The six-lane Oceanside Community Track at Ballenas Secondary is set to officially open on Sept. 12. An opening ceremony is scheduled at 2 p.m. that will have all the longtime

It’s taken almost two decades from the inspiration to near completion, but the Oceanside community will soon be able to run on its brand new community track. The six-lane, rubberized

Inclement weather has delayed the completion of the new Oceanside Community Track at Ballenas Secondary School. “Everything has gone amazing and according to plan; however, due to the fall rain,

The Oceanside Track and Field Club is raising funds for new equipment that will be used once the new rubberized track at Ballenas Secondary School is completed in the spring

The last remaining touches to complete the Oceanside Community Track are expected to be completed by the end of June. Qualicum School District 69 has recommended the official opening of

It was a day of celebration for those working towards a new $1.5 million track for the Oceanside area on Wednesday. Funding partners, including the City of Parksville, the Town

The Ballenas track upgrade project is underway in Parksville after being initiated almost 30 years ago. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the old cinder track on Wednesday, May 22,

The Oceanside Track and Field Club had eight athletes competing at the recent BC Junior Development Provincial Championships in North Delta. “We were truly impressed with our athletes’ efforts and

Oceanside Track and Field athlete Dezzy Desvaux literally walks the walk. The Ballenas Secondary Grade 8 student took home a gold medal in the 1,500-metre race walking event at the

The Town of Qualicum Beach will provide additional funding to help the Ballenas Secondary track upgrade project reach the finish line. Staff recommended to council the town contribute another $71,200

A new six-lane all-weather running track is one step closer to reality for École Ballenas Secondary School. Funding in the amount of $234,400 was approved during the RDN’s board meeting

The Oceanside Community Track project has gained added momentum to advance the initiative to the construction phase. The Regional District of Nanaimo’s Oceanside Services Committee (OSC) has agreed to allocate

The Oceanside Track and Field Club had a successful season. And on Tuesday, June 27, the club honoured its young athletes who have excelled in either on the track or

The City of Parksville mayor Doug O’Brien wants the city to contribute additional funding to help the Ballenas track upgrade project reach the finish line. O’Brien made the proposal during

The track and field season is set to get off the starting blocks next month. The Oceanside Track & Field Club (OTFC) has scheduled training to begin April 4. And

The proponents behind the Ballenas Secondary track upgrade are feeling more confident the project will move forward with the support of newly elected officials across Parksville Qualicum Beach. The Oceanside

For our latest installment, PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor Philip Wolf chats with Jane Waite, medal-winning athlete and Oceanside Track and Field Club president. Talk includes her stellar performance

Black Press Media podcast producer Peter McCully talks with legendary Parksville Qualicum Beach athletics coaches Kim and Randy Longmuir. The Longmuirs are retiring after distinguished careers coaching numerous athletes, including

Black Press Media podcast producer Peter McCully talks with Parksville’s Alycia Butterworth, a Canadian Olympic steeplechase runner. Discussion includes her participation in other sports as a youngster, the need for

The Ballenas Secondary’s old cinder track may have held its last big event in its current state of disrepair. A Community Love Run, organized by the Oceanside Track and Field

Community members are hoping to remake the 40-year-old Oceanside track and field facility, which has not had any proper maintenance in the past 20 years and is in dire need

The Ballenas Secondary track upgrade project in Parksville is sprinting toward the finish line. The $1.2-million project has been endorsed by the Regional District of Nanaimo, which has agreed to

More than $10,000 worth of donated items are being auctioned for the Oceanside Community Track fundraiser, set for Thursday, Dec. 9. The auction will be held virtually at the OCT

Michael Mason of Nanoose Bay, a longtime Team Canada high jumper, has been named as the first track ambassador for the new Oceanside Community Track project. Mason recently became the

Oceanside Track and Field Club held successful bottle drive, generating $2,700 that it will donate to the Oceanside Community Track project. The club raised the cash to help kickstart the

The City of Parksville council has agreed to allocate $250,000 from its gas tax funds to the Ballenas track upgrade. The money was originally to be withdrawn from the city’s

Sports groups, athletes and residents in Parksville Qualicum Beach want the worn-out Ballenas Secondary running track upgraded immediately. Oceanside United has started a petition calling for the Regional District of

The board of trustees passed a motion at the regular school board meeting on Aug. 27 that recommended a steering committee be created this fall to get the project moving.