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Dementia patient waits nine months in hospital

Sean Eckford / Staff Writer

April 28, 2016

Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons is demanding answers from the health minister in the case of an 84-year-old Gibsons man with severe dementia, who has been ...

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Blockade comes down, ELF keeps up pressure

Sean Eckford / Staff Writer

April 28, 2016

Elphinstone Logging Focus (ELF) has taken down its blockade and camp north of the Sechelt airport, after AJB Investments was granted an injunction against the protesters....

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Siegers questions report

Christine Wood / Senior Staff Writer

April 28, 2016

Coun. Darnelda Siegers raised questions and concerns last week about the recent wastewater treatment plant report completed by Urban Systems for the District of Sechelt. ...

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April 29 Podcast

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April 29, 2016

Click here to listen to this week's Podcast, The Coast Beat, where we talk about MLA Nicholas Simons going to bat for a dementia patient stuck in hospital because of ...

Legality of SSC decision probed

April 28, 2016

Coun. Darnelda Siegers questioned last week whether it was legal for council to deny SSC Properties to hook up to the District of Sechelt sewer system. On April 6, ...

Fundraising kicks off for new hall

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April 28, 2016

A major fundraising campaign for a new community hall at Coopers Green kicked off with a sold-out event April 23. The dinner and live auction raised more than $20,000. ...

SCRD tenders for water meter project

April 28, 2016

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has put out the call for companies interested in taking on phase 2 of its universal water metering project, which covers ...

Ground broken for SAR memorial

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April 28, 2016

Ground was dedicated this week for a memorial at the Legislature to honour British Columbia search and rescue volunteers who have died in the line of duty. It’s a joint ...

Minister grilled on ferries

April 28, 2016

Transportation Minister Todd Stone was in the NDP’s crosshairs this week, as debate on the government’s budget estimates continued at the Legislature. Several opposition ...

Budget adopted, taxes yet to be set

April 28, 2016

Sechelt council adopted its 2016 budget at the April 20 regular council meeting, but taxation related to the budget won’t be decided until next month. Linda Klassen, the ...

Gibsons urged to drop animated sign ban

April 28, 2016

It’s a question that’s come up in Sechelt in the past year, and now Gibsons council is struggling with how to deal with animated signs as part of an effort to update the ...

Bank robbed in Sechelt

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April 29, 2016

Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to a bank robbery at Scotiabank on Teredo Street on April 28 at 3 p.m. Officers were on scene within minutes but the suspect had already ...

Gala committee looks for leader

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April 28, 2016

Catherine Gadsby, chair of the Cops for Cancer Ladies’ Red Serge Gala Committee, is stepping down after nearly a decade of service – and she’s hoping someone else in the ...

Gibsons sees crime drop

April 28, 2016

Sunshine Coast RCMP say they’ve seen a significant reduction in some crime stats for Gibsons. Sgt. Steve Chubey was before council April 19 to deliver the detachment’s ...

Police Report

April 28, 2016

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for April 18 to 25: Explosives • Around 6:15 p.m. on April 21, a resident in the 11800 block of Sunshine Coast Highway, ...

Ocean Stories passes third reading

April 28, 2016

The Ocean Stories seniors’ facility pitched by developer Doug Spani for the property between the Rockwood Centre and Chatelech Secondary School has passed third reading ...

Chamber loses longtime staffer

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April 28, 2016

The Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce is on the hunt for a new executive director after longtime staffer Colleen Clark announced her resignation from the position ...

Gibsons Briefs

April 28, 2016

Recruiting drive Gibsons fire Chief Rob Michael had some good news for council at the April 19 meeting. In his first quarterly report for 2016, Michael said a recent ...

Rezoning sent to hearing

April 28, 2016

The Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (SCCSS) application to rezone a portion of property to enable its sale to a storage company will go to public hearing on May ...

SCRD Briefs

April 28, 2016

Illegal building After hearing a couple of applications for development variance permits April 21, Sunshine Coast Regional District directors decided it’s time to look at...

April 22 Podcast

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April 22, 2016

Click here to listen to Episode 4 of the Coast Beat podcast, featuring stories about an increase in the number of discarded needles turning up around Sechelt, efforts to ...

Police Report

April 28, 2016

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for April 18 to 25: Explosives • Around 6:15 p.m. on April 21, a resident in the 11800 block of Sunshine Coast Highway, ...

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