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BC Ferries is planning to add seven new boats to its fleet –– six of those to replace retiring vessels –– which BCF CEO Nicholas Jimenez says will alleviate stress for the Sunshine Coast, but he wouldn’t at this point commit to a second boat for Route 3 (Langdale-Horseshoe Bay).  

The funding raised locally was the result of a very successful Red Serge Gala, hosted Sept. 10, as well as smaller events, corporate and individual donations pledged to the riders.

Entire 145-page governance audit of District of Sechelt released

Self-registration system is mandatory for all existing private marine dock and boathouse owners within the shíshálh swiya (Lang Bay to Roberts Creek), regardless of whether their structures currently have tenure.

'As a council I think we've all been faced with difficult decisions, and this is certainly one of them' says Coun. David Croal

The Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association filed the first challenge of B.C. government's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) in BC’s Supreme Court Sept. 11.

In its hometown opener, the brand new Pacific Junior Hockey League team Coastal Tsunami defeated the Port Moody Panthers 7-1.

Powell River’s Greg Reid focuses on poverty and housing shortages in his community

shíshálh Nation's Lower Crown water reservoir project received an infusion of $1.2 million from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) - Disaster Risk Reduction - Climate Adaptation funding stream.

If determined to be feasible, vertical expansion may provide additional landfill life past 2030: 'much needed time to further explore long-term waste disposal options on the Coast'