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Halfmoon Happenings: Pause, before you judge

Halfmoon Happenings: Pause, before you judge

I heard this story years ago: “An adult fish, as he passes two young fish, asks ‘How’s the water?’; the two young fish look at each other and say, ‘What water?’”  
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Gumboot Nation: What happened to bicycle bells?

Gumboot Nation: What happened to bicycle bells?

Also, get stoked for the weekend’s Creek Daze and water conservation tips wanted
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Art & Words Festival, music series, Creek Daze – here's what's happening on the Coast this weekend

Art & Words Festival, music series, Creek Daze – here's what's happening on the Coast this weekend

The second-annual Art and Words Festival launches this weekend, Creek Daze is Sunday and Sechelt and Gibsons music series continue
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Rain delivers mixed results for Chapman Water System

Rain delivers mixed results for Chapman Water System

Rainfall measured at Chapman Lake on Aug 8 and 9 totalled 26 mm. That had “a positive impact” for the Chapman Water System according to Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) utility manager Shane Walkey in his Aug 10 water update.
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Sunshine Coast RCMP warn of counterfeit cash found in Gibsons

Sunshine Coast RCMP warn of counterfeit cash found in Gibsons

Counterfeit bills were discovered Gibsons, on July 28 and Aug. 1 at two separate retailers
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89-unit development at East Porpoise Bay Road corner passes first reading

89-unit development at East Porpoise Bay Road corner passes first reading

The developer is to hold a public information session and provide a transportation impact assessment and parking study for the busy intersection and surroundings – among other reports – before second reading.
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Author weaves tale of bandits on BC’s coastline

Author weaves tale of bandits on BC’s coastline

Jay Lang spent childhood years on Read Island in Desolation Sound
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Gibsons new climate stations set to record seasonal patterns

Gibsons new climate stations set to record seasonal patterns

Hourly rainfall data will eventually paint a picture of Gibsons climate
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Water use and lake supplies drop in South Pender

Water use and lake supplies drop in South Pender

With the first ever Stage 3 restrictions coming into force for the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s South Pender water system July 14, last month’s average residential demand was at 865 litres per day.
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Regional district agrees on 2024 budget process

Regional district agrees on 2024 budget process

Round 1 discussions for the 2024 budget are to start in December.
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