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Staff were directed to prepare a bylaw establishing an advisory planning commission in the Town of Gibsons.

A motion by Coun. Alice Lutes to look at a smoke free bylaw for outdoor public spaces in Sechelt was quickly defeated at the April 4 council meeting.

Hot or cold, rainy or sunny, the season for the Sunshine Coast's extreme weather emergency shelter is over, leaving the region's homeless population with few to no options for accommodation.

About 100 women have signed onto a class action lawsuit launched from Sechelt that alleges Wyeth Canada Inc. knowingly supplied a hormone replacement therapy drug called Premarin, which has been linked to breast cancer, between 1977 and 2003.

The Sechelt volunteer fire department is crediting a simple smoke alarm for saving the life of a Sechelt man on March 27. "That's what alerted him to the fire.

Federal workers, the CBC and the penny bore the brunt of a slimmed-down federal budget tabled in Ottawa last Thursday afternoon (March 29).

Conservative MP John Weston reported the most travel benefits of any elected official in his party for 2011.

The District of Sechelt welcomed Rick Beauchamp as interim chief administrative officer (CAO) this week, but how long he'll stay is anyone's guess. "Our agreement with Rick is flexible.

Another dimension in the smart meter debate has emerged with opponents proclaiming the devices have caused their utility bills to rise without cause.

The government of B.C. doubled back on an agreement with the province's pharmacists last Sunday, following an announcement that it would pursue a legislated reduction to the cost of generic prescription drugs.