Skipsey campaigned on a platform of enhancing the town’s “coastal village” character, supporting development that is in line with the official community plan, ensuring all residents are connected to a family doctor and protecting Qualicum Beach’s urban forests and watersheds. The daughter of former Qualicum Beach mayor Art Skipsey, she earned a degree in business administration from Simon Fraser University and spent 15 years working for the City of Burnaby before returning to her hometown just over a decade ago. Official results will be declared May 19 after a review of ballots, and Skipsey is expected to be sworn in at a council meeting on May 27.
One example is a rezoning proposal for the Pheasant Glen Golf Resort, which would include 225 housing units in a mix of forms, with some hotel rooms and apartments. A brew pub, native gardens and trails are among its proposed features. The town is also dealing with a doctor shortage and considering a proposal for a temporary housing shelter on municipal land. Five candidates including a former stunt double for Arnold Schwarzenegger are vying for the seat on the council, which made headlines when a first-term councillor recently took a two-month medical leave of absence after describing the council atmosphere as toxic.
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CAMPBELL RIVER A First Nation tour operator on the North Island is making a big investment, hoping 2021 will be a far better year for sharing wildlife encounters with visitors. Homalco Wildlife & Cultural Tours previously partnered with various companies to bring visitors to Bute Inlet to view grizzly bears, but the company is now expanding this year to also bring their own visitors to see the bears and also to do whale watching tours. This is an exciting new growth period for Homalco Wildlife and Cultural Tours and the nation, said the tour company s tourism development officer, JP Obbagy. The company didn t operate in 2020 due to the pandemic but is hoping to rebound their business and expand this year.
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