B.C. reports increased backcountry search and rescue calls
Ground search and rescue crews have responded to more than 300 additional callouts this year.
December 21, 2020
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Ground search and rescue crews have responded to more than 300 additional callouts this year.
What was supposed to be a peaceful retirement in a quiet community turned into years of bureaucratic hurdles for a Vancouver Island woman.
A 52-year-old man is dead following a head on collision in Qualicum Beach yesterday, according to RCMP.
During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 280 complaints between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5.
Const. Kyle Sharpe is working with his new partner, Locklin, after five months of police servicee dog training in Innisfail, Alberta.
The Oceanside Volunteer Association is closing its doors permanently at the end of the year.
Qualicum Beach will no longer collect recycling from multi-family properties as of April.
Qualicum Beach town council heard concerns about its proposed five-year financial plan, including lack of funding allocation for climate change and urban forest planning.
Oceanside RCMP received 284 complaints between Nov. 22 and 28.
The board voted to increase the tax requisition rate, which will total $113.52 per average home for 2021 — an increase of 30 per cent.