Karly Blats

Curds&Whey frontman Scott Rocker, centre, gets Ruby Seaberg, front left, and Jake Copp, front right, dancing during the Parksville Beach Festival finale concert on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. - Adam Kveton Photo

Parksville won’t alter summer concerts despite noise complaint

Resident says he can’t enjoy his property when concerts are taking place

Curds&Whey frontman Scott Rocker, centre, gets Ruby Seaberg, front left, and Jake Copp, front right, dancing during the Parksville Beach Festival finale concert on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. - Adam Kveton Photo
Ruby Seaberg, left, and Jake Copp dance to the rock tunes of Curds&Whey during the Parksville Beach Festival finale concert on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. - Adam Kveton Photo

Parksville man says summer concerts are too loud

Resident says he’ll consider moving if Community Park performances aren’t relocated

Ruby Seaberg, left, and Jake Copp dance to the rock tunes of Curds&Whey during the Parksville Beach Festival finale concert on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017. - Adam Kveton Photo
Dairy cows feed at Parksville’s Morningstar Farm. — News file photo

Vancouver Island dairy farmer disappointed with USMCA deal

Parksville farmer says recently signed agreement will cause cuts to his growth income

Dairy cows feed at Parksville’s Morningstar Farm. — News file photo
Elaine Tanner, silver medallist in the 1968 Summer Olympics, says adults and kids can relate to her book ‘Monkey Guy and the Cosmic Fairy’. - Karly Blats photo
Elaine Tanner, silver medallist in the 1968 Summer Olympics, says adults and kids can relate to her book ‘Monkey Guy and the Cosmic Fairy’. - Karly Blats photo
Tents and other items scatter a City of Parksville lot on the Corner of Jensen Avenue and Craig Street. - Karly Blats photo

Parksville won’t alter stance on group helping homeless on city property

Mayor says city has received ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of complaints

Tents and other items scatter a City of Parksville lot on the Corner of Jensen Avenue and Craig Street. - Karly Blats photo
(File photo) Parksville city council plans to follow provincial legislation and ban smoking or vaping recreational cannabis in public places.

No public pot-smoking in Parksville

City plans to follow through with ban on smoking and vaping in public places

(File photo) Parksville city council plans to follow provincial legislation and ban smoking or vaping recreational cannabis in public places.
Tents and other items scatter a City of Parksville lot on the Corner of Jensen Avenue and Craig Street. - Karly Blats photo

Outreach group ordered to stop feeding homeless on City of Parksville property

City issued Manna Homeless Society cease and desist order after complaints from public

Tents and other items scatter a City of Parksville lot on the Corner of Jensen Avenue and Craig Street. - Karly Blats photo
Island Health’s #TrustYourself social media campaign urges survivors of sexual assault to seek medical care. (Submitted photo)

How a group of concerned students inspired Vancouver Island to #TrustYourself

Island Health social media initiative urging survivors of sexual assault to seek medical care

Island Health’s #TrustYourself social media campaign urges survivors of sexual assault to seek medical care. (Submitted photo)
Racist slur cleaned off memorial at Qualicum First Nation graveyard

Racist slur cleaned off memorial at Qualicum First Nation graveyard

Site was hit by vandals on Friday; many immediately offered support and assistance

Racist slur cleaned off memorial at Qualicum First Nation graveyard
Veteran Stephane Marcotte says his service dog, Sarge, has helped him combat his PTSD. - www.vicompassiondogs.ca photo

Vancouver Island service dogs helping veterans deal with PTSD

Vancouver Island Compassion Dogs matches soldiers with trained puppies

Veteran Stephane Marcotte says his service dog, Sarge, has helped him combat his PTSD. - www.vicompassiondogs.ca photo
Arbutus Grove Church in downtown Parksville is hosting the community’s winter-weather shelter, which will operate through March 31. - News file photo

Parksville’s cold-weather shelter now open

The eight-bed shelter will be in use until March 31 in the Arbutus Grove Church

Arbutus Grove Church in downtown Parksville is hosting the community’s winter-weather shelter, which will operate through March 31. - News file photo
The Parksville Canada Post office was evacuated on Nov. 1 around 10:30 a.m. after an employee found a powdered substance on a package. The Oceanside RCMP and a specialized drug testing team are investigating. - Karly Blats photo

B.C. post office evacuated after powdered substance found on package

No injuries reported; drug lab to investigate substance

The Parksville Canada Post office was evacuated on Nov. 1 around 10:30 a.m. after an employee found a powdered substance on a package. The Oceanside RCMP and a specialized drug testing team are investigating. - Karly Blats photo
The Parksville Canada Post office was evacuated on Nov. 1 around 10:30 a.m. after an employee found a powdered substance on a package. The Oceanside RCMP and a specialized drug testing team are investigating. - Karly Blats photo

UPDATE: Parksville post office staff returns to work Friday after Thursday evacuation

No injuries reported; drug lab to investigate substance

The Parksville Canada Post office was evacuated on Nov. 1 around 10:30 a.m. after an employee found a powdered substance on a package. The Oceanside RCMP and a specialized drug testing team are investigating. - Karly Blats photo
On Wednesday, Oct. 31 at around 2 p.m. the Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 19A that resulted in one man being airlifted to Victoria hospital with critical injuries. - Facebook/Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department

Man airlifted to Victoria after vehicle T-boned near Little Qualicum River bridge

Injured man transported to hospital with critical injuries

On Wednesday, Oct. 31 at around 2 p.m. the Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle crash on Hwy. 19A that resulted in one man being airlifted to Victoria hospital with critical injuries. - Facebook/Dashwood Volunteer Fire Department
Qualicum Beach considers temporary permit for first cannabis shop

Qualicum Beach considers temporary permit for first cannabis shop

QualiCanna Ltd. will be the only outlet for two-year pilot project

Qualicum Beach considers temporary permit for first cannabis shop
The carcass of a male black bear was found in a popular recreation area in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. - Black Press file photo

Headless bear carcass found by dog walkers in Qualicum Beach

Conservation officers believe animal was killed elsewhere and dumped near subdivision

The carcass of a male black bear was found in a popular recreation area in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. - Black Press file photo
Submitted photo                                Nanoose resident Jessica McLaren, left, dresses as a bunny for Halloween in the early 90s to go trick or treating with her older sisters.

Trick-or-treating stirs up sweet memories for adults

Vancouver Island adults discuss favourite Halloween candy

Submitted photo                                Nanoose resident Jessica McLaren, left, dresses as a bunny for Halloween in the early 90s to go trick or treating with her older sisters.
Karly Blats photo Emergency crews extricate a person from down an embankment on Highway 19 across from Summerset Road in Nanoose Bay on Sept. 13.

RCMP up their enforcement along Nanoose Bay highway

RCMP Central Island Traffic Services keeps watch at ‘high-crash area’

Karly Blats photo Emergency crews extricate a person from down an embankment on Highway 19 across from Summerset Road in Nanoose Bay on Sept. 13.
Candidates for the Town of Qualicum Beach’s municipal election post signs along Village Way in Qualicum Beach. — Karly Blats Photo

Signs of the the times: inside the art of Vancouver Island roadside campaigning

Abundance of municipal election signs line roadside boulevards and residential lawns

Candidates for the Town of Qualicum Beach’s municipal election post signs along Village Way in Qualicum Beach. — Karly Blats Photo
Sixth generation dairy farmer Devan Toop talks to attendees at Toop Farms on Sept. 21 during the 17th annual Chilliwack Agriculture Tour. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)

B.C. dairy farmers say new free trade deal ‘terribly weakens’ industry

Farmers slam the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada deal, despite prime minister’s praise of it

Sixth generation dairy farmer Devan Toop talks to attendees at Toop Farms on Sept. 21 during the 17th annual Chilliwack Agriculture Tour. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)