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Regional property tax increases foreshadowed in 2025 budget projection

Regional property tax increases foreshadowed in 2025 budget projection

'The Budget for 2025 is expected to exceed 2024,' the staff report on the Sunshine Coast Regional District's committee meeting of Oct. 28 stated.
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Monthlong festival in qathet explores love, loss and grief

Monthlong festival in qathet explores love, loss and grief

Interactive dance workshops, memory walk and advance care planning some of the offerings hosted by art centre
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BC NDP in ‘messy’ and 'dynamic' Speaker situation to form government

BC NDP in ‘messy’ and 'dynamic' Speaker situation to form government

Naming an NDP-Speaker could threaten the party's tentative majority and undermine the role's traditional neutrality, says expert
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Keats Landing dock repairs delayed

Keats Landing dock repairs delayed

Further complicating repair efforts that must wait until mid-August, 2025 is the need for an additional $268,500 in the project funding.
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Savary Island community survey open until October 31

Savary Island community survey open until October 31

Updated plan needed due to provincial changes and long-term goals of the island community
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B.C. ballots counted at record speed amid election integrity conspiracies

B.C. ballots counted at record speed amid election integrity conspiracies

B.C.'s Chief electoral officer says province has many ways to vote, and that can mean delays in final tallies — something some online voices have picked up on to seed doubt in the election
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Public comment invited on Tsain-ko forest operations map

Public comment invited on Tsain-ko forest operations map

Years of forest operation planned, including 19 cut blocks and over 12 km of roads
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BC NDP on track to form majority government, pending recounts

BC NDP on track to form majority government, pending recounts

The NDP now lead Surrey-Guildford by 18 votes, up from nine an hour earlier.
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Large forested area added to Gabriola Island park

Large forested area added to Gabriola Island park

The 31.5-hectare parcel known as Wilkinson Woods was bought by the Regional District of Nanaimo and will be added to 707 Community Park
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Is Sunshine Coast RCMP watching Murder in a Small Town? (And other highlights of Q3 report)

Is Sunshine Coast RCMP watching Murder in a Small Town? (And other highlights of Q3 report)

Mental health flags and suspicious person reports shape RCMP activity in Gibsons this quarter
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