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Bigger and more B.C. family benefit cheques coming in July

Bigger and more B.C. family benefit cheques coming in July

With the provincial government set to increase its debt from $89 billion to $156 billion between 2022 and 2027, some tax money is trickling back down to families.
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SCRD public hearing on riparian zoning amendments postponed

SCRD public hearing on riparian zoning amendments postponed

A June 24 public hearing on proposed zoning bylaw amendments designed to strengthen riparian area and ocean shoreline protections within electoral areas has been postponed by the Sunshine Coast Regional District.
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Opinion: Post-pandemic hangover sees B.C. businesses lead delinquency surge

Opinion: Post-pandemic hangover sees B.C. businesses lead delinquency surge

CEBA loans, high interest rates, inflation create a perfect storm for struggling businesses.
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Thriving Turbofest melds rock, laughs on the Sunshine Coast next week

Thriving Turbofest melds rock, laughs on the Sunshine Coast next week

An underground music and comedy festival with roots in the Norwegian rock scene has resurfaced on the Sunshine Coast, with an expanded lineup coming to Gibsons and Roberts Creek venues in late June. 
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Emerging writers find voices in Coast anthology

Emerging writers find voices in Coast anthology

Coastal Voices anthology featuring students released
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Feathered fable crowns dance triumphs: Waldorf Ballet wraps season

Feathered fable crowns dance triumphs: Waldorf Ballet wraps season

Dance winds up with Waldorf Ballet’s Bird’s Tale
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Humpback focused on feeding comes within oar length of startled kayakers

Humpback focused on feeding comes within oar length of startled kayakers

The encounter is a reminder that the whales are focused on feeding and often oblivious to their surroundings.
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What's happening with the Pender Harbour Community School expansion?

What's happening with the Pender Harbour Community School expansion?

Delays impact Pender Harbour Community School’s expansion plans, tied to new childcare facility in Madeira Park
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Trevor Hancock: Physician group fighting for health and planet marks 30 years

Trevor Hancock: Physician group fighting for health and planet marks 30 years

Those of us who founded the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment in 1994 were ‘a bunch of environmentalists who just happened to be physicians’
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David Sovka: FIFA’s cold, hard statistics on warm, soft bums

David Sovka: FIFA’s cold, hard statistics on warm, soft bums

Only 27% of adults 18 years and older in Canada participate in sport, but 77% watch professional sports
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