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Letters: SCRD, look at serious budget prioritization

Letters: SCRD, look at serious budget prioritization

'Heading into the second round of budget discussions on Feb. 5, we are at risk of just piling on more and more, pushing the budget and our taxes up, and spreading SCRD staff time and energy more thinly, with more burnout and less focus on important priorities like water and waste disposal. '
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Letters: Regulate the decibels of outdoor appliances

Letters: Regulate the decibels of outdoor appliances

'For instance, Vancouver has limitations on decibel sound and requires installation of rubber mats and sound mitigating foam or blankets. Nanaimo regulates their siting and they must be located several metres from property lines; Maple Ridge doesn’t allow units to be installed in the side yard between houses.'
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Letter: The SCRD needs a budget reality check

Letter: The SCRD needs a budget reality check

'Costs are escalating, human resources are scarce. Difficult decisions must be made.'
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Pirates of Penzance land to on the Sunshine Coast in March

Pirates of Penzance land to on the Sunshine Coast in March

Six performances of The Pirates of Penzance are scheduled, on March 1, 2, 6 and 9 at 7 p.m. and March 3 and 10 at 2 p.m.
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For astronomers, reconciliation is looking up

For astronomers, reconciliation is looking up

Astronomers from the Sunshine Coast have opened a dialogue with members of the shíshálh Nation to restore Indigenous knowledge of the skies.
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Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight on…Start with Art

Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight on…Start with Art

I confided in Zaan, a multi-faceted artist living in Halfmoon Bay, that her paintings have influenced the way I look at water. Before “discovering” her art, I saw water as one solid entity.
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What’s included in this week's SCRD Round 2 budget debate?

What’s included in this week's SCRD Round 2 budget debate?

Here are some highlights of what's up for discussion this week as budget debates continue for the regional district
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Regional groundwater searches continue

Regional groundwater searches continue

Even if this year’s test drilling program pinpoints a viable wellsite, it will take six to seven years before Sunshine Coast Regional District customers would be enjoying water from any new source.
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Renowned composer scores Garibaldi Trio reunion this weekend

Renowned composer scores Garibaldi Trio reunion this weekend

An upcoming concert produced by the Coast Recital Society will feature a world premiere commissioned specially for the featured ensemble: the Garibaldi Trio. The trio will return to the Raven’s Cry Theatre in Sechelt for a performance on Feb.
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Who was that calf with the A42 pod in Sechelt?

Who was that calf with the A42 pod in Sechelt?

After the northern resident killer whales rubbed their bellies off the Sunshine Coast, a researcher shares what we know about their newest member
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