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B.C. residents can enter Gibsons new infill housing design contest

B.C. residents can enter Gibsons new infill housing design contest

Gibsons launched a housing design competition this week as part of a strategy to streamline development approvals in the town.
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Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital now home site for mobile MRI

Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital now home site for mobile MRI

Mobile MRI should help cut wait times for Sunshine Coast residents waiting for the health service.
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Letters: Sunshine Coast Hospice met fundraising goal despite strike

Letters: Sunshine Coast Hospice met fundraising goal despite strike

Editor: On behalf of the Sunshine Coast Hospice Society, I would like to send heartfelt thanks to all the generous members of this community who contributed to this year’s Lights of Life fundraising campaign.
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Opinion: Act, before another person dies on Highway 101

Opinion: Act, before another person dies on Highway 101

'As transportation safety advocates, my colleagues and I are acutely aware of the danger the highway poses to vulnerable road users, a term referring to anyone not in a vehicle.'
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Political rally in Powell River outlines Conservative policies

Political rally in Powell River outlines Conservative policies

Pierre Poilievre fills Dwight Hall and annunciates his views on how he would lead the country
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Regional fire department funding boosts supported at 2025 Round 2 budget

Regional fire department funding boosts supported at 2025 Round 2 budget

Recommendations for more compensation for department volunteers were okayed with $150,120 allocated for Gibsons, $79,045 for Roberts Creek, $84,730 for Halfmoon Bay and $17,643 for Egmont and Area.
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SCRD budget: Cliff Gilker, Chaster Park improvements recommended; others to wait another year

SCRD budget: Cliff Gilker, Chaster Park improvements recommended; others to wait another year

2025 one-time spending of $1,198,850 for Cliff Gilker Park remediation of bridges and trails and $143,000 for access improvements to Chaster Park recommended.
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Letter: Mystery donations and tax receipts – what to include in e-transfers to charity

Letter: Mystery donations and tax receipts – what to include in e-transfers to charity

'But there are many donors (and I am sure that other charitable and service organizations have the same experience) who forget to enter their personal information in the memo section of the bank transfer.'
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Letters: Logged beaches

Letters: Logged beaches

'With the recent high tides, more and more floating logs and debris are washing up on our shores. It seems to be an environmental issue that appears to be going unchallenged but certainly not unnoticed.'
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SCRD budget: Committee recommends $20 million in 2025 water projects

SCRD budget: Committee recommends $20 million in 2025 water projects

The Langdale well field has tentatively been advanced
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