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Sechelt's Shoppers Drug Mart will soon be up for sale. The move is being ordered by the commissioner of competition, who ruled that Loblaw Companies Ltd.

The unexplainable illness that has plagued Rose Schwarz for the past 12 years, making her unable to digest food and eventually resulting in the loss of her stomach, has recently been pegged as Lyme disease.

Metro Vancouver is aiming to hold a public information meeting on the Sunshine Coast in late May for a proposed $500-million garbage incinerator project at Port Mellon.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 18 to 25: Overnight on March 18, a thief stole five burlap sacks full of snap brackets from a job site in the 800 block of Gibsons Way. Approximately 360 snap brackets are missing.

Sechelt council is looking at creating a new "infrastructure renewal levy" that would pull at least $182 from each property in Sechelt.

Earlier this month the District of Sechelt told residents it would no longer accept plastic film (including plastic bags) in curbside recycling pick up; however, some concern from the public has caused reconsideration this week.

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Anticipating a larger turnout than usual for a report on the George Hotel and Residences application, council's committee of the whole will meet on Tuesday, March 25, at the Gibsons Public Market.

The District of Sechelt will give money back to some residents who have been paying into a sewer fund for years with little hope of ever being connected to the sewage system.

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) has added two more open houses as they seek community input about changing the name of St. Mary's Hospital. Open houses will now be held next Saturday, March 29 from noon to 4 p.m.