Let Them Eat Golf

Saleem Barnard
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What Qualicum Beach Council said no to, and what it said yes to, told from the Town’s own records: minutes, agendas, staff reports and meeting video. The narrator’s voice is AI; every source is linked in the show notes. Independent, and not paid for, sponsored or authorized by any candidate, party or campaign.

  1. Episode 1

    The Commons

    In April 2026, the Town gave the tenants of Qualicum Commons, home to two daycares and a school for autistic and neurodivergent students, three months to leave. How it got there, mostly behind closed doors, and what happens when the lease runs out in June 2027. Built from Town records, meeting video and published reporting. Narration is AI-generated (ElevenLabs). The script was drafted with AI tools from public records and checked against each document. Chapters 0:00 Cold open1:54 Act 1: The building2:38 Act 2: A year of due diligence7:51 Act 3: Three months' notice11:10 Act 4: The sublease14:14 Act 5: The campaign15:24 What we still don't know16:00 CloseFull transcript and every source: https://letthemeatgolf.ca/podcast/qualicum-commons/ Spot a mistake? facts@LetThemEatGolf.ca

  2. Episode 2

    The Golf Course

    Qualicum Beach agreed to pay $8.5 million for the Eaglecrest Golf Course in 2025. The project budget is now $21.2 million, and it counts on land sales that haven’t happened yet. What Council and the public said about the return, the risks, the clubhouse, the speed and the other golf course in town, from the Town’s own meeting video and records. Narration is AI-generated (ElevenLabs). The script was drafted with AI tools from public records and checked against each document. Chapters 0:00 Cold open2:22 Act 1: The price3:20 Act 2: Paying for it6:26 Act 3: Fast8:40 Act 4: The clubhouse10:36 Act 5: The other golf course12:56 Act 6: The gap15:48 What we still don't know16:47 CloseFull transcript and every source: https://letthemeatgolf.ca/podcast/eaglecrest-golf-course/ Spot a mistake? facts@LetThemEatGolf.ca

  3. Episode 3

    Pickled

    In April 2023 Qualicum Beach Council promised land and half of $170,000 for four pickleball courts, if the club raised the other half. Three and a half years, four sites and one golf course later, nothing is built. What Council, the club and the tennis club said along the way, from the Town’s own meeting video and records. Narration is AI-generated (ElevenLabs). The script was drafted with AI tools from public records and checked against each document. Chapters 0:00 Cold open2:25 Act 1: Half5:28 Act 2: Why half?8:15 Act 3: The Town's half9:59 Act 4: The estimate15:10 Act 5: A fourth site18:03 Where it stands20:07 CloseFull transcript and every source: https://letthemeatgolf.ca/podcast/pickleball-courts/ Spot a mistake? facts@LetThemEatGolf.ca

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What Qualicum Beach Council said no to, and what it said yes to, told from the Town’s own records: minutes, agendas, staff reports and meeting video. The narrator’s voice is AI; every source is linked in the show notes. Independent, and not paid for, sponsored or authorized by any candidate, party or campaign.

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  • Creator
    Saleem Barnard
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Saleem Barnard
  • Show Website
    Let Them Eat Golf