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Gibsons fire department sees fewer call-outs in quarter three compared to last year

Gibsons fire department sees fewer call-outs in quarter three compared to last year

Gibsons & District Volunteer Fire Department delivered its third quarter report to town council on Oct. 17
Potential Monday Sunshine Coast, Nanaimo ferry sailing cancellations resolved

Potential Monday Sunshine Coast, Nanaimo ferry sailing cancellations resolved

The sailings will run as scheduled. 
Taxes rather than fees to cover rising Sunshine Coast landfill costs

Taxes rather than fees to cover rising Sunshine Coast landfill costs

Landfill operations, cover material, and drywall testing and abatement contracts were extended at the Oct. 26 Sunshine Coast Regional District board meeting, all with higher than current year prices.
Celebrate bats during Halloween, Sunshine Coast

Celebrate bats during Halloween, Sunshine Coast

As Halloween approaches, images of scary bats become commonplace. According to the Sunshine Coast Wildlife Project, now is the perfect time of year to counter bat myths. Oct. 24 to 31 is International Bat Week, a celebration of these amazing animals and their benefits!
Elphinstone Chronicles: Finding hope in Sue Big Oil

Elphinstone Chronicles: Finding hope in Sue Big Oil

Elphinstone Community Association (ECA) meetings are back and I had the chance to attend last week’s lively meeting. Donna McMahon, our area director, filled us in on Area E’s action-packed October happenings and took questions from us.
What's the story behind the A-frame church in Halfmoon Bay?

What's the story behind the A-frame church in Halfmoon Bay?

The Reverend Canon Alan Greene, an Anglican missionary on the Columbia Coast Mission ships, built the Church of His Presence in memory of his first wife on his property in Halfmoon Bay.
Eastbourne water supply project advances with $1.5 million price tag

Eastbourne water supply project advances with $1.5 million price tag

'This community does deserve a water system with redundancy in it,' Area F director says of Keats Island's Stage 4-plagued Eastbourne water system
Sechelt exploring changes to mobile vendor program

Sechelt exploring changes to mobile vendor program

Sechelt council adopts two recommendations to update its mobile vending program
Woodfibre LNG hosts VR viewing of the future liquefied natural gas facility

Woodfibre LNG hosts VR viewing of the future liquefied natural gas facility

Users who attended a session could view the compressor station, flare and floating storage—among other aspects—with tech. Future dates to use VR to come in 2024.
Speaking from the Heart: shíshálh Nation councillor, teacher and weaver ch’elkwilwet (Raquel Joe) institutes change

Speaking from the Heart: shíshálh Nation councillor, teacher and weaver ch’elkwilwet (Raquel Joe) institutes change

It's midnight. Five shíshálh women, all cousins, paddle their canoes through the black quiet in ?álh tew lích (Sechelt Inlet). It’s so dark they can barely make out the canoe in front of them. With only the sound of their paddles hitting water, they follow the path of their ancestors, who traversed these waters as their major highway for many centuries