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Elphinstone Chronicles: Putting the ‘family’ in family farm: Henry Reed Farm

Elphinstone Chronicles: Putting the ‘family’ in family farm: Henry Reed Farm

This summer’s seemingly endless sun isn’t only good for tourists! It has given us an incredible season for growing food! While the water woes of past hot dry summers seem to be receding as the SCRD works toward completing its water meteri
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Only 16 potential employees attended job fair in Sechelt

Only 16 potential employees attended job fair in Sechelt

The event was held (partially) to demonstrate that temporary foreign workers are not taking jobs from locals.
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Cost of a single detached home on the Coast down 0.5 per cent since June.

Cost of a single detached home on the Coast down 0.5 per cent since June.

But GVR says early signs of sales activity in the region 'turning a corner.'
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Wildfire raging near Port Alberni grows to more than 3,400 hectares

Wildfire raging near Port Alberni grows to more than 3,400 hectares

The Mount Underwood blaze is still considered to be burning out of control.
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Behind the scenes of the harvest of Joe Smith Creek cutblock timber

Behind the scenes of the harvest of Joe Smith Creek cutblock timber

Logging at B.C. Timber Sales (BCTS) cutblock TA0521 (Joe Smith Creek) just off the B & K logging road in upper Roberts Creek wound up early this summer.
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'Complete freak accident': Two pedestrians injured after Sleepy Hollow Rod Run

'Complete freak accident': Two pedestrians injured after Sleepy Hollow Rod Run

The incident appears to have occurred as vehicles were parking for the evening.
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First Nations call for co-governance in coastal economic development

First Nations call for co-governance in coastal economic development

Funding the future: removing the cap
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'We are losing a generation'

'We are losing a generation'

Representatives from the St’át’imc Chiefs Council discuss next steps after declaring a state of emergency over toxic drug deaths
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Coast Scene: Night Market

Coast Scene: Night Market

The Summer Night Market was in full swing on Friday, Aug. 1 at Gibsons Public Market (GPM), with activities inside and out: live music, local artisans, food and drink vendors, information booths, and a giant bouncy castle.
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Gibsons Air Cadet gains wilderness experience in Alberta

Gibsons Air Cadet gains wilderness experience in Alberta

Cadet Cole Turner of 858 Skookumchuk, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, Gibsons, B.C., helps his team pitch a tent at Cold Lake Cadet Training Centre, in Alberta, on 24 July.
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