More work left to do for Qualicum Beach Mayoral incumbent

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“The original plan was done by what I would call the founders of Qualicum Beach back in 1956 or ’57. They had a plan for the community, and that is to protect the very reasons that attract us to Qualicum Beach in the first place. It’s the village character. It’s the quality of life that people have because of the walkability, and there’s so many volunteer-run facilities like the old schoolhouse, golf course, the museum, so many sports groups that are working as volunteers to help improve people’s life when they come to Qualicum Beach.”

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Westbroek is one of three Mayoral candidates on the ballot in the 2026 Municipal Election, along with Nessa Cymbalisty and Adam Walker.

Born in Holland, Westbroek moved to Canada in 1973, worked as a commercial fisherman until 2010, and has lived in Qualicum Beach since 1992.

He said he still has plenty he wants to see done in the community.

“I’ve got lots of still ideas and energy to move forward with a number of projects, Eaglecrest being one of them…the new Primrose Medical Clinic that is going to open sometime this fall… we’d like to revisit the opportunity to acquire the Qualicum Commons. This is a school board property. They used to have an elementary school, but it’s a great place for us as a community hub.”

Westbroek said he hopes the new council will “seriously” look at turning the Commons into a “lively community hub” with resources and activities for all ages, after the Town opted to renew the building’s lease for another year.

Purchased in late 2025, Westbroek said developing the Eaglecrest Golf Course lands to include new housing subdivisions to build more needed housing.

“Because as far as I know, I don’t know many people who don’t want to live in Qualicum Beach. So it’s just a matter of time. And I think I need to provide the sense of leadership, guidance, not to try and sell it in a fire sale to get rid of the land that we need. Just wait. We didn’t borrow money, only internally, so there’s no mortgage, there’s no loan that we had to take out. We’re paying as we go on the work that we’re doing, and then eventually we’ll sell the land, and pay it all back.”

Advanced voting in the 2026 Municipal Election starts on Wednesday, Oct. 7, with final voting day on Oct. 17.

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