October 26, 2020At yesterday's briefing, the provincial Medical Health Officer, Dr Bonnie Hendry, announced a substantial increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the province over the past weekend. Today’s announcement is a reminder that we should remain diligent and continue to work together to stop the spread of the pandemic.Vancouver Island has had no new infections over the weekend; nine active cases isolating as of October 26 (five in Central Island) and 59 people in quarantine based on
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HELP US HELP OTHERS!Due to the pandemic, this year's food and toy drive will look very different with no door-to-door neighbourhood collection. On November 14 and November 15, firefighters will be collecting cash donations only for the Salvation Army at locations throughout Oceanside, at their firehalls and some departments will also accept donations at their firehalls on Saturday, November 21. District 69 firefighters will shake the boots and look forward to another successful year. Residents s
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Due to the pandemic, this year's Parksville Volunteer Fire Department food and toy drive will look very different as there will be no door-to-door collection in neighbourhoods. Firefighters will be at locations in Parksville on Saturday, November 14 and Sunday, November 15 to collect cash donations for the Salvation Army food bank.Physically distanced and masked, our firefighters will be at set locations from 9 am to 5 pm asking residents for cash donations to help fill the boots for food. Pleas
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We hope your summer was enjoyable with pleasant outside time and opportunities to connect with friends and family. We are indeed fortunate that currently there is no community transmission on Central Vancouver Island and although the Parksville-Qualicum Beach region and Vancouver Island are considered low risk, it is important that we keep prevention measures top of mind. This will be key in the coming months to limit the spread of the coronavirus as well as other seasonal colds and viruses. We
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Each year, the Parksville Fire Department recognizes Fire Prevention Week from October 4 to October 10. Due to the pandemic and because the fire hall remains closed to the public, we are not able to host our annual open house. Parksville Fire is supporting Fire Prevention Week 2020 a little different this year. This year's theme is "Serve up fire safety in the kitchen!" and to bring awareness to fire safety, here are some of the ways residents can get involved:Photo contest - Parksville Fire is
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