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WOLF: Devastation lingers, one year after blaze destroys businesses

COLUMN: PQB News offices among those razed by Parksville blaze
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Firefighters hose down the former PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily offices on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (Michael Briones photo)

I still miss my Calvin Klein overcoat.

And my favourite chair. And being able to sit in my favourite chair.

In yet another example of how time flies, it’s already been a year since I sat grimly on the side of the road late into the night, watching a variety of Parksville businesses razed by fire.

One of those businesses was the offices of the PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily.

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