‘Wild things’ chosen as theme for 2018 Parksville sand sculpting competition
PARKSVILLE — If the chosen theme is any indication, 2018 is going to be wilder than ever at the Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition in Parksville.
When the best sand sculptors in the world start pounding the sand this summer, they’ll be working under the theme Wild Things — from here to the Galapagos.
Beach Festival Society president Cheryl Dill said the theme was the brainchild of title sponsor Quality Foods, who are launching a program to get rid of single-use plastic bags.
“They also had done some research around what’s happening in the world with plastics and things like that that are affecting the environment,” Dill said. “Of course the Galapagos Islands are certainly endangered in terms of some environmental challenges that are happening in our world.”