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Kisses and Kicks: Kicks for fireworks, kisses to recycling personnel

Kisses and Kicks: Kicks for fireworks, kisses to recycling personnel

Here are the good deeds (and not so good deeds) that happened in our Coast community this week!
80% of B.C. rivers face high to extreme drought

80% of B.C. rivers face high to extreme drought

Persistent dry and hot weather pushed Metro Vancouver to enact Level 2 watering restrictions Friday for the first time since 2015.
Local woman releases collection of modern retellings of shíshálh myths

Local woman releases collection of modern retellings of shíshálh myths

‘I realized that an anthropologist had only jotted down the main points of the tale while reporting on the shíshálh, and the actual story was missing.’
Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight on…authors in our midst

Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight on…authors in our midst

How lucky we are to have so many artists on the Sunshine Coast! Today, I spotlight two authors who live in Halfmoon Bay.
Community rallying around family of boy killed by log in B.C. campground

Community rallying around family of boy killed by log in B.C. campground

Kash is being remembered as very curious, kind and gentle.
Sunshine Coast sticks to the low 20s as BC Day long weekend starts

Sunshine Coast sticks to the low 20s as BC Day long weekend starts

It's the BC Day long weekend! Here's what you need to know.
Gumboot Nation: What’s Morgan Le Fay got to do with summer?

Gumboot Nation: What’s Morgan Le Fay got to do with summer?

Also, please sign up to volunteer at Creek Daze
Co-accused in Amber Alert case have first court appearance

Co-accused in Amber Alert case have first court appearance

Both appeared by video in Surrey Provincial Court.
Signs of economic softening grow as job creation lags population growth

Signs of economic softening grow as job creation lags population growth

OTTAWA — Canada's labour market is softening as the unemployment rate rises for a third consecutive month, offering some evidence the economy is finally slowing down.
BCCDC warns of record spike in parasitic illness linked to contaminated food

BCCDC warns of record spike in parasitic illness linked to contaminated food

The cyclospora parasite, often passed to humans on fresh produce, led to a record 43 cases in B.C. by the end of July.