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Sechelt actor John Conway hopes the worst audition of his life will turn into something positive when it's viewed by millions next week on The Dragons' Den CBC's hit TV show where business moguls consider investment in entrepreneurial ideas.

A proposal from Gibsons' economic development select committee met with some resistance during the Oct. 15 council meeting, with one councillor questioning whether the idea had any direct bearing on economic development.

A business licence that was issued by mistake, cancelled and then reinstated will end in the New Year after Sechelt council heard many nearby neighbours were opposed to the short-term rental operating at Wakefield Beach.

Total RCMP calls for the Town of Gibsons saw more than a 20 per cent drop from last year during the third quarter, Sunshine Coast RCMP Staff Sgt. Herb Berdahl reported to council on Oct. 15.

The District of Sechelt is looking at ways to raise $4.5 million for its airport expansion without funding from the province or increases in property tax, Coun. Chris Moore told Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors last week.

The province's decision to include the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) in its core review of government services has raised fears about farmland preservation in B.C. - and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has added its voice to the debate.

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) will soon accept a Clean Energy Award for their role in the Sechelt Creek run-of-river hydro project, developed in partnership with Regional Power.

The Sea-to-Sky Clean Air Society will ask the province's Ministry of Environment to review the site of the air quality monitoring station for the greater Gibsons area.

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A baby bear left orphaned during the Thanksgiving long weekend has been transported to Critter Care in Vancouver, is doing well, and will likely be released back on the Coast in the spring.