Elderly woman attacked in home invasion

Police this week issued a warning to Oceanside residents to lock their doors at night after an elderly Qualicum Beach woman was assaulted in her home early Friday morning. Corporal Darren Lagan said police responded to a 9-1-1 call at 12:49 a.m. from a 78-year-old woman, who said she had been... more

Why I am a small ‘b’ gold bug

I haven’t always liked gold as an investment. In fact, until a couple of years ago, I had never actually bought a gold stock, ETF, or mutual fund, and never even considered buying gold bars and burying them in my... more

• Spring timeline for new Parksville entry sign
• Beneficiary designations critical
• A review of income trusts: making sure they make sense

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The Light of Lights

Where were you when the 2010 Olympic torch relay passed through your neighbourhood in the past week? Maybe you were present at one of the community welcoming events, or on the roadside to watch the flame being carried past... more

• Senior care homes’ post bill of rights
• Sea cadets stage a full poppy blitz
• Anglicans weather the recession

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Not so confident of the moral certainty of Afghanistan

It’s easy to be grateful on Remembrance Day. That’s particularly true for anyone who gets the privilege of interviewing some of the ever fewer remainders of what some call the greatest generation — a veteran of the Second World War. Every year... more

• IOC talks, B.C. jumps
• A shot in the dark
• B.C. VIEWS: U.S. interests pull our strings again

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It works for me

I am now 76 years old and by following the simple directions, have no difficulty driving through the roundabout intersection smoothly and without the unnecessary delay of waiting for a light to change. Because of the practical, progressive planning of our... more

• Kudos to Coombs proprieters
• Bouquets&Brickbats
• Crime doesn’t have to scare you

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Two worlds

Forty-five minutes of highway are a gulf between two very different worlds. A few months ago, I became a crime reporter in Kelowna. My time is now split between the Capital News and the Summerland Review. Travelling back and forth each... more

• The quest for a local apple
• The Den Report, Lions beat 'Riders, now 2-4
• The Den Report, Logan impressing in NFL camp

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