Parksville, British Columbia

The community partner organizations are:

District 69 Society of Organized Services
For the Love of Parrots Refuge Society
Nanaimo District Museum
Oceanside Community Arts Council
Pacific Child and Family Enrichment Society - also known as PacificCare
Parksville and District Association for Community Living
Project Literacy Parksville/Qualicum - Building Learning Together
Vancouver Island Health Authority (Parksville/Qualicum)

Bordered by the ocean and sheltered by mountains, Parksville boasts one of the finest climates in Canada and enjoys the reputation of one of the most popular summer family vacation destinations for Vancouver Island and British Columbia. Located 150 km north of Victoria, it has a population of 11,250 residents. Parksville depends primarily on tourism; it is a popular summer resort with beautiful sandy beaches and excellent saltwater and freshwater fishing. On low tide days, the ocean recedes for hundreds of metres, leaving the hard sandy beaches exposed for beachcombing and sandcastle building. The Parksville area sponsors a Sandcastle Competition drawing builders from around the world. Another popular event is the annual Brant Wildlife Festival held on the beaches around Parksville and neighbouring Qualicum, celebrating the migration of up to 20,000 Brant geese from Mexico to their Alaskan breeding grounds.

http://www.city.parksville.bc.ca