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The Town of Gibsons has a new mayor, as Wayne Rowe defeated incumbent and four-term mayor Barry Janyk by 365 votes in last Saturday's municipal election.

A new Gibsons council takes the reins on Dec. 6 with two new faces after the Nov. 19 municipal election. Topping the polls were incumbents Gerry Tretick and LeeAnn Johnson, who mustered 989 and 954 votes respectively in the polls.

An almost entirely new council will take their seats in Sechelt on Dec. 7 when they are sworn in for a new three-year term. Forty-three per cent of voters in Sechelt cast a ballot in the Nov. 19 municipal election, up from 38.5 per cent last time.

The Area A election has delivered Frank Mauro to the Sunshine Coast Regional District board as representative for Egmont-Pender Harbour.

The results of the non-binding referendum to allow Target Marine Hatcheries to process sturgeon for caviar on site were overwhelmingly positive with 2,687 people in favour and only 663 opposed, over 75 per cent yes votes.

On Nov. 18, Sunshine Coast RCMP responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a car crashing into the Sunshine Coast Credit Union in Gibsons. According to Cpl.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Nov. 15 to 22: RCMP are warning the public that the holidays seem to bring an increase in scams and to always be cautious about offers that seem too good to be true.

Feeling depressed or anxious? Wanting to be more assertive? Is stress getting to you? If so then consider joining a group program for help in coping with these and many other issues. The age-old saying that "two heads are better than one" is true.

British Columbians continue to light up the phone lines at 8-1-1, with almost 34,000 smokers calling for help quitting. The province's smoking cessation program, which launched on Sept.

A 23-year-old Sunshine Coast man has learned the hard way that filing a false insurance claim and police report can be costly.