For the next two weeks It’s Dine About Mid-Island, as the local Food and Beverage festival returns for a second year. During the event a variety of independent restaurants from Ladysmith to Qualicum Beach will be offering special menus. Midcoast Morning is taking a look at the local food scene to mark the occasion. The city is looking to borrow $48.5 million to begin replacing and upgrading parts of the facility, which was built in the 1960s. Members of the media were invited for a separate tour Tuesday, we’ll bring you excerpts from that.. We’ll also explore the Alternative Approval Process that’s opening up this week as the city seeks voter approval to borrow the money it will take to complete the project.