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The Wharf Rats Committee is thrilled with the issuing of a request for proposals (RFP) by the District of Sechelt that seeks a builder to restore the Davis Bay wharf.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is being asked to spread the word about a new fruit fly that can cause serious damage to berries and other soft fruit crops.

Gibsons council's committee of the whole voted 3-2 Tuesday to endorse the form and character of the George Hotel and Residences, giving staff direction to continue with environmental and economic impact studies based on the revised design.

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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