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Gibsons staff found and fixed a leak by looking at water data

Gibsons staff found and fixed a leak by looking at water data

Within four days of conducting an analysis for the infrastructure department’s Q1 report, the team effort resolved an issue
WorkSafeBC reports downward trend in work deaths, but 175 lives still lost in 2023

WorkSafeBC reports downward trend in work deaths, but 175 lives still lost in 2023

Occupational disease remains leading cause of work-related deaths in B.C.
Rob Shaw: Eby leans into the blame game over drug decriminalization reversal

Rob Shaw: Eby leans into the blame game over drug decriminalization reversal

B.C. premier unwilling to show any contrition for flip-flop on drug decriminalization
Sunshine Coast food farming Stage 4 water exemption extension delayed

Sunshine Coast food farming Stage 4 water exemption extension delayed

Sechelt area director Alton Toth raised concerns that while the current number and size of food-growing operations on the Coast is small, introducing extended water use exemptions could have unintended consequences.
Kirk LaPointe: Mining magnate Ross Beaty will never relent on reclaiming B.C.'s biodiversity

Kirk LaPointe: Mining magnate Ross Beaty will never relent on reclaiming B.C.'s biodiversity

The geologist turned business legend shares what's fuelling his passion for environmental stewardship
B.C. winery focuses on Fraser Valley grapes post-cold snap

B.C. winery focuses on Fraser Valley grapes post-cold snap

A Fraser Valley winery expects to source fewer grapes from Okanagan growers who were hardest hit by January's cold snap.
Poetry month on the Sunshine Coast precipitates local deluge

Poetry month on the Sunshine Coast precipitates local deluge

National Poetry Month was established in Canada in 1998 by the League of Canadian Poets and takes place every April. The event unites schools, publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, and poets from across the country in a celebration of the primacy of poetry in Canadian culture. 
David Roche uncovers happiness in new book

David Roche uncovers happiness in new book

A book of revelations by one of the Sunshine Coast’s most respected storytellers opens with an unflinching essay about the value of scars.  
Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request

VANCOUVER — Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadl
Gibsons arena seating upgrade expedited for incoming hockey team

Gibsons arena seating upgrade expedited for incoming hockey team

A portion of the existing bench seating at the SCRD’s Gibsons and Area Recreation Centre is to be replaced by bucket and drink rail style seating.