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Meet the new minivan: How a family of four does it all on a cargo bike

Meet the new minivan: How a family of four does it all on a cargo bike

Like many young families priced out of Vancouver, our family of four set our sights on sunnier—and hillier— pastures when we moved to Gibsons in August 2022. Being car-free in the city was easy with abundant transit and vehicle carshares. Once we had kids, I bought my first ebike and trailer rig to tow them around East Van. Instantly, my mental health improved, trading in transit and congested streets for tree-lined greenways and bike paths.
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Sunshine Coast RCMP briefs: Pender Harbour highway standstill, impaired driving and fraud

Sunshine Coast RCMP briefs: Pender Harbour highway standstill, impaired driving and fraud

The Sunshine Coast RCMP has recommenced its regular reports of local incidents, now on a biweekly basis. Here are the files released Nov. 1.
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Steps required for potential SCRD takeover of Hopkins Landing water system

Steps required for potential SCRD takeover of Hopkins Landing water system

A decision on Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) takeover of the Hopkins Landing water system is more than a year away, according to a staff report on its Oct. 26 committee of the whole agenda.
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Nearly half of B.C. small business affected by crime, according to report

Nearly half of B.C. small business affected by crime, according to report

CFIB survey finds 32% of Western Canadian small businesses victim of theft or property damage.
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Horse Farming for Love: Ashleigh Tuhkala is passionate about horses, the outdoors, and thanks to a reality TV show, her best friend

Horse Farming for Love: Ashleigh Tuhkala is passionate about horses, the outdoors, and thanks to a reality TV show, her best friend

To a Canada-wide audience, Ashleigh—recently featured on CTV’s new reality show Farming for Love—is a “bubbly, fun-loving horse trainer with a passion for animals and the outdoors.” Locally, she’s far more than this network’s e-talk description.
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Halloween evening Langdale sailings cancelled because of a medical emergency

Halloween evening Langdale sailings cancelled because of a medical emergency

Two evening commuter runs cancelled Tuesday evening
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Gibsons reports 'high' short term rental compliance for third quarter of 2023

Gibsons reports 'high' short term rental compliance for third quarter of 2023

Town of Gibsons’ planning and development services department reported on bylaw enforcement and RGAs between July and the end of September
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Son of missing boater who departed from Texada seeks information

Son of missing boater who departed from Texada seeks information

Family looking for father who set off on voyage on October 15
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Rising property crime in Sechelt stands out in Q3 report: Sunshine Coast Staff Sgt.

Rising property crime in Sechelt stands out in Q3 report: Sunshine Coast Staff Sgt.

Sunshine Coast RCMP presents its statistics for call-outs during the third quarter of 2023
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Good Birding: Wintering ducks arriving to the Sunshine Coast

Good Birding: Wintering ducks arriving to the Sunshine Coast

Also flocks of geese make their fall fly by
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