Pubdate: Thu, 19 Mar 2015
Source: Parksville Qualicum Beach News (CN BC)
Copyright: 2015 Black Press
Contact:  http://www.pqbnews.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1361
Author: Dennis Lawrence

WARNING: MEDICAL MARIJUANA COMING

We are amazed and frankly concerned about the apparent lack of 
opposition to the potential medical marijuana production facility on 
Tuan Road in Parksville.

A medical marijuana facility already exists in Nanaimo, in the Duke 
Point industrial complex. Why would it be necessary to build a 
similar factory when one exists only 45 km from Parksville?

Rivers Edge residents had the foresight to oppose the development, 
originally planned for their area. They were successful. Can you 
imagine the uproar that would occur if this were proposed for 
city-owned land in Qualicum Beach? Then why are we in Parksville so reticent?

What are the resorts doing to oppose this? Some are located within 
only hundreds of metres of the proposed site. How are they going to 
react if the smell from the facility affects their guests?

What will this facility do to local residential and business property values?

So, wake up Parksville, if you oppose this development, write the 
Health Minister, write our MP and MLA, write the mayor. Make your 
opposition known. Otherwise, that factory will be built in our backyard.

Our city's "out of sight, out of mind" attitude just doesn't cut it.

Dennis Lawrence Parksville
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