Oceanside Community Safety

Oceanside Community Safety's Traffic Watch group performed 3 deployments during the month of January 202 contributing 12.5 hours of volunteer time.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 196 complaints.

Open Practice/Training Nights – February 24 and 27, 2020

The Parksville and Qualicum Beach fire departments are now recruiting for 2020 and residents considering applying are welcome to attend a regular practice night in their area. This is an opportunity to see firsthand what is involved in training to be a volunteer on-call firefighter - to observe a practice, ask questions and speak with officers and members.

During this time period the Oceanside RCMP received 195 complaints.

OCSV's Michael Garland speaks with The Beach FM's Dave Graham discussing upcoming events.

I just wanted to let you know that I was almost taken in by a very good scam artist that was portraying their self to be from Best Buy. At 7:20 am on two different days, I received the following robocall: Your account will be debited $399.99 for auto renewal of services for your computer. Press 1, if you wish to auto-renew, or Press 2 to speak to....blah, blah

It’s important to be prepared if you have to drive snowy, winter roads. Along with slowing down, it’s important to have good winter tires and check them regularly as low temperatures can reduce tire pressure. Pack a winter emergency kit in your vehicle in case you get stranded or stuck. Your kit should include:

One wouldn't think that stopping at a stop sign would be such a problem for drivers. It seems relatively simple, come to a complete stop, look both ways and then go if it is safe to do so. With the poor compliance rate, we should ask is the stop sign the best form of traffic control for intersections that are not controlled by traffic signals?

The Oceanside Task Force on Homelessness has released an information guide titled Information for Shelter, Food and Other Services that covers the Oceanside area.

On December 18th at the Qualicum Beach Civic Centre members of the OCSV Board of Directors, friends and family gathered to show our appreciation to the 5, 10, 15 and 20-year service award recipients, and for the first time in our organization’s history a 25-year recipient!