KD Air declares mayday

Don’t ask Diana Banke her opinion of the upcoming 2010 Olympics. If you do, her answer will likely be terse. “I hate the Olympics,” she said. “When I see the Olympics I want to break the TV.” Banke, the co-owner of short-haul airline KD Air in Qualicum Beach didn’t always feel that... more  

B.C. deficit to grow: finance minister

VICTORIA – B.C. Finance Minister Colin Hansen admitted Thursday that the province is headed for a deficit much larger than the $495 million promised during the spring election campaign. Hansen insisted that he remained confident his February budget target would be... more  

• Developer ordered to stop selling lots, faces thousands in fines
• Hiker safe, searchers frustrated
• Investigation continues into Dashwood-area shooting incident

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Aspinall answers the call in Belgrade

You can add the name of another Oceanside standout making his mark at the 2009 Summer World University Games in Serbia. In the mix at the 25th Universiade in Belgrade, this week, longtime, RAC Breaker Kelly Aspinall came up just short... more

• Senior, Junior Royals seeking baseball playoff bids
• Parksville’s super summer soccer camp
• Copeland Cup finals

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Glorious! is off-key and hilarious

They say you have to know the rules in order to break them. If that’s the case, Susan Jacobsen Frith must surely know all the rules of singing backwards and forwards — rules she breaks with gleeful abandon in her role... more  

• Bard to Broadway’s Oliver! opening night: It’s a fine musical
• Oliver: It's a fine musical  
• Kenny rides again

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Scrub a dub dub

• St. Anne’s turns 115 years old in July
• A rib-tickling challenge
• Arts centre celebrating the beauty of the central Island

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B2B home and garden tour expected to sell out

PARKSVILLE — Bard to Broadway’s fourth annual Garden and Home Tour is set for Saturday, July 18. Homes are located in Nanoose Bay, Parksville, Errington and Qualicum Beach. This year’s tour features 13 spectacular, never before viewed gardens and stunning homes.... more

• Parksville's log church to mark 115th year with flowers  
• Forward House hosts seventh annual barbecue July 24
• Stem cell research and the Catholic Church

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