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SCRD proposes hikes in 2024 water rates

SCRD proposes hikes in 2024 water rates

Proposed 2024 regional water rate increases from just under eight to near 14 per cent over current levels were supported by Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors at a Nov. 10 committee of the whole meeting.
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Update: Investigation of Sechelt house fire continues

Update: Investigation of Sechelt house fire continues

Structure fire reported near intersection of Sunshine Coast Highway and Burley Place
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Possible hold for regional garbage collection and some sewer rates

Possible hold for regional garbage collection and some sewer rates

The Sunshine Coast Regional District is poised to retain current rates for next year’s garbage collection services
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Several Coast bus stops will be temporarily closed this week

Several Coast bus stops will be temporarily closed this week

The short reroutes on Wednesday and Thursday are due to construction
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Letters: Can the planes at the Sechelt Airport have mufflers?

Letters: Can the planes at the Sechelt Airport have mufflers?

'The tiny planes that roar back and forth in all seasons are very annoying.'
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Sunshine Coast kickboxers bring home medals from worlds

Sunshine Coast kickboxers bring home medals from worlds

Last month, three people from the Sunshine Coast attended the World Karate and Kickboxing Union World Championships hosted in Calgary.
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Paddling artist shares river’s perspective in new GPAG exhibit

Paddling artist shares river’s perspective in new GPAG exhibit

Exhibition flows from artist’s journey down the Columbia River in skin-on-frame kayak
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Digging Deep: Liz de Beer’s clayworks refine and redefine tradition

Digging Deep: Liz de Beer’s clayworks refine and redefine tradition

At Liz de Beer’s Klaywerk Studio and Gallery, a two-minute drive from the Langdale ferry terminal, kiln-fired pottery tells a story of cultural fusion.
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Elphinstone Chronicles: Getting ready for storm season

Elphinstone Chronicles: Getting ready for storm season

Time to cozy up inside on rainy nights now that we have rolled into November and a new time change. Don’t get too relaxed though, as it was one year ago this week that we survived the Great Windstorm of 2022.
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Good Birding: Why a whole bunch of birds will be getting new names

Good Birding: Why a whole bunch of birds will be getting new names

Ornithology’s reckoning means the removing of all honorifics
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