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iSPY 2024 Edition

This annual Holiday tradition is back!

The most fun holiday game in town - and you can play while strolling through the village and enjoying the festive lights and window displays.

Across town, 20 local shops will have hidden treasures in their windows. Spy all 20 items on your game card and b…

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Haunted House Halloween Celebration

 

On Oct 31st from 3:00 to 8:00 pm we held a Haunted House Halloween Celebration at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76.  
 
We had roughly 500 attendees who enjoyed our graveyard, photobooth, costume contest, treats and treats, and a very Haunted House!
 
The Qualicum Beac…

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Celebrating a Village Tradition: Moonlight Madness

We were proud to contribute to the annual Moonlight Madness event.

      

This year, we:

  • Handed out hot chocolate and treats at our booth in front of the Mulberry Bush book store.
  • Welcomed friends young and old to a showing of the Grinch Stole Christmas, presented by the QB C…

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Canada Day Parade and Veggie Race

It takes a village to bring fun events to life. For this year's Canada Day, we brought the village from the parade to the Qualicum Beach Legion.

To add to the festivities, the QB Collective set-up some veggie-racing fun and prizes from our friends at Naked Naturals. Once the race was …

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2nd Annual Outdoor Movie Night!

 

The Qualicum Beach Collective were delighted to present the 2nd annual outdoor movie night on Friday, June 16th in front of the Fern + Cedar on 680 Berwick, in Qualicum Beach. This Qualicum Chamber of Commerce community-sponsored event started with a street dance and live music featuring T…

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Annual General Meeting

Pursuant to the Society’s bylaws, the Board of Directors of the Qualicum Beach Collective Society hereby serves notice that an annual general meeting will be conducted on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM (Pacific Time) at the lower hall of the Qualicum Beach Legion. (180 Veterans Way, Qualicum Be…

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It's Social Time!

March 8 - Celebrating Women in Our Community!

Our friends and neighbours at the Qualicum Beach Cafe & Qualicum Beach Inn are holding a special event to celebrate the women in our community!

International Women's Day is March 8th! Join us for Wonder Women Wednesday, an evening to celebrate and honour women in business in the Oceanside area.

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Supporting our Members as they support the community

Our friends and neighbours at the Qualicum Beach Cafe have a wonderful initiative that supports our local foodbank. By bringing in a non-perishable food item, you can enjoy 1/2 price pasta until January 25th! It's a delicious way to show support for our community - did you know that over 500 fam…

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2022 iSpy in the Village!

     

The 2022 Village iSpy game was another huge success! Thank you to all of the businesses that participated this year! We gave away $500 in prize money - all of which is spent right here in our community! Special thanks to our Board Vice-Chair and active member Christie, who organized the…

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iSPY 2024 Edition

This annual Holiday tradition is back!

The most fun holiday game in town - and you can play while strolling through the village and enjoying the festive lights and window displays.

Across town, 20 local shops will have hidden treasures in their windows. Spy all 20 items on your game card and b…

Read more

Haunted House Halloween Celebration

 

On Oct 31st from 3:00 to 8:00 pm we held a Haunted House Halloween Celebration at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76.  
 
We had roughly 500 attendees who enjoyed our graveyard, photobooth, costume contest, treats and treats, and a very Haunted House!
 
The Qualicum Beac…

Read more

Celebrating a Village Tradition: Moonlight Madness

We were proud to contribute to the annual Moonlight Madness event.

      

This year, we:

  • Handed out hot chocolate and treats at our booth in front of the Mulberry Bush book store.
  • Welcomed friends young and old to a showing of the Grinch Stole Christmas, presented by the QB C…

Read more

Canada Day Parade and Veggie Race

It takes a village to bring fun events to life. For this year's Canada Day, we brought the village from the parade to the Qualicum Beach Legion.

To add to the festivities, the QB Collective set-up some veggie-racing fun and prizes from our friends at Naked Naturals. Once the race was …

Read more

2nd Annual Outdoor Movie Night!

 

The Qualicum Beach Collective were delighted to present the 2nd annual outdoor movie night on Friday, June 16th in front of the Fern + Cedar on 680 Berwick, in Qualicum Beach. This Qualicum Chamber of Commerce community-sponsored event started with a street dance and live music featuring T…

Read more

Annual General Meeting

Pursuant to the Society’s bylaws, the Board of Directors of the Qualicum Beach Collective Society hereby serves notice that an annual general meeting will be conducted on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM (Pacific Time) at the lower hall of the Qualicum Beach Legion. (180 Veterans Way, Qualicum Be…

Read more

It's Social Time!

March 8 - Celebrating Women in Our Community!

Our friends and neighbours at the Qualicum Beach Cafe & Qualicum Beach Inn are holding a special event to celebrate the women in our community!

International Women's Day is March 8th! Join us for Wonder Women Wednesday, an evening to celebrate and honour women in business in the Oceanside area.

Read more

Supporting our Members as they support the community

Our friends and neighbours at the Qualicum Beach Cafe have a wonderful initiative that supports our local foodbank. By bringing in a non-perishable food item, you can enjoy 1/2 price pasta until January 25th! It's a delicious way to show support for our community - did you know that over 500 fam…

Read more

2022 iSpy in the Village!

     

The 2022 Village iSpy game was another huge success! Thank you to all of the businesses that participated this year! We gave away $500 in prize money - all of which is spent right here in our community! Special thanks to our Board Vice-Chair and active member Christie, who organized the…

Read more

Holiday Photo Booth

Here is a fun addition to the annual Moonlight Magic event happening this Thursday night (Nov 24th)! We’ve partnered with the creative team @golden.hour.events and @milnergardens to support the KSS grads with a Holiday Photo Booth! Come sit in Santa’s Sleigh under the clock tower at Memorial Ave…

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Moonlight Madness Outdoor Holiday Movie

Join Us this Thursday Night (Nov 24th) at the annual Moonlight Madness event! We’ve partnered with our friends @oceanside.sound and the Qualicum Beach Cinema Society to bring you an outdoor movie event the whole family can enjoy!

The shows will start at 6:00pm and run through the evening as…

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MEMBER EVENT! 2023 Projects & Priorities

We're hosting our annual planning event - Join us on Nov 20th at 10:30 am to help us bring your ideas to life!

This event will help to set out the projects and priorities for 2023 – Come add your voice and your support!

What an 18 months it's been since our inception! With help from …

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It's Greased Lightning!

To celebrate the return of the Annual Father's Day Show & Shine, we presented an Outdoor showing of GREASE - and what a summer night it was! With music, food, and drinks, it was a great evening and kicked off a fun weekend in the community.

It started with a conversation with a local neighbo…

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We Love QB - the HEARTS

The winter months can be gray here on Vancouver Island, as we all wait for the blue skies and colours of spring to return. An idea was formed to brighten up the village with an art project by children. Through a grant provided by the Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation, and generous support…

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Holiday Window iSpy 2021

The first annual Holiday Window iSpy game was launched during Moonlight Madness in November 2021. 

This fun community scavenger hunt style game was a covid-friendly way to get people of all ages outside and exploring the village. Shop windows had hidden items to be found, with a chance to wi…

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Qualicum Beach Enthusiasts

Starting in the summer of 2021, while the Tourist Information Centre was still largely inaccessible due to the construction of the traffic circle, we created the Qualicum Beach Enthusiasts Program. The idea was to provide visitors with a warm welcome and local information about the village, thro…

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Our First Project - the Map!

Remember the construction of the traffic circle at the beach? We sure do! It meant that many visitors to our little village could not access the Tourist Information Centre. As business owners, we became unofficial tour guides - offering information on all of the sites, attractions, and amenities…

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Where It Started

In the spring of 2020, right as the pandemic shut down businesses and uncertainty loomed for the months ahead, Terry Doyle (Open Collar Men) and Robin Bruner (Swell Sweets) met while opening new businesses on 2nd Avenue. Talk about bad timing – and they did! Regularly chatting to offer support a…

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