Vanessa Craig, Chair of the RDN joins Philip Wolf, editor of the PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily to look back at the year and ahead to 2023 as well.

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Philip Wolf, editor of the PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily chats with School District 69 Superintendent of schools, Peter Jory.

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Philip Wolf, editor of the PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily speaks with Parksville Fire Chief Mark Norris. On November 9th, a massive nighttime fire destroyed six businesses in the Parksville Heritage Center. 

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Philip Wolf, editor of the PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily talks with Tigh Na Mara general manager Paul Drummond and SOS executive director Susanna Newton about the 2022 Tigh Na Mara Toy Drive.

All donations will benefit the SOS Caring for Community at Christmas program, providing gifts for PQB children and youth, as well as grocery store gift cards for low-income families and individuals.  

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The Parksville and District Rock and Gem Club’s fourth annual show takes place Nov. 19 at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre (747 Jones St.). The club’s big event will feature an array of gem and jewelry vendors, rock hounds, mineralogists and geologists. Longtime club member, Doug Shewan, talks with Philip Wolf.

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Philip Wolf, editor of The PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily chats with two longtime great grid iron coaches, a father and son duo, Joe and Chris Martino who have just released a book about the growth of football in Parksville - entitled ‘It Takes a Posse’.

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Philip Wolf, editor of the PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily chats with mixed media artist, Ina-Griet Raatz-von-Hirschhausen. 

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Jane Waite joins Philip Wolf, editor of the PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily. The 55+ BC games were held recently in Greater Victoria and Waite brought home five gold medals. Waite also talks about the need for a refurbished running track in Parksville.

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Philip Wolf, editor of the PQB News and Vancouver Island Daily, chats with Parksville's Al Fortune, running his first marathon since being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Fortune will take part in the TCS New York City Marathon on Nov. 6.

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On this special edition of PQBeat we listen into the Parksville city council candidates and two mayoralty candidates vying for votes presenting their views on three major issues during an all-candidates forum at winchelsea place October 4

Ed Mayne (incumbent) and Doug O’Brien, current councillor, have put their names forward for mayor of Parksville in the Oct. 15 municipal election.

The councillor candidates are Karin Badel, Frank Bailey, Mary Beil, Lucky Butterworth, Adam Fras (incumbent), Amit Gaur, Joel Grenz, Mike Kelly, Jeet Mann, Sylvia Martin, Paula Miles, Teresa Patterson (incumbent), Michael Pedersen, Marilyn Wilson (incumbent) and Sean Wood. They will compete for six councillor positions.

The host was Jean Maltsen.

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