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Elphinstone resident Michael Master was trying to move a bear away from his neighbourhood, when people started showing up to take photos with their phones, hindering his attempts.

Flows from Gray Creek, which at points in past years have contributed 10 to 15 per cent of Chapman system water, not online, as Vancouver Coastal Health recently introduced a requirement that a water quality advisory be issued before the SCRD puts that creek’s supply into use.

SCRD committee recommended further staff analysis, with a report provided on approaches to Board before the end of 2024, despite town Chief Administrative Officer Emanuel Machado’s statement that the adjustments “could be implemented in eight to 12 months”.

Fifty five members of the public in the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s boardroom and 71 online participants were counted by staff as attendees at a July 16 Public Hearing. There were also over 300 pieces of written comments submitted.

Fire is thought to have ignited through natural processes

Organizers say a July 13 event, held to raise funds for a new fire house on Gambier Island, was a good first step towards their goal.

Land to be protected within Coastal Douglas-fir Ecosystem in qathet Regional District

Sentencing for an incident involving a loaded firearm at Sunnycrest Mall in February 2023 has resulted in no additional jail time for a former Gibsons resident.

The legacy of the November 2021 atmospheric river still lingers in Cliff Gilker Regional Park

While BC Provincial Court justice Tim Hinkson agreed two men were physically attacked in Gibsons’ Sunnycrest Mall in January 2023, he found Michael Norlander not guilty of assaults on them.