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Wanted: Manager of Planning

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The Regional District of Nanaimo is hiring a Manager of Current Planning.

The Manager of Current Planning reports to the General Manager, Development Services, and would be responsible for coordinating, planning and directing all activities related to current land use and development within the Regional District of Nanaimo as well as directing the delivery of electoral area planning, development approvals, subdivisions and rezoning.

This job posting closes this Thursday, November 10, 2011. For more information and details visit The Regional District of Nanaimo.

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Drinking water meeting in Parksville

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Did you know your drinking water comes from Englishman River?

There will be a meeting open to the public on Englishman River Water Service Management, Wednesday, November 9, 2011, 6pm at the Parksville City Hall room 129.

In 1996, The Regional District of Nanaimo, the City of Parksville and the Town of Qualicum Beach entered into a joint venture agreement to construct, operate and maintain the Arrowsmith Dam and associated water facilities. They formed the Arrowsmith Water Service (AWS) and received licence No. 110050 from the provincial government to extract water from the Englishman River.

The water licence requires AWS to release water from the reservoir between (approximately) June 1st and October 31st.  Over the summer and fall, the reservoir is drained to support river flows for domestic water extraction and fishery resources and is typically, by design, empty by the end of October.

The requirements for release of water may be amended through the Provisional Operation Rule (POR) attached to the licence.

For more information and details visit the Regional District of Nanaimo

Earthquake News Update

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The Mid Island News earthquake page has been updated. Come and have a look and see the changes.

Also, there will be a Great BC Shakeout at 10:20 am on October 20, 2011. You can go to the site to register and get all the information you need, so you can get ready for the big earthquake if it comes.

Here is a list of items they suggest you include in a ‘Grab & Go’ bag:

  •  Water
  •  Can Opener
  •  Utility Knife
  •  Flashlights
  •  Batteries
  •  Campstove
  •  Emergency Food (canned and dry)
  •  First Aid Supplies
  •  Water Purification Tablets
  •  Toiletries
  •  Money
  •  Blankets

Other tips:

  • Leave sturdy shoes under your bed to avoid injuries from things like glass shards on floors.
  •  Move heavy/breakable objects to lower shelves.
  •  Secure bookshelves, hot water heater, etc. to walls.
  •  Know how to turn off gas, hydro, water, etc.

 

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Concerts at the Old School House

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The Old School House in Qualicum Beach is featuring music every Sunday starting September 18th. Every concert will be two hours, from 2:30 to 4:30pm. Tickets are $13 for members and $16 for non-members.

Sept 18th: The Lafayette String Quartet with Brazilian Pianist Flavio Varani: The University of Victoria’s renowned resident string quartet teams up with one of the world’s greatest concert pianists for an unforgettable afternoon of music.

Sept 25th: Pianist Paolo Vairo:  internationally esteemed virtuoso from Italy who now resides in Pennsylvania. A return engagement, by popular demand!

Oct 2nd: Pianist Reiko Shimokawa and Flutist Chieko Konishi-Louie: A Tokyo/Vancouver collaboration with flute/piano music in the first half and solo piano selections in the second half.

Oct 16th: The Laura Crema Trio: From Vancouver, vocalist extraordinaire Laura Crema, with Ron Hadley on piano and Rick Kilburn on bass, blends jazz with popular music and improvisation.

Oct 23rd: Viveza: Canada’s premier salon music group featuring a wide range of music from Brahms to Piazzolla to Gershwin and including many other stops along the way.  Be sure to buy your tickets early!

Oct 30th: Clarinetist Bill Smith: With a career spanning 70 years, Bill Smith is one of the world’s most respected artists and composers in the history of jazz clarinet. Joining him is Ron Hadley-piano, Rick Kilburn-bass and Dan Brubeck-drums.

Nov 6th: Flutist Christie Reside and Pianist Terence Dawson: The Principal Flute of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the internationally accomplished UBC Piano Faculty member present a communicative and colourful programme of French music that will include works by Debussy, Faure, and Roussel.

Nov 16th: Pianist Bruce Vogt: A special recital celebrating the bicentenary of Franz Liszt.  Mr.Vogt is a highly esteemed concert pianist as a leading interpreter of and authority on Liszt’s music. Free lecture at 1:30 PM for ticket holders.

Nov 20th: Vocalist Sara Marreiros and Friends: Fado, samba, bossa nova, jazz standards in both native Portuguese and English by this extraordinary singer from Victoria. With Dan Weizenburger-guitar, Ron Hadley-piano and Sean Drabitt-bass.

Nov 27th: Clarinetist Shawn Earle and Friends: From Mozart to modern and including solo, duo and quartet works with clarinetist Kate Frobeen, bassoonist Rebecca Norman and pianist Joanne Wang.

Dec 4th: Pianist Arthur Rowe:  Internationally acclaimed University of Victoria Piano Faculty member performs works by Mozart, Schubert and Granados.

Dec 11th: Amy Newman and the Christmas Revelers: The “Revelers” perform seasonal favourites old and new in beautiful four-part harmony, dressed in Victorian costumes.  The quartet is directed by Amy Lee Newman, who is well-known for her acting, singing and producing of authentic historical entertainment at Theatre Royal in Barkerville Historic Town, BC’s premier gold rush site.

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Free Workshop for Small Business

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Local small water system owners/operators are invited to a free workshop ‘Local Solutions for Small Water Supply Systems‘, September 12th at 8:30am.

Does your water system makes drinking water available to the public or do you get your water from a well or other type of system that is not run by the municipality? You will want to take this workshop.

The workshop, offered as part of the Regional District of Nanaimo-facilitated Water Purveyor Working Group, will include a tour of three small water systems in the Parksville and Lantzville area and give local water suppliers a chance to learn what other owners and operators are doing to manage their systems and deal with common issues.

Operators will share their cost-effective solutions to the safe and efficient delivery of water and explain how they have creatively solved problems which are found in small water systems. The morning tour will end with a free lunch at the Bradley Centre in Coombs, followed by brief discussion.

To learn more about the WPWG, visit www.wpwg.ca. To register for the workshop, call the RDN Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Coordinator at 250-390-6586.

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New Qualicum Beach Shuttle Bus

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Catch the Shuttle when you’re in Qualicum Beach this summer. From July 1st to September 3rd, you can ride around town from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm with a bus leaving on the hour starting from the Visitor Centre. Hop on board between Monday and Saturday.

For your convenience, here is a map with approximate stop locations:

View Qualicum Shuttle Bus Route in a larger map

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