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SCRD briefs: Tsunami hockey update, evacuation plans and cemetery expansion

SCRD briefs: Tsunami hockey update, evacuation plans and cemetery expansion

The Coastal Tsunami will play as a Junior A Tier 1 team in the Pacific Junior Hockey League this coming season.
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RCM SAR crew responds to three marine incidents in two days

RCM SAR crew responds to three marine incidents in two days

Gibsons-based search and rescue unit interrupted twice during open house, and once the night before
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Sechelt council wants to be included in supportive housing review

Sechelt council wants to be included in supportive housing review

Municipalities have been excluded from review of supportive housing programs and policies across B.C.
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shíshálh Nation mourns death of Grizzly Bear on Texada Island, calls for better wildlife coordination

shíshálh Nation mourns death of Grizzly Bear on Texada Island, calls for better wildlife coordination

Nation had been working with partners to move the bear to Homalco territory
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Update: Bush fire on Hightide Avenue intentionally set

Update: Bush fire on Hightide Avenue intentionally set

Sechelt Fire Department responded to a bush fire at around 9 a.m. this morning.
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Powell River Search and Rescue locate lost hiker after SOS call

Powell River Search and Rescue locate lost hiker after SOS call

Incident a reminder to carry essentials and be prepared for the unexpected when out in the wilderness
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Patio (application) season is in full swing in Sechelt

Patio (application) season is in full swing in Sechelt

District council wants to place a limit of 8 p.m. for music on the rooftop patio of the new Telus building on Porpoise Bay.
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Sunshine Coast Open Tennis tourney marks 50 years

Sunshine Coast Open Tennis tourney marks 50 years

With only a two-year hiatus imposed by COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, the Sunshine Coast Open, the annual meet-up testing the skills of local and visiting tennis competitors has been a summer staple since 1975. 
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Gibsons council approves third reading for Christenson Lands phase 3 rezoning amid concerns

Gibsons council approves third reading for Christenson Lands phase 3 rezoning amid concerns

Affordable housing in focus
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Mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation

Mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation

Wooden figures returned by Museum of Anthropology after decades-long search
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