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The resounding comment from the Sunshine Coast residents was that they simply did not understand the connotations of the amendment and therefore could not support it.

Characterizing heat events as 'a new type of emergency for our area,' SCRD emergency program staffer Nancy Hughes addressed the next steps contemplated in the plan’s rollout: advancing public communications.

Before the final phase of water meter installations for properties served by regional water systems could get underway, direct award of a contract to shíshálh Nation for up to $618,261 plus GST for archaeological monitoring required approval.

Postponing the repair until the 2025 budget cycle is an alternative but not one that staff recommends the board take.

The Sunshine Coast Minor Hockey Association has wrapped up yet another stellar season, leaving a mark on the ice and in the community.

A newly opened showcase by young artists living on the Sunshine Coast filled the Gibsons Public Art Gallery with so many original works that it required a six-member crew to hang more than 170 items. 

Campbell House is on track for June opening

'Little Sister Grimm offers a whimsical look at how the famous Grimms, with help from women around them, transferred classic fairy tales from a rapidly fading oral tradition into literary form. His script pays tribute to the power of storytelling, to women sidelined by history, and to children who face evil or injustice.'

There are now 7,000 Sunshine Coasters – about one fifth of Coast residents – without primary care physicians, Sechelt Hospital is to start master planning next month and the future of Totem and Shorncliffe facilities are still under discussion, Coasters learned at a March 13 town hall.