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Two plead guilty in Golden City break-in

Two of four people charged in connection to a May 31 break-in at the Golden City Restaurant in Sechelt entered guilty pleas in Sechelt provincial court this week.
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Weekly police report

RCMP Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for June 1 to 8: At approximately 2 a.m. June 1, suspects attempted to break into a business in the 5500 block of Wharf Road in Sechelt by using a rock to smash a side glass door.
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Ferry oil clean up done, but monitoring continues

B.C. Ferries has wrapped up its oil cleanup efforts at the Langdale and Horseshoe Bay ferry terminals, following last Friday's (June 4) oil leak from the Queen of Coquitlam. But said they are continuing to monitor the situation.
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Tax notices botched for Halfmoon Bay and Elphinstone

Residents of Halfmoon Bay and Elphinstone should take a second look at their 2010 Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) tax notices as a clerical error at two provincial agencies has resulted in incorrect tax bills.
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Petition reaches 10 per cent in all ridings

Organizers of the fight the harmonized sales tax (HST) initiative are claiming victory and calling on the premier for a free vote after reaching the 10 per cent signature requirement in all 85 provincial electoral ridings.
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Province set to reform local election rules

Changes are coming to the way local governments carry out elections in B.C. as the Local Government Elections Task Force has completed its report and handed 31 recommendations for change to the province.
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Wilderness Committee decries IPPs

The Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) decried independent power projects (IPPs) as "a scam of epic proportions" to a packed gathering of Coast residents at Roberts Creek Community Hall Thursday evening, May 27, at an event co-hosted by the C
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Buildings gutted in Lower Gibsons blaze

A pile of burnt rubble is all that's left of several buildings in Lower Gibsons gutted by fire Friday afternoon. Just after 3 p.m.
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Technical problems cause ferry delays, oil spill

Ferry passengers on the Horseshoe Bay to Langdale route saw service cut for approximately three hours in the middle of the day Friday, June 4 due to technical problems on the Queen of Coquitlam.
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Chat students start gay-straight alliance

A group of students from Chatelech Secondary School have formed a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) to combat bullying, promote social justice, and to change the language in the school's hallways.
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