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Broombusters society celebrates 20 years of cutting broom - Parksville Qualicum News
More than 30 volunteers joined the anniversary event as the group’s broom-cutting model spread across Vancouver Island and 14 municipalities backed local efforts.
More than 30 local volunteers gathered in Coombs on June 13 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Broombusters Invasive Plant Society. Attendees included past and present volunteers who have helped clear Scotch broom throughout the Parksville-Qualicum-Beach area, from Nanoose Bay to Bowser and west to Whiskey Creek. Broombusters began in June 2006 when Joanne Sales asked Qualicum Beach Mayor Teunis Westbroek why the town wasn’t removing the l…