Oceanside BC Canada

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Oceanside is a name adopted for a group of communities on the eastern coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Regional District of Nanaimo and includes the City of Parksville and the Town of Qualicum Beach as well as the unincorporated communities of Nanoose Bay, Coombs, Errington, French Creek, Bowser, Deep Bay, Qualicum Bay and a few other smaller centres. Wikipedia
Oceanside shares its western communities with the Arrowsmith Recreation Area

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3 hospitalized, 1 in critical condition, after boat explosion on Vancouver Island (www.cbc.ca)

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Deep Bay fire Chief George Lenz said a sailboat exploded with three people on board, causing extensive damage, but he did not yet know the cause, though propane was suspected.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

[–] KingOfTheCouch 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well, how is it un-typical?

[–] LimpRimble 1 points 1 day ago

Well there are a lot of these sailboats docked in Bowser all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen.