit www.cmaworld.com. Anderson will be having an Earring Party on Friday, selling some of her handmade products and giving an exclusive preview of her new album. The party will be at her home 1341 Lundine Lane in Qualicum Beach from 7 to 9 p.m.
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A smash hit musical making waves across the country will make a stop in Nanaimo next week, and it’s got a local connection. Ride the Cyclone is a successful theatrical production co-composed by KSS graduate Brooke Maxwell, who is also the musical director for the show. The production won Toronto’s Dora Award for best touring production and has been optioned for Broadway. It has been described as “an astonishing trip to both heaven and hell” by the Vancouver Sun. The show will make its last stop on a Canadian tour at Vancouver Island University’s Malaspina Theatre, presented by TheatreOne, April 25 through 29. Tickets are $24 for a preview on the 25, $30 for shows on the 26 through 29, students are $18 for all. For more information and to book tickets visit www.theporttheatre.com.
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1670 NAHMINT ROAD, QUALICUM BEACH
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Almost 3 acres of land 3 bedroom home Fenced with pasture for horses This is truly a one of a kind advantage
$239,900
Dale Rumming
549 W. CRESCENT
• Hard to find VIEW LOT • 50 x 271 • Build your dream home here • Walk to beach & town
$415,000
17-631 Blenkin Ave, Parksville • • • •
2004 built, 2 bed/2 bath patio home on heated crawl 1084 sq/ft, natural gas heat and fireplace Vaulted living room ceilings and custom sun tunnels Large double garage with extra storage
$259,900
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Betsy/Fran
1907 BONITO CRESCENT
Unparalleled ocean & sunset views 2,998 sqft, 3 beds, den/office, 3 baths Totally renovated throughout 800 sqft. deck, 18x45 sqft. workshop
$729,000
Ian Mackay
1085 CINNAMON SEDGE WAY
• Over 5300 sq. ft. on 2.64 acres • very urban modern design, metal roof • 5 bedrooms, 4 baths plus sep. suite • handy River’s Edge location, a must see
$969,000
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776 GAETJEN STREET
Luxurious gated waterfront estate Over 6,000sq. ft., open plan, 0.80 acre Chef’s kitchen, elegant master suite Wine cellar, games room, swimming pool
$1,598,000
1406 GABRIOLA DR, CRAIG BAY
#7 - 2640 ANDOVER ROAD
• Sought after Crofton model • Over 2000 sq. ft., freestanding home • Sunny southern exposure
• 2,200 sqft. home, 3 beds, 3 baths • 9 ft. ceilings, hardwood floors, granite counters • Southern exposure, gas fireplace • The Hollies, close to walking trails & golf
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$529,000
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120D-1155 RESORT DRIVE, TIGH NA MARA • Stunning views and easy beach access • Sleeps 4 - one bedroom plus Murphy wall-bed • 100% ownership with high rental demand
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3257 BLUEBACK DRIVE, NANOOSE BAY Ocean view home in Nanoose. Three bedrooms in this 2832 sq ft home that is well maintained. Landscaped and fully fenced.
$449,000
721 FOXTAIL AVENUE
• 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, family room • Crawlspace, 2 fireplaces, vaulted ceiling • Separate 30x15 shop, very private yard
$379,000
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23-1700 Alberni
Cute 2 bed home on large lot Lots of updates Fenced for pets, carport Investors! Can be rented!
Jim/Margo Hoffman $59,900
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778 SHOREWOOD DRIVE
• Delightful post and beam in popular San Pareil • Skylights, 2 bedrooms, crawlspace, updates • New decks, at nature’s doorstep, better hurry
$309,900
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LOT 3 BONSAI PLACE
• 5.38 acres/2.18 ha North Qualicum • Quiet, secluded end of cul-de-sac • Perc tested/covenanted septic area • Close to beach. Hydro to lot. ALR
$249,000
Ian Whitelaw
2011 SADDLE DRIVE
$399,000
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563 EAGLECREST DRIVE
• Stunning 2,767 sqft. home • 4 beds, 3 baths, 20 ft. ceilings • Grand staircase, walk to beach • Close to Eaglecrest golf course
$639,000
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1759 ADMIRAL TRYON BLVD, FRENCH CREEK
• Walk-on waterfront • Views East to French Creek • Nicely finished and landscaped • Beautiful rock sea wall and patio
$850,000
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2556 ANDOVER ROAD
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#5-2734 ISLAND HWY W, QUALICUM BEACH • Ocean view condo in Qualicum Beach • Updated 2 beds, 1 bath with open floor concept • Non smoking building and rental allowed • Fabulous location and well priced!
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852 EDGEWARE AVENUE
• Immaculate 1,442 sqft. home • 3 beds, 2 baths, recent upgrades • Jacuzzi tub, alarm system • Attached double garage
$334,900
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NEW LISTING! • Almost 16 acres in ALR, 2 septics • 2 large homes, perfect for extended family • Separate entrances, extremely private • Extra building for artist studio
Aaron Nicklen $649,900
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$169,000
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811 FLAMINGO DRIVE
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$749,000
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Great retirement or starter home 2 bed, 1 bath, attached garage Minutes from Qualicum beach Backs onto greenspace
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GRAND OPENING Saturday & Sunday • 12-4pm 19 Custom Homes
Life at McKillop Point offers an exciting, active and healthy lifestyle on the shores of Parksville Bay. This unique opportunity to live, work or play in a location only minutes from seven golf courses, sports fields, parks, walking/biking trails, marinas, shopping, and just steps to spectacular beaches could be yours at McKillop Point. INTERIOR FEATURES
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Preparing your home for sale When selling your home, it's more than purchase price and location that will make or break a deal. How your home looks is also very important. Your REALTOR® can give you an objective opinion of what you need to do. REALTORS® have the experience and knowledge that can help identify problem areas or suggest improvements. In most cases, REALTORS® will not suggest major renovations. A few minor repairs here and there and a thorough cleaning are usually all that are required. Cleaning up the homestead: Almost all buyers are on the lookout for one thing -- a clean home. Many will walk away if a home looks uncared for, or make an offer much lower than the listing price. Ensure your home is spot-
less and free of clutter. The two most important rooms in a buyer's mind are the kitchen and the bathroom. Pay particular attention to these areas -- they should sparkle and shine. Making repairs: Some things must be repaired if there are problems. A leaky roof, electrical problems, furnaces, water heaters and plumbing all must be fixed before a sale. Other things just need attention. These can include leaky faucets, holes in window screens and any broken glass, etc. If some of your walls are too dirty to come clean, you may wish to consider a paint job. Carpets and rugs should also be clean and in good repair.
Take a close look at your yard. If it’s spring or summer, prune the trees and shrubs, and keep the lawn neat. If it’s fall, rake the leaves regularly. And in the winter, make sure walks and driveways are kept clear of snow and ice. To renovate or not to renovate: Most renovations do not translate into an increase in selling price of more than the cost of the renovations themselves. Painting, wallpapering and modest landscape improvements usually recover their costs, but major projects such as new patios, decks or additions rarely do. This article was prepared by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board“An Association of Realtors”, for the information and benefit of consumers.
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876 BARCLAY CRESCENT
1731 MIAMA COURT
$175,900
Well cared for mobile home in one of the most popular parks in town Open floor plan, efficient layout, vaulted ceilings in kitchen & living rm Oak cabinets w/lots of cupboards, skylight in kitchen, 2 spacious bdrms Large bathrm, 120 sqft, deck, easy care vinyl siding,8x10 storage shed Peaceful & quiet location in a 55+ park, pets are allowed w/approval
$234,900
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Much sought after mobile home in 55+ Vacation Village Immaculate home w/large addition, many updates throughout 2 bdrms + den, 2 full baths w/ensuite having a soaker tub/shower 2 workshops/storage sheds, fenced & beautifully landscaped backyard • Low pad fees & is pet friendly. Easy stroll to beach
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3888 KING ARTHUR DR, NANAIMO $238,900
3956 VALEWOOD DR, NANAIMO
• Retirement at its best. This 1626 sq.ft. Rancher, 2 bd/den in the prestigious gated community of Deerwood Estates is immaculate in Nanaimo • This home has a lower monthly lease which includes garbage and water costs. Residents have access to a Clubhouse, guest suite, RV parking and mini storage. Pets allowed w/park approval.
• Beautiful 2 bdrm, plus large den, 1456 sq ft rancher in Deerwood Estates • Featuring an open kitchen with loads of cupboards, two 4-piece bathrooms, large living room with gas fireplace & bay window. The home is heated by a Maytag high efficiency heat pump. • There is even an extra large insulated garage w/lots of extra space for a workbench, extra tools, storage. • The fenced, low maintenance yard is backing onto a quiet treed area. Pets allowed w/park approval.
8 Year young, 1728 sq. Ft. Unit is the largest in the park. Huge living room with vaulted ceiling, extra large kitchen Lots of cabinets & walk in pantry & a bright eating area Sliding glass door that takes you outside to a south facing, covered deck Oriental garden is fabulous with bamboo tea house in backyard
$238,900
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3128 DOLPHIN DRIVE
LOT 170 BAY ROAD
$245,000
Immaculate home w/open floor plan, spacious living rm w/ gas fireplace Vaulted ceiling in kitchen & living rm, laminate flooring & large windows The yard has lovely landscaping & unbelievable amount of plants and flowers There is a large shed included with this lovely property for your garden tools Added bonus is an off property storage shed for all your storage needs
$269,900
1723 KAREN’S COURT
$279,900
600 TAMARACK DRIVE
$300,000
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• Great starter or weekend getaway home set amongst the trees • 1/4 acre lot with natural landscaping and lots of privacy. • Cozy one or possibly 2 bdrm home w/ 1 ½ bathrooms, new deck • Dining room w/woodstove & a large living room with built ins • Across street from a level pebble beach & close to golf course
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9-885 BERWICK ROAD
133 ACACIA STREET
$314,900
Bright & cozy, 5 bedroom, 1040 sq. ft., lakefront home on Horne Lake Sit on the deck of your cottage overlooking the tranquil setting of a pristine lake 9500 sq. ft., gentle sloping lot that leads to a large beach & lovely lake frontage Perfect for a 2 family purchase as the home can sleep many people comfortably Sandy beach and a dock for your boat. IMAGINE
$334,900
• Enjoy the privacy & beauty of this meticulously kept, sun drenched home • Large white kitchen w/pantry, bright eating area, 2 bedrooms & den, • Spacious living room with gas fireplace & custom mantle, storage shed • Bathroorm with soaker tub, engineered hardwood floors, heated crawl space • Artfully landscaped, fenced yard, lovely pergola and slate patio extension
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470 EAGLECREST DRIVE
168 THETIS AVENUE
$355,000
Rancher w/2 spacious bdrms, den/computer area, bright dining rm Large living room with wood fireplace & built in shelving 1-1/2 bathrooms, attached garage & a private fenced backyard Off the dining room there is a large, south facing covered patio In Qualicum Woods on a large landscaped lot w/RV parking
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Immaculate 2 bdrm, 2 bath patio home has been extensively renovated New oak engineered flooring throughout, SS appliances, counter tops, Vinyl windows, Hunter Douglas blinds & drapes, updated bathrms, Walk in soaker tub, top of the line front load washer & dryer, and more…. Covered entertainment size back patio, fenced private backyard. In QB
5545 ISLAND HIGHWAY
$424,900
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Tastefully appointed 1508 sq. Ft. 3 Bedroom, 2 bath rancher on crawl Laminate floors, a skylight in the entry, bright white kitchen w/skylight, Formal dining room, living room w/cozy gas fireplace & bay window, Bright family room, main bath w/skylight, eating area, double garage Large covered patio in fenced back yard, raised garden beds, mtn view
3895 CHARLTON DRIVE
$434,900
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Immaculate rancher backing onto the Eaglecrest Golf Course 2 Large bedrooms w/master bedrm having a bay window & large closet 2 full baths, family rm off the kitchen w/gas fireplace, formal dining rm Formal living room with vaulted ceilings, large windows and gas fp Newer roof, kitchen counters, paint and new flooring throughout
1225 BUNKER PLACE
$449,000
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$429,800
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WALK ON WATERFRONT! With 100’ of water frontage Cozy 1645 sq. ft home has a spacious kitchen, large living room 3 spacious bedrooms, ensuite with Jacuzzi tub, large sunroom Also a 554 sq. ft. one bdrm cottage for a rental or extended family It also comes with a boat launch & could come fully furnished
1051 HARLEQUIN ROAD
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Prime location in Hermitage Park, an easy walk to downtown Qualicum Main level entry 2 storey home w/3 spacious bedrms, & ocean view bonus rm Spacious living room with gas fp, formal dining rm w/skylight, RV parking Kitchen w/island/breadfast bar, family room, eating nook w/bay window Updates include slate flring, laminate flrs, updated kitchen & remodeled bathrm
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$519,900
• Beautiful rancher, on a .42 acre lot, backing onto the Eaglecrest Golf Course • Updated home w/open floor plan, bright kitchen w/breakfast bar, formal dining rm • Formal living room, family room with cozy gas fireplace, large sunroom, • 4 spacious bdrms, a lovely bright den & 3 baths. lots of storage • Fenced back yard, an insulated in-garage workshop & detached golf cart garage
• Modern west coast contemporary home in a wooded creek side setting • Custom home built by Dan Galloway, one of the finest builders in the area • Hardwood floors throughout, vaulted cedar ceilings with custom fans • Custom designed solid oak kitchen, easy care landscaping & hot • The added bonus is the separate 400 sq. Ft log cottage with a loft
175 SUNSHINE PLACE
$549,900
• Custom built home on a .55 acre lot in a quiet cul-de-sac. • Near new 3,100 sq.ft., 2 level home boasts 4 bdrrms + den, 4 baths • Incredible chef’s kitchen w/granite counter tops, island, SS appliances • Spectacular back yard gardens, rock pond w/water feature, • Detached dble garage w/workshop area and attached dble garage
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Quality built 3 bedroom, 2 bath 2,500 sqft home on .56 acres Well planned kitchen w/white cabinets, skylight, Jennair stovetop Large formal dining & lvg rm w/hardwood floors & gas fireplaces Master bedrm w/large W/I closet & ensuite w/shower & soaker tub 20’ x 10’ workshop, 10’ x 8’ storage shed, greenhouse & RV pkg
1583 MCKIBBON ROAD
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$575,000
Two lovely homes and a 2 bedroom rental suite on 3.13 acres Main home is approx. 3000 sq.ft. w/3 bedrms, den, 3 full baths Formal dining & living rm, an open kitchen & a large family rm Adjoined to the main home is a bright & spacious 2 bedrm inlaw suite 2nd home is an eclectic design, approx. 1900 sq.ft. 4 bedrm home
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Immaculate 3200 sq ft 2 storey ocean view home Bright kitchen, formal dining & living room, 3bdrms Garage with 220 power, heat pump, security system Huge deck overlooking Eaglecrest Golf Course Bonus-lower one bdrm suite with laundry hookup
1387 WARD ROAD
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$639,900
5.86 beautiful acres with lovely fence pasture area 2 large homes, mobile home and carriage home Includes a 20’ x 22’ shop with large storage area There is also a 16’ x 16’ detached garage Great investment property or for extended family
View on VIRTUAL TOUR: www.nancybolch.ca Recipient of Sales award for the TOP 100 REALTORS IN RE/MAX Western Canada
The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Thursday, April 25, 2013
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A professional lawn service can save homeowners time, money and mistakes The desire to have a pristine, well-manicured landscape leads many homeowners to toil outdoors for hours every weekend. Hiring a professional landscaper can free up homeowners' time and help them ensure their yards are cared for properly. One of the benefits of hiring a landscaper is the time savings. Landscapers typically have commercial-grade equipment that can dramatically reduce the time it takes to mow and perform other maintenance tasks around your property. Furthermore, some services have multiple employees working concurrently, enabling them to tackle several projects at the same time and complete them in a fraction of the time it would take a homeowner working on his or her own. Landscapers familiar with botany and landscape design understand how to properly care for plants and trees on your property, while novice green thumbers may be unaware about when to prune trees and shrubs, at what height to cut the lawn and which plants will thrive in particular locations. Such do-it-yourself maintenance may even cost more money than leaving it to a professional. Hiring a professional landscaper is, in many instances, more economical. For a certain weekly or monthly fee, homeowners receive the benefit of professional knowledge and execution. Also, homeowners will not have the expense of purchasing the various tools and equipment necessary for lawn and garden maintenance, tools and equipment that include lawnmowers, string weeders, edgers, fertilizer, grass seed, leaf blowers, and shovels. Another benefit is the lawn will continue to be mowed whether a homeowner is home or not. During the spring and summer vacation season, it's easy for homeowners to overlook their lawn and garden in favor of recreation and leisure activities. Without proper watering and maintenance, lawns and gardens can brown or overgrowth can occur. But hiring a landscaping service allows homeowners to rest assured that their yards will be maintained whether they're home or not. Hiring a local landscaping service will not only benefit homeowners, but also it will benefit the local economy. Residents can feel comfortable knowing their lawn service will be available for calls when needed and will be familiar with the community. Also, local contractors may go the extra mile to earn your business recommendation. Hiring a landscaping service can be advantageous to homeowners who want to free up time and still enjoy a well-maintained landscape.
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What is MLS®? The Multiple Listing Service® is a co-operative marketing system that maximizes exposure of properties for sale. It is a central registry of properties used by REALTORS® to match buyers with properties for sale. Most homes sold in Canada are sold via the MLS® systems operated by real estate boards across the country. This article was prepared by the Vancouver Island Real Estate Board“An Association of Realtors”, for the information and benefit of consumers.
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119,000
Peligren
sales@timpeligren.com
Level Entry • An outstanding 5 bedroom, 3 bath home • Finished walk-out basement with wine cellar • Over 1/2 an acre of beautiful well-planned yard • A Conservatory with heated floor tiles • Hardwood floors, pellet stove & gas fireplace • Over 4100 sq. ft living space for you to enjoy 4547 Thompson Clarke Drive, Bowser
• Pastoral .57 acre lot • Cleared and level in a quiet area • Just a few minutes to Qualicum Beach • Partially fenced, with hydro, water & cable to lot line Lot 2 Kenmuir Road, Qualicum Bay
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Natural Beauty • Level, partially treed .61 acre lot • Quiet & private location, in a cul-de-sac • Hydro, water & cable to lot line • Easy access in a well developed area
Arlene Sequoia Lot 1 Radke Place, Qualicum Bay
RealtoR®
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1695 Nahmint Road $469,900
Great Location
124 Craig Street, Parksville
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Recreational Lots starting at $45,000+HST
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1765 Cameron Crescent $275,900
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• Riverfront Recreational Properties • Zoned for a RV, Tent or Yurt • 0.21 acres to 0.53 acres
1647 Abbey Road $369,900
1680 Peligren Place $298,000
1349 Meadowood Way $369,000
• 1680 sq. ft. main level entry home • 3 bdrms, 3 bthrms • Garage has clean epoxy finished floors • Home is wired for Generator back up • 0.70 acre fully fenced yard
• Established vineyard, trout pond • Ocean & mountain views • Cleared & levelled building site • 36’x36’ shop already built • 3.18 acre MLS # 308194
• 2038 sq ft 3 bdrm, 3 bthrms • 1.2 acre backing on Park • 24’ X 36’ shop • Wood stove
1785 Cameron Crescent $274,800
1557 Pady Place $199,900
MLS # 337254
MLS # 342475
1759 Martini $289,000
• 3 bdrms, 1572 sq. ft. 2 story • Low maintenance yard • Beautiful southern exposure
• 960 sq. ft. rancher • .36 Acre • 2 bdrms, 1½ bthrms • Fenced level yard MLS # 344855
•1566 sq. ft. 3 bdrms, 2 full bthrms • .355 acre fenced yard • gated community
• 892 sq ft 2 bthrms, 2 bdrms • Backing on park trail to river • Completely furnished • Business opportunity
Find the property you have been searching for at: www.timpeligren.com
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“See What Your House is Worth... No Cost, No Pressure, No Obligation”
Dale Rumming Email: deadlydale@shaw.ca www.dalerumming.ca www.parksvillemobilehomes.com
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250-248-8371 314 East Island Highway, Parksville, BC V9P 2H1
South To Parksville, Nanaimo and Victoria
West to Port Alberni, Long Beach, Tofino and Ucluelet
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$290,000
Saturday
10 am- 12 noon
Lawrence Setter, Re/Max First
Saturday
12:30-4pm
Edie McPhedran, Royal LePage
#40 - 529 Johnstone Road, French Creek M5
$419,900
Saturday
2-4pm
Cindy Riera, ReMax Anchor
#208 - 220 Island Hwy W, Parksville
S7
$249,000
Saturday
2-4pm
Matt Breedlove, Royal LePage
174 Sunningdale Road E, Qualicum Beach G6
$469,900
Saturday
1-3pm
Kari Searle, Royal LePage
4595 Berbers Drive, Bowser
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$435,000
Saturday
1-3 pm
Rudi Widdershoven, Re/Max First
4758 Blue Heron Drive, Bowser
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$349,900
Saturday
1-3 pm
Lawrence Setter, Re/Max First
518 Sycamore Dr., Qualicum Beach
H5
$324,900
Saturday
1-3 pm
Natalie Nobert, Royal LePage
787 DoeFawn Lane, Parksville
P4
$354,900
Saturday
1-3 pm
Theresa A ntolick, Royal LePage
900 Qualicum Rd., Qualicum Beach
H8
$549,900
Saturday
1-4 pm
Lorraine Petersen, Coast
488 Temple St., Parksville - McKillop Point
R6
from $459,900
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12-4pm
John Barnum/Glenn Karakochuk, Coast
500 Corfield St., Parksville
T10
from $332,000
Sat. & Sun.
1-4 pm
John Cooper, Re/Max Nanaimo
688 Neden Way, French Creek
P4
$399,000
Sat. & Sun.
2-4pm
Sandiford Homes, Royal LePage
1285 Juke’s Place, Qualicum Beach
L8
$339,900
Sunday
1-3 pm
Marc LaCouvée, Re/Max Anchor
626 Eaglewood Court, Qualicum Beach
L5
$599,000
Sunday
2-4pm
Cindy Riera, Re/Max Anchor
675 Soriel Road, Parksville
R5
Sunday
11:30am-3:30pm
Linda Adams
Advertising Representative
Edie McPhedran, Royal LePage
OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 • 1-4 PM 900 Qualicum Road, Qualicum Beach
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West Island Hwy, Parksville cell ............................ 250.951.4882 101-897 email ... homes@tomwhitfield.ca phone............. 250.248.1071 21-826 WestCreek Island Hwy email ...... homes@tomwhitfi eld.ca “French Landing” toll-free .... 1.888.243.1071 Parksville “At the Wembley Mall”
Highly recommended. CallCall Tom.Tom. Highly recommended.
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• 4.99 private acres • Updated rancher • Minutes to all amenities • Seller will consider a trade
$549,900 Hosted by
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Visit www.teamW.ca for more details #1-826 W. Island Hwy, Parksville (at Wembley Mall)
Cindy Riera 250-752-2466 / 1-800-668-3622
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• Ocean view In Waterford Place • 2 bdrm, 2 bath corner condo • Secured parking & entry • Elevator & storage locker
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Parksville Qualicum Beach Realty Independently Owned & Operated
OPEN HOUSE Sunday, April 28 - 1-3pm 1285 Juke’s Place - $339,900 • 3 bedroom, 2 bath rancher • Open and inviting floor plan • Perfect utilization of space • Endless list of updates • Amazing attention to detail
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688 Neden Way, French Creek Hosted by John & Teresa Sandiford
787 DoeFawn Lane, Parksville
MLS# 352216
OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, APRIL 27 • 12:30-4pm 507 Gallery Close, Eaglecrest • 3 BDRM/2 BATH immaculate RANCHER • GREAT RENOS, new kitchen, bathrooms, floors • COVERED DECK/HOT TUB AREA
354,900
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No dream too big ... no detail too small!
(250) 752-6926
679 Memorial Ave, Qualicum Beach
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• Updated 1,500 sq.ft. 3 bed, 2 bath rancher on crawl • Large fully fenced yard • RV parking • Quiet cul-de-sac in Morningstar
250-752-2466 / 1-800-668-3622
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4758 Blue Heron Drive, Bowser • 3 bdrm, 2 bathroom home on .84 acre • Spacious open floor plan • Separate detached workshop with 220 wiring
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EDIE McPhedran
antolick@shaw.ca
Cell: 250-927-2927 Toll Free 1-800-224-5906
Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty
Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
250.937.9379 127 Alberni Hwy, Parksville, BC
www.theresaantolick.ca
OPEN HOUSE
www.OhsMclane.com 250-752-SOLD (7653)
Parksville Qualicum Beach Realty Independently Owned & Operated
OPEN HOUSE
Sun., April 28 • 11:30am-3:30pm 675 Soriel Road, Parksville
Sat. April 27 • 1pm-3pm
• 3 BDRM/2 BATH RANCHER • GREAT LOCATION 2 blks to ocean • Super starter or retirement home • Updated, new paint inside/ out, floors, baths
174 Sunningdale Rd E, Qualicum Beach Brand new 1762 sq. ft. rancher, located in the heart of Qualicum Beach.
RE/MAX Anchor Realty Qualicum Beach BC 250.228.3428
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marclacouvee@gmail.com
LaCouveeHomes.com
Kari Searle in attendance
EDIE McPhedran Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty
Each Office Independently Owned and Operated
Cell (250) 927-2927
Fax (250) 752-2133 679 Memorial Avenue, PO Box 1360
250.937.9379 127 Alberni Hwy, Parksville, BC
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News NEW LISTING $69,900
Les Pockett
EAGLECREST GOLF COURSE $354,900
• 1.22 acres building lot • Hydro and water at road • 12’ x 12’ x 24’ storage unit incl.
• 1570 sq.ft, 2 bedroom/ 2 bath • Backs onto Eaglecrest Golf Course • Double car garage, short stroll to ocean
MLS# 354536
Personal Real Estate Corporation
BOWSER BEAUTY $429,900
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INGROUND POOL $599,900
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• 2 bedroom & 2 bathrooms 1200 sq. ft. rancher • Oversized single car garage on .22 acre • Pellet stove and wood stove
MLS# 352752
AVORADO RESORT $49,900
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• 3 bedrooms & den/ 2 baths • 2110 sq.ft./ tastefully finished • Beautifully landscaped .60 acre
MLS# 353175
FORECLOSURE $269,900
NEW LISTING $244,900
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• 1410 sq. ft. rancher on .17 acre
• Fully serviced RV lot
• 3 bed/2 bath w/ hardwood floors
• Use of waterfront clubhouse
• Hardiplank siding, vinyl windows, newer roof
• Short stroll to the beach
MLS# 354529
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• 3383 sq. ft., 3 bed / 3 bath • Light & bright great room design • $30,000 in recent upgrades • Main living areas freshly painted MLS# 347357
MLS# 347083
WALK ON WATERFRONT $429,900
• 2 bedroom 1 bathroom • Hardwood, stainless steel appliances, • .41 acres w/ mountain views • Vaulted ceilings, wood burning stove MLS# 350701
QUALICUM BAY $29,900
PANORAMIC OCEAN VIEWS $214,900
BEST DEAL AROUND $219,900
Parksville Qualicum Beach Realty Independently Owned & Operated
679 Memorial Ave, Qualicum Beach, BC • 1344 sq.ft., 3 bed / 2 bath • .47 acre adjacent to marina • Deep Bay waterfront property
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5.19 acres w/ ocean views Cleared building site 5 GPM drilled well and power Fully lockable 12’x12’x 24’ storage unit
2002 Hornet trailer with one slide Located in family friendly Qualicum Bay Resort Pool, playground, waterslide, recreation room Steps to the ocean
• 984 sq. ft., 2 bed / 2 bath • 4 year old, .21 acre mountain view • Kitchen island w/ eating bar • 12x12x24 storage unit is included
MLS# 353040
MLS# 349839
MLS# 354144
Tracy
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EXECUTIVE PATIO HOME
MLS# 345976
SUNNY WEST FACING COURTYARD
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NEW LISTING
815 DEVON PLACE
399,900
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• Executive 3 bdrm, 2 bath rancher on quiet cul-de-sac • Vaulted ceilings, skylights and lots of windows • Bright kitchen with w/plenty of cabinets & island • Lg master bdrm w/deluxe ensuite& heated floor • Large patio w/remote, retractable awning • *Fenced yd, sprinkler system & garden shed
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#16 - 460 SCHLEY PLACE
•Nicely updated 2 bdrm, 2 bath patio home •New kitchen boasts Alder cabinets •Tasteful décor and laminate flooring •Private sunny backyard w/water feature •Close to nature trails and the village!
CAREFREE LIVING – WALK TO TOWN
AFFORDABLE QUALICUM CONDO
NEW PRICE
11-1247 ARBUTUS RD, PARKSVILLE
86,500
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NEW LISTING
406-264 MCVICKER ST, PARKSVILLE
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• 1200 sq. ft. mobile home in quiet park
• 1 bdrm and 1 bathroom unit
• 2 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms
• Easy care laminate/open floor plan
• Large family room with gas fireplace
• Affordable homemaking fee
• Covered deck and large patio area • Just steps to sandy beach
279,900
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• Optional dinner plan available • Walking distance to shopping
5-141-6TH AVENUE, EAST
159,900
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• 2 bdrm, 2 bath condo in the heart of the village • Bright open floor plan w/west facing balcony • Well maintained building and low strata fee • *Age restriction is 40yrs, small pet allowed • *Storage area. All appliances included
The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Thursday, April 25, 2013
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2360 Glenellen Place, Fairwinds
• 4400 sq ft Lyons and Noble custom designed home by sits atop a rocky outcrop with extensive views down the Georgia Strait • Luxury home is only 4 years old, shows like new throughout with high ceilings and expansive window scape • Majestic maple hard wood flooring & cabinetry, granite countertops, travertine tiling gourmet kitchen & surround sound system • Location, location, location within the exclusive Fairwinds development, a short walk to the Recreation Centre, Golf Club, walking trails & Brickyard Bay beach
$1,174,888
2600 la selva Place, nanoose Bay
• Beautiful west coast home, private acreage with amazing ocean & mountain views • Construction practices used to keep this property in its nautural state among trees & wildlife • This home is an entertainer’s dream, open concept with a feature wine room • Floor to ceiling stone fireplace and a beautiful custom kitchen
$1,750,000
14-5300 GainsBerG road, Bowser/deeP Bay
• Very private end unit with Southern exposure, very close to Marina • Well appointed with may upgrades , and copious amounts of natural light • Extra large master bedroom with oversized walk-in closet and spa like ensuite • Open concept, great room with gas fireplace, perfect for entertaining
$329,000
230 seacroFt road, Qualicum Beach
• Walk on waterfront Craftsman beamed woodwork & decor home in Qualicum Beach • Enjoy spectacular seasonal ocean activities, from storm watching in winter, to beach combing and swimming in summer • 3 bed +den/3 bath colonial character home, quiet no-through road • Detached double garage. Workshop can be boat storage as it has double doors with cement path, dingy ramp to beach
$799,000
943 sanika close, French creek
• New 1485 sq ft 3 bedroom, 2 bath Rancher on crawl in French Creek • Open Great Room concept with quality features and finishes. • Location, location, Close to Golf courses and all amenities of both Parksville and Qualicum Beach. • Fenced and Landscaped, with New Home Warranty
$386,900
295 larksPur Place , Parksville
• 3 bedroom, 2 bath bright rancher on crawl with RV parking, fenced back garden, cul-desac • Bay window, laminate flooring & natural gas fireplace in living room, dining room area • Immaculate kitchen with ample countertop & cupboard space, large bedrooms with 4 pc. guest bath • Double garage with built-in work bench, HRV, garden shed, western exposed garden with beds
Visit our website at www.sandifordhomes.com for further details, www.sandifordhomes.com additional pictures, and virtual tours of these and other properties
$319,000
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 The Parksville Qualicum Beach News
CENTRAL QUALICUM HOME
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• Brand new 3362 sqft 3 bedrm/3 bath radiates hospitality and charm • Quality gas FP, large windows, wood flooring, & large covered deck • Huge Kitchen w/fir cabinetry, extra large island, and granite counters • Full Basement ready to be finished to your taste, .43 acre, RV parking
WALK TO EVERYTHING
$699,000
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• Spacious 1544 sqft 3 bed/2 bath w/fine design features & finishing’s • Island Kitchen w/wood cabinets, stainless appls, & large eating area • Living Room w/overheight ceiling, gas FP, cherry hardwood flooring • Office, patio, west side of complex, low monthly strata, small pet OK
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• 2674 sqft 3 bedrm/3 bath executive rancher fully loaded with extras • Bright Living Room w/ 9 ft vaulted ceiling, gas FP, wall of windows • Kitchen w/stainless appls, gas stove, maple floors, large WI pantry • .50 acre, sunny back patio, garden, RV prkg, large detached shop
MINUTES TO PARKSVILLE
$699,900
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$1,595,000
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• Quality built & lovingly maintained 2546 sqft 4 bed/3 bath on .18 acre • Open plan Living/Dining Room with 3 sided gas FP, Bonus Room up • Island Kitchen with new fridge, newer dishwasher, and a Dining Nook • Views of 10th fairway of Morningstar Golf Course & Island Mnt range
UNOBSTRUCTED VIEWS
$449,000
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$529,000
• Pride of ownership is evident! Delightful 3 bedroom + den /2.5 bath • Cathedral ceilings, gas FP, wide plank oak floors, large Bonus Room • Island Kitchen w/eating bar & pantry, main floor Master w/ WI closet • .51 acre, patio w/hot tub, RV prkg, fenced backyard w/ water feature
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IMMACULATE IN QUALICUM
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• 1863 sqft 3 bedrm/2 bath rancher on gated and fully fenced 5 acres • Island Kitchen w/skylights, enormous Master Suite, luxurious ensuite • Living Room w/wood stove, floor-ceiling windows, vaulted ceilings • Sunroom, many extras, views of Georgia Strait, snow capped mntns
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• Bright & inviting 1144 sqft 2 bedroom/2 bath single-level patio home • Living Room w/trayed ceiling, fireplace, & sliding doors to back patio • Storage Room, Master Bedroom with crown molding and an ensuite • Large, private, & fenced backyard, near beach & downtown amenities
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$935,000
PARKWOOD PLACE
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• Spectacular custom built 5262 sqft 3 bedroom on huge .62 acre lot • High ceilings, amazing millwork, large windows, & gourmet Kitchen • Spacious Master, luxurious ensuite, Theater Rm, workshop, security • Enjoy sweeping views of ocean, island, & snowcapped mountains
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• Exquisite 3535 sqft 3 bedrm/4 bath located on a distinguished street • Open plan, stunning gourmet Kitchen, grand oceanview Master Suite • Unobstructed views of the Georgia Strait & snow capped mountains • Many extras, .29 acre, 1 block to beach, easy walk/bike ride to town
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• Custom 2766 sqft home perched above 13th fairway of the course • Newly constructed, dream kitchen, spacious dining rm, large deck • Lrg south facing windows, spectacular golf course & hillside views • .40 acre, oversize double garage, near walking trails & the marina
FAIRWINDS OCEANVIEWS
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$364,800
GREAT CENTRAL LOCATION
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• Custom 2612 sqft 3 bedrm one-level home w/ abundance of extras • Walls of windows showcasing expansive ocean, island, mntn views • Dramatic modern FP, Chef’s Kitchen w/hi-end appls, & BI cabinetry • Luxurious Master Suite, 718 sqft Bonus Room, large private .82 acre
UNFORGETTABLE VIEWS
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$1,288,800
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• Delightful 1225 sqft 2 bedroom patio home in great central location • Living Room w/FP, solid maple Kitchen w/granite CT’s & eating bar • Bright Dining Area, BI sprinkler, beautiful landscaping w/stone path • Premium location in a well run strata, near all amenities /the beach
DESIGNED WITH DISTINCTION
$324,000
The Parksville Qualicum Beach News Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Grant Wildeman
Parksville Qualicum Beach Realty Independently Owned & Operated
REALTOR®
www.grantwildeman.ca
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Cell: (250) 927-0357 Office: (250) 248-4321 Toll Free: 1-800-694-0357
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#11-3350 Island Hwy W (Ben Bow), Qualicum Beach
520 Fourneau Way, Parksville $439,000
$189,000
• Over 2200 sq. ft. with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms • Large 2.5 acre South facing fully fenced yard • Main level entry, living & family room • Many updates throughout • Wired detached workshop
• Super quiet & private south facing •1178 sqft. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Full ensuite with 2 balconies • No age restrictions & pets are allowed
2081 Grafton Avenue, Coombs • 10 beautiful southern exposed acres • 2 Homes – 4 bed 2 bath 2600 sq ft & 1100 sq ft home
1628 Lewis Lane, Little Qualicum River Village $549,000
SOLD
• Located on 3 legal lots
• One of a kind master bedroom/ensuite
• Designer home with natural wood/stone finishings
Award of Excellence
Parksville-Qualicum Beach Realty
DIRECTOR’S PLATINUM AWARD
$539,000 • 2196 sq ft large heated wired workshop • Updated kitchen. Main home has heat pump
248-4321 • 1-800-224-5838
Almost 1200 sq. ft with 3 bedrooms Freshly painted All new carpeting and living room flooring Fabulous central Parksville location
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3840 Charlton Drive, Bowser $389,000 • Beautifully partially treed 2.6 acre property • Approximately 1200 sq. ft. home with 2 bdrms and 2 baths • 30 x 24 detached wired workshop with woodstove • Short walk to public beach, walking trails & Nile Creek
Call Natalie at: Phone: 250-954-7088 Office: 250-248-4321 Toll Free: 1-800-224-5838
127 Alberni Highway, Parksville, BC
216 James Street, Parksville $239,000 • • • •
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#15-3920 Island Hwy, Qualicum Beach $82,900 • Professionally updated, new kitchen and bath, flooring and windows • Forced air furnace recently replaced, 10x8 detached workshop • No age restriction and small pet allowed with permission
PARKSVILLE CITY BOUNDARY
SUBJECT PROPERTY
Lt 6, Blower Road, Parksville $399,000
#56-1247 Arbutus Road, Parksville $89,900 • Immaculate & totally renovated 2 bedroom double wide • Covered sun patio and extensive landscaping • Private and spacious yard
Natalie Nobert
“Focused on Exceeding Your Expectations” 562 Hampstead Street, Parksville $295,000
9-575 Arbutus St, Qualicum Beach $174,000
103-635 Blenkin Avenue, Parksville $239,000
Qualicum Beach 3 bedroom 2 bath rancher located within walking distance to town and schools. Large sunny south-facing and fully fenced backyard with covered patio, and cozy family room.
This fabulous retirement home is ready to move in to and offers 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1360 sq. ft. with an elegant living room with gas fireplace, bright kitchen adjacent to the family room, and a low maintenance yard.
Bright and open plan manufactured home in Qualicum Beach’s Millstream Haven Park which is a co-op with a low cost of $100 per month for sewer, water, maintenance of grounds and use of clubhouse. No pad fees ever!
Park Lane original showhome with many nice features. Spacious living room and dining room, california shutters, family room by kitchen with eating area, and backyard with 2 patios, one that is covered. Built-in vac, single attached garage and new roof.
681 Ironwood Avenue, Parksville $339,900
713 Temple Street, Parksville $489,000
743 Kasba Circle, French Creek $205,000
818 Alder Place, San Pariel $399,900
518 Sycamore Dr, Qualicum Beach $324,900
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Uplands 3 bedroom 2 bath rancher which has been meticulously kept by the owners. Offering new laminate flooring in the entry and dining room. This is a nice spacious rancher almost 1700 sq. ft., and close to schools and shopping
Only 2 blocks to the oceanfront, this large property has the development potential for 3 large lots or up to 5 smaller lots. The existing home is a 3 bedroom 2 bath rancher, with detached workshop, and currently tenanted for $1200 per month.
Extremely clean and well maintained, this 2 bedroom 1-1/2 bath mobile home sits on its own land and shows like a real gem. New kitchen and appliances, new flooring, enclosed sunroom, and low maintenance property with great RV parking.
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Tucked away on a quiet cul-de-sac you’ll find this delightful chalet on a large, very private lot in San Pariel. Features include new fiberglass roof, new hardwood floors, central vac, natural gas fireplace and balcony off over sized master.
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