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Englishman River Estuary
The floodplains and estuary lands are vulnerable to flooding and storm damage.
Arrowsmith Lake
The water catchment area for the lake is only 1.5% of the total Englishman River Watershed.
Englishman River Water Service
The Englishman River Water Service (ERWS) is a joint venture between the City of Parksville (74% share) and the Regional District of Nanaimo (26% share) formed to secure a bulk water supply from the Englishman River.
Englishman River System
The Englishman River Watershed drains the North -East side of the Arrowsmith range covering an area of 324 sq kilometers.
The Clay Banks
The clay banks are located about 2 kilometers upstream of the new proposed river intake.
Englishman River flow real-time
Real-Time Hydrometric Data Graph for ENGLISHMAN RIVER NEAR PARKSVILLE - link to government wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/
You Play - You Pay - You Lose
When someone gets involved in a challenge or dispute with a Health Authority they are often introduced to a very unethical conspiracy called ‘You Play – You Pay – You Lose’. It starts with neglect, or an error within the health system. The ‘health authority’ will never admit that they made a mistake so when challenged they move into cover-up mode.
Letters in the Sand
Low tide at Qualicum Beach provided a limited opportunity to display a short message.
Threats and Intimidation
Eileen and I feel very threatened by the actions of the Island Health Authority and the Eagle Park institution located at 777 Jones Street in Qualicum Beach B C, Canada. There is no justification in preventing me from visiting my wife.
Seniors Unite … We Have the Right to Plan Our Own Life Choices.
A proportion of the population crave the need to control other people’s lives. These individuals often feel that power and authority give them a higher status and then they can also benefit financially. Dominating other peoples lives often involves using fear, threats and intimidation. This is accomplished by creating rules and orders that must be adhered too; or else the individual is punished.
How this all started
Many people ask me how this all started. I wrote an arrest report about Jan 12th 2022. Eileen has not even seen her home since that time.
Eileen Filed an Affidavit in Nanaimo Supreme Court
In April 2022 Eileen Filed an Affidavit in Nanaimo Supreme Court. Read the PDF on this page to learn more.
July 29th Litany of False Statements
The following is a letter from Island Health in regards to a Support and Assistance plan they were formulating for Eileen. They wished for me to agree to the plan on the spot.
How Island Health is Using Your Taxpayer Dollars
Island Health has very deep pockets when paying health care dollars to lawyers.
One international law firm NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT received almost 13 million dollars in one year.
Why is so much health care funding being directed to legal resources?
Long Term Care Residents Used as convenient volunteers.
Care homes are having staffing problems. One possible solution is using competent residents as supplemental help.
Though this is a bit tongue-in-cheek it does also have a strong element of truth.
New Water Treatment Plant
Two decades ago it was obvious that Parksville and the Oceanside area needed a more dependable and sustainable water supply system. As populations increased the water demands grew, groundwater and most surface water flows declined dramatically especially during the dry summer months.
Existing water contamination risks
There are many risks of drinking water contamination in the Oceanside area. The pictures below show a part of the drinking water catchment or recharge area for thousands of people.
Water Management/Governance
'Water Governance' is highly complex and convoluted. The term refers to the political, social, economic and administrative systems in place that influence water's use and management. Essentially, who gets what water, when and how, and who has the right to water and related services, and their benefits. Water governance is one of the most critical areas through which to improve the sustainable development of water resources and services.
Our Land
Designated under the provincial Wildlife Act in 1993 and expanded in 2001, the Parksville-Qualicum Beach Wildlife Management Area (P-QBWMA) encompasses 1024 ha (2,529 acres) of coastal foreshore, estuary and river habitat between Craig Bay and the Little Qualicum River on southeast Vancouver Island. Here is a link to the Parksville-Qualicum Wildlife Area Management Plan.