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LISTEN UP! Whether you're a longtime local or just discovering our corner of paradise On Vancouver Island in Parksville Qualicum Beach, Nanoose, Arrowsmith Coombs or Lighthouse Country - tune in to the Pulse. The Pulse Community Podcast tells the stories of the people and places that make our coastal communities unique. SIGN UP! Subscribe now to catch every episode!

  1. Two NEW Novels from C.C. Humphreys & The Salvation Army Feeds a Growing Need

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    Two NEW Novels from C.C. Humphreys & The Salvation Army Feeds a Growing Need

    "Send us a text about this episode!" Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Major Sergii Kachanov has watched need at the Mount Arrowsmith Food Bank climb toward last year's total in just five months, and he explains exactly what's driving it and how the community can help. Then novelist C.C. Humphreys, fresh off two brand-new books, talks about trading Salt Spring Island for the English countryside, writing a career's worth of thrillers, and why research is the springboard for imagination. This Episode Features: (07:08) Major Sergii Kachanov, corps officer and pastor of The Salvation Army Mount Arrowsmith in Parksville, joins the podcast to talk about the growing need at the food bank he and his wife, Major Tatiana Kachanov, have run since arriving back on the island in 2016. In the last five months alone, the food bank has served 4,591 families, already closing in on all of last year's total of 8,200. Sergii walks through what a first visit looks like, the volunteers who make it all possible, and what the food bank needs most right now. parksvillesalvationarmy.ca (24:57) Chris Humphreys, known to his readers as C.C. Humphreys, is a playwright, actor, and award-winning author of more than 20 novels. Born in Toronto and raised in London, he spent thirteen years on Salt Spring Island before moving back to England, where he now lives in Devon. He joins the podcast with two brand-new books, One London Day and The Double Life of Eve Sinclair, and talks about research, reinvention, and why story is always king. authorchrishumphreys.com Episode Quotes: “They do work, and they simply can't cope with the rise in prices and the big increase in rent.” - Major Sergii Kachanov “Research is the springboard for the imagination - but story is king.” - C.C. Humphreys LISTEN: We have had the chance to talk to many authors from across Vancouver Island and beyond - explore more stories and interviews on our Vancouver Island Authors page. Voice message and be part of the podcast! You'll find all episodes of The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok, YouTube, and ThePulseCommunity.ca. Click here to learn how to Support the show Episode Sponsors: Beachfest, Fireside Books, Tablet Pharmacy & Ian Lindsay & Associates. Check out Skookum Kid's Stories on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, and YouTube. Sign up for our weekly newsletter of new podcast releases and contests! “Like, Share & Listen!” #FoodBank #SalvationArmy #CCHumphreys #Author #VancouverIsland #Parksville #QualicumBeach #PULSECommunityPodcast #VancouverIslandPodcast #ParksvilleNews Support the show

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  2. Decoding Your Property Tax Bill

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    Decoding Your Property Tax Bill

    "Send us a text about this episode!" Every spring, property tax season brings the same wave of confusion, and Parksville City Councillors Joel Grenz and Sean Wood are digging into it head-on in this episode of Non-Partisan Hacks. Using the City of Parksville as a case study, they break down why a single property tax bill is actually a bundle of separate charges from multiple levels of government - the city, the regional district, the regional hospital district, the school tax, the library board, and BC Assessment - all rolled into one invoice. Joel and Sean tackle the question they hear constantly: if the City of Parksville raised taxes 5.8% this year, why did some residents see their total bill jump 12 or 13%? The answer, they explain, comes down to how each of those other agencies sets its own rate independently, and how BC Assessment values shift the share each homeowner pays. A bigger jump in your property's assessed value compared to your neighbours can mean a bigger slice of the tax bill, even if the municipal rate barely moves. The conversation also covers the BC homeowner grant, which hasn't kept pace with rising costs since it was introduced decades ago, the property tax deferral program and its recently increased interest rate, and the ongoing debate over taxing property value versus income. Joel and Sean close with practical advice: if your tax bill feels out of step with what you expected, appealing your assessment is an option, but sitting down for a coffee with your local councillor or mayor may be the more useful first step to understanding exactly where your money goes. Listen for: • Why your property tax bill bundles charges from the city, regional district, hospital district, school tax, library board, and BC Assessment into one invoice • How BC Assessment values, not just the municipal tax rate, determine how much of the total bill lands on your property • What the homeowner grant, the tax deferral program, and a coffee with your local councillor can (and can't) do to ease the pinch Visit the NonPartisan Hacks website: nonpartisanhacks.com Voice message: https://thepulsecommunity.ca/contact/ You'll find all episodes of The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok and YouTube podcasts, as well as PULSECommunity.ca. Special Thanks to our Sponsor Ian Lindsay & Associates for supporting ThePulseCommunity.ca. Check out Skookum Kid's Stories on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, YouTube Podcasts, and SkookumKids.com Sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up to date on all things The PULSE Podcast: https://bit.ly/PulseNewsletterSignup Click here to learn how to Support the show Like, Share & Listen! #PropertyTaxes #ParksvilleBC #QualicumBeach #VancouverIsland #LocalGovernment #NonPartisanHacks Support the show

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  3. Shannon Bergstrom - Letting Go of Perfectionism and Listening to Your Body

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    Shannon Bergstrom - Letting Go of Perfectionism and Listening to Your Body

    "Send us a text about this episode!" Shannon Bergstrom joins Cindy Thompson on A Resilience Project to talk about perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the cost of chasing impossible standards. A teacher, wife, and mother, Shannon shares how childhood loss shaped her instinct to keep the peace - and how two experiences of burnout finally taught her to listen to her body. After losing her younger sister as a pre-teen, Shannon found herself internalizing emotion and quietly managing everyone else’s comfort - a pattern that followed her into adulthood. It took two significant episodes of burnout for her to connect the dots between that early experience and the way stress was showing up in her body. In this conversation, she talks candidly about setting boundaries, releasing the need for external validation, and trusting her body’s signals as part of her resilience practice. If you’ve ever sought your worth through other people’s approval, this episode offers a path back to yourself. The PULSE Community Podcasts can be found at: ThePulseCommunity.ca Cindy Thompson’s website: cindythompsoncounselling.ca You’ll find all episodes of the PULSE Community Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, TikTok, and YouTube. Episode Sponsor: Tablet Pharmacy Check out Skookum Kid’s Stories with downloadable colouring pages on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube. Sign up for our weekly newsletter of new podcast releases and contests! “Like, Share & Listen!” #ShannonBergstrom #ResilienceProject #VancouverIsland #ParksvilleQualicum #ThePulseCommunityPodcast #CindyThompson #whenthebodysaysno #perfectionism #VancouverIslandPodcasts Support the show

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  4. Boxing and Drumming to Battle Parkinson's & The Hands & Hearts Food Program Feeding Families

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    Boxing and Drumming to Battle Parkinson's & The Hands & Hearts Food Program Feeding Families

    "Send us a text about this episode!" LISTEN HERE:  Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Doug Pickard has spent more than 13 years proving that boxing gloves and conga drums can push back against a disease with no cure, turning rhythm itself into therapy for people living with Parkinson's. Virginia Worcester is making sure no child in School District 69 goes hungry on the weekend, building a 100 percent volunteer program that now feeds nearly 100 families a month.  This Episode Features: (06:47) Virginia Worcester, founder of the Hands & Hearts Food Program, joins the podcast. What began in 1997 as a Christmas hamper drive for five or ten families has grown into a fully volunteer-run program delivering weekly food hampers to nearly 100 families across School District 69, all of it funded entirely by donations with zero administration costs. Virginia explains how the program partners with the school district to keep families anonymous and dignified, why she insists on purchasing every item rather than accepting donated goods, and how the need has grown from 75 to 98 families in just the past year. Find out more about the Hands & Hearts Food Program. (20:35) Doug Pickard of Parksville joins the podcast. A coach, advocate, and drum circle leader, Doug has spent more than 13 years helping people with Parkinson's fight back through exercise, from his Rock Steady Boxing affiliate to his own drumming program, Dopa Beats. Doug walks through how a single client in a now-closed Parksville gym led him to become one of the first Canadian ambassadors for the Davis Phinney Foundation, why large purposeful movement and rhythm can cause real-time changes in the brain, and what it was like presenting his work to 170 people at the Movement Fair in Las Vegas. He also talks about Pedaling for Parkinson's, his Zoom cycling program now reaching participants as far away as Paraguay. Learn more about Dopa Beats. Episode Quotes: “When you give me $100, you know that $100 is going directly to buy food for the kids in our community.” - Virginia Worcester “If you don’t learn about the disease, if you don’t learn about Parkinson’s, you can’t be as effective as possible. You have to learn how to be empathetic and understand what they’re going through.” - Doug Pickard Voice message The PULSE and be part of the podcast! You'll find all episodes of The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok, and YouTube, as well as ThePulseCommunity.ca Click here to learn how to Support the show Episode Sponsors: Ian Lindsay & Associates, Thrifty Foods Parksville, Fireside Books & Parksville Beachfest Check out Skookum Kid's Stories on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, and YouTube Sign up for our weekly newsletter of new podcast releases and contests! “Like, Share & Listen!” #DougPickard #DopaBeats #RockSteadyBoxing #Parkinsons #HandsAndHearts #VirginiaWorcester #SchoolDistrict69 #VancouverIsland #ThePulsePodcast #VancouverIslandPodcast #ParksvilleNews #QualicumBeach Support the show

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  5. Airplane! - The Funniest Movie Ever Made?

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    Airplane! - The Funniest Movie Ever Made?

    "Send us a text about this episode!" What happens when you gather two Gen Xers who worship a comedy classic, two Millennials seeing it fresh, and one very unimpressed holdout? You get the most hilariously divided episode of Too Old or Movie Gold yet. Hosts Olan VanderLinden and Matthew Stockton of the Comox Valley are joined by comedian Will Corry, Debbie, and Sean to revisit the 1980 comedy classic Airplane! - written and directed by the legendary ZAZ trio (Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers). The verdict from most of the panel? Pure gold. But Sean has entered the chat, and Sean is not having it. The episode digs deep into what makes Airplane! a masterclass in comedy - the wall-to-wall gags, the genius of casting deadpan dramatic actors like Leslie Nielsen (whose career was almost finished before this film revived it), and the sheer rewatchability that still reveals new jokes decades later. The panel shares their personal favourite bits, debates how many jokes Millennials actually catch, and marvels at a movie that earned $83 million on a $3.5 million budget and landed a 97% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes. There are also some remarkable behind-the-scenes facts: the film was pitched to the studio as "Animal House on a plane," the rights to the source material were purchased for just $2,500, and the directors legally changed their names so all three could get directing credits. Oh - and MythBusters confirmed a regular person actually could land a plane using only instructions from the tower. And then there's Sean - who gave it a two out of ten and would rather rewatch Escape From New York. Surely he can't be serious. Don't call him Shirley. “This is my favorite type of humor. This is one of a handful of comedy movies that actually makes me laugh out loud every time I watch it.” - Olan VanderLinden “When being random is your hook, if that's all you got, you got nothing.” - Sean, the lone dissenter You can also voice message Too Old or Movie Gold and be a part of the podcast! You’ll find all episodes of The Too Old or Movie Gold Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok, YouTube, and ThePulseCommunity.ca Click here to learn how to Support the show. Sponsor for this episode is Fireside Books. Check out The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart and YouTube podcasts, as well as ThePULSECommunity.ca Sign up for our weekly newsletter of the latest podcasts and contests! “Share, Like & Listen!” #TooOldOrPureGold #Airplane1980 #MoviePodcast #ComedyClassic #LeslieNielsen #GenXvsMillennials #ThePulsePodcast #ThePulseCommunity #VancouverIsland #VancouverIslandPodcasts Support the show

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  6. Pam Botterill - The Importance of Belonging

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    Pam Botterill - The Importance of Belonging

    "Send us a text about this episode!" Pam Botterill joins Cindy Thompson on A Resilience Project to share what she calls a good-news story of adoption. An Indigenous woman from the Wei Wai Kum First Nation in Campbell River, BC, Pam was adopted at nine months old and raised by a non-Indigenous family in Powell River, BC. In this episode, Pam reflects on the unexpected threads connecting the Celtic music of her upbringing to the drumming traditions of her Indigenous roots, finding a common rhythm between the two worlds she belongs to. She shares the emotional experience of meeting her biological mother and siblings for the first time, and how that reunion deepened her understanding of family and identity. Pam’s story is, at its heart, about belonging - belonging to a family, a culture, and a community. That sense of belonging carried her through her battle with cancer, where the people around her became a source of strength and resilience. We invite you to listen to this conversation about identity, reconnection, and the many forms belonging can take. Sign up for our weekly newsletter of new podcast releases and contests! You’ll find all episodes of the PULSE Community Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, TikTok and YouTube. Episode Sponsor: Tablet Pharmacy Check out Skookum Kid’s Stories with downloadable colouring pages on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio, and YouTube.  #PamBotterill #ResilienceProject #VancouverIsland #VancouverIslandPodcasts #ParksvilleQualicum #ThePulseCommunityPodcast #CindyThompson #IndigenousAdoption #FirstNations Support the show

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  7. Tears for Fears Drummer Jamie Wollam & Cancer Warrior Carly Carey creates Carly’s House

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    Tears for Fears Drummer Jamie Wollam & Cancer Warrior Carly Carey creates Carly’s House

    "Send us a text about this episode!" Why You Should Listen to This Episode: Jamie Wollam grew up tapping along to Kiss and AC/DC records in Southern California, never imagining he'd spend sixteen years behind the kit for Tears for Fears - or that he'd find sobriety and a recording studio on Salt Spring Island. And Carly Carey, a Nanaimo realtor who has faced cancer three times, is turning her own hardest years into Carly's House, a free place to stay for islanders travelling for treatment.  This Episode Features: (22:00) Jamie Wollam, the drummer for Tears for Fears since 2010, joins the podcast. Raised in Southern California, Jamie got hooked on drums at a Kiss concert at age 10 and went on to tour and record with David Crosby, Jackson Browne, and Tom Morello, even playing on two posthumous Michael Jackson tracks. He talks candidly about the phone call that brought him into Tears for Fears, the hardest songs to play live, and the move to Salt Spring Island that gave him sobriety and a second act - including his home recording studio, the Monster House. Contains the song Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears. jamiewollamdrums.com (08:05) Carly Carey, a Nanaimo-based realtor, business leader, wife, and mother, has fought cancer three times. Drawing on her own experience travelling for treatment, she and her husband Morgan are turning a rental property into Carly's House, a free place for cancer patients who must come to Nanaimo for chemotherapy and radiation. Carly walks through the renovation, the partnership with the Nanaimo Hospital Foundation, and why dignity and community support are at the heart of the project. Episode Quotes: “I literally was driving up to Beverly Hills one day to do a recording session, and my phone rang... he goes, 'You want to be in Tears for Fears?'” - Jamie Wollam “Even at 18, I just had this sense of clarity around how privileged we were to have the means to drive to Victoria.” - Carly Carey We've had the pleasure of sitting down with musicians from across Vancouver Island and beyond - explore more stories and interviews on our Vancouver Island Musicians page. Voice message The PULSE and be part of the podcast! You'll find all episodes of The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok, YouTube, and ThePulseCommunity.ca. Click here to learn how to Support the show. Episode Sponsors: Ian Lindsay & Associates, Thrifty Foods Parksville, Tablet Pharmacy & Parksville Beach Festival. Check out Skookum Kid's Stories on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, and YouTube. Sign up for our weekly newsletter of new podcast releases and contests! “Like, Share & Listen!” (Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears) SOCAN 5068600 #TearsForFears #JamieWollam #SaltSpringIsland #CarlysHouse #CarlyCarey #VancouverIsland #PULSECommunityPodcast #VancouverIslandPodcast #VancouverIslandNews #NanaimoNews   Support the show

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  8. Nanoose Firefighters Watch Backdraft - And They Have Feelings

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    Nanoose Firefighters Watch Backdraft - And They Have Feelings

    "Send us a text about this episode!" What happens when you screen a Hollywood firefighting blockbuster for actual firefighters? You get the most entertaining and most brutally honest episode of Too Old or Movie Gold yet. Hosts Olin VanderLeen and David Purcell of the Comox Valley invited a special all-firefighter panel to weigh in on Ron Howard’s 1991 action classic, Backdraft: volunteer firefighter Michael, and sibling duo Caitlin and Trevor Holme of the Nanoose Bay Fire Department who come from a three-generation firefighting family, just like the brothers in the film. The verdict? The fire scenes are genuinely extraordinary. The firefighting? A glorious dumpster fire of Hollywood exaggeration. The panel hilariously dissected everything from heroes running into burning buildings without masks or hoses, to cowboy-style solo antics that would end careers today. As Michael put it, it was “almost a movie of how to not do anything correct.” But it’s not all laughs at Hollywood’s expense. The group digs into what the film does beautifully - Donald Sutherland’s scene-stealing performance, fascinating behind-the-scenes production details (including a fireproof camera operator who literally walked through real flames), and how the movie treats fire itself as a living, breathing character. Backdraft earned $152 million on a $40 million budget and holds a 72% Rotten Tomatoes critic score. But does it still hold up in 2026? Two Gen Xers who loved it, two Gen Z firefighter siblings watching it fresh, and a crew of people who actually fight fires for a living all weigh in. “You go in as a team. You’ve got a partner. You do not leave your partner. You go in with them, you come out with them.” - David Purcell “I thought it was very Hollywood, but you know, I was able to sit through it fairly well, so that says something, I guess.” - Caitlin, Gen Z firefighter You can also voice message Too Old or Movie Gold and be a part of the podcast!  You’ll find all episodes of The Too Old or Movie Gold Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart, TikTok, YouTube, and ThePulseCommunity.ca Click here to learn how to Support the show. Sponsor for this episode is Fireside Books. Check out The PULSE Podcast on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, iHeart and YouTube podcasts, as well as ThePULSECommunity.ca https://thepulsecommunity.ca/ Sign up for our weekly newsletter of the latest podcasts and contests! “Share, Like & Listen!” #TooOldOrPureGold #Backdraft1991 #MoviePodcast #FirefighterLife #GenXvsGenZ #RonHoward #KurtRussell #ThePulsePodcast #ThePulseCommunity #VancouverIsland Support the show

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