Hotels hope for rebound

The rippling effects of the global financial maelstrom are finally hitting the Island. According to data released by the Oceanside Tourism Association, the hotel room tax revenue in August was down by 43 per cent in Qualicum and seven per cent in Parksville and Nanaimo over the same month in 2007.... more

Explosions hit mailbox compounds

Residents of Rivers Edge subdivision near Parksville awoke to sounds of an explosion at 2 a.m. Friday morning after someone blew up community mailboxes servicing the area. Oceanside RCMP report several mailboxes anchored to the ground and cemented in with concrete,... more

• Island voted tops in North America
• Tickets still available for PASS/Woodwinds pasta fundraiser
• Tourism downturn a concern

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Kondors win bronze at B.C. finals

Kwalikum Secondary’s senior boys soccer team banded together and made very sure they didn’t come home empty handed, bagging themselves a bronze medal at the provincial championships in Burnaby this week. “The boys played well,” said KSS co-coach Butch Gayton. “We... more

• KSS Kondors advance to Island volleyball finals
• OU bounces Bandits 6-nil in women’s soccer action
• Home grown goalie shines against some of the world’s best

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Wan new president of QB chamber

Care enough to do something. That is the mantra of Po Wan, the new president of the Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce. Wan adopted the theme for herself and the new chamber board during the annual chamber meeting at the Creek... more

• Bargain Shop open for business
• Bargain Shop opens here
• GIC investing — it pays to shop around

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Child’s day

• Community garden growing
• Market stays safe
• Light up

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Falls reduced through good food

Life can be full of little scrapes and bruises but for a senior, falling down is far more likely to lead to serious injury. That’s something Joan Sanofsky and friend Tom Davis are well aware of as they’ve struggled for years... more

• Kringle market offers family fun for everyone
• Diabetes dangers are clear
• Model students in Washington

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