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Public voices mixed reactions to proposed six-storey rental project on O’Shea Road

Public voices mixed reactions to proposed six-storey rental project on O’Shea Road

Residents raise concerns over traffic, parking, and environmental impact of proposed 78-unit development
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Sechelt proclaims July 20-16, National Drowning Prevention Week

Sechelt proclaims July 20-16, National Drowning Prevention Week

Sechelt should consider adding public access rings to area beaches, recommends executive director of Lifesaving Society of BC and Yukon
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Council Moves Forward with Aquifer Protection Plan

Council Moves Forward with Aquifer Protection Plan

Updated development permit language to be included in OCP engagement
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Harmony flows through collection of Creeker memories: Gumboot Nation

Harmony flows through collection of Creeker memories: Gumboot Nation

Nearly half a century after the first history of Roberts Creek chronicled the community’s transformation from pastoral preemptions to thriving coastal enclave, a new book tracks the Creek’s course through the transformative ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.
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Classical virtuosi forage for generational renaissance on the Sunshine Coast

Classical virtuosi forage for generational renaissance on the Sunshine Coast

 A pair of twenty-something prodigies who have made a home on the Sunshine Coast looked no further than their own backyard when naming their musical duo.
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Outdoor art show helps nourish Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden

Outdoor art show helps nourish Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden

 A monthlong exhibition of outdoor sculpture by Kate von Riesen at the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden culminated in a two-day showcase of original works by von Riesen, Donna Stewart and Laurie Beeman, held last weekend in West Sechelt.
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Cost for emergency watermain work in South Pender Harbour system doubles

Cost for emergency watermain work in South Pender Harbour system doubles

July 10, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors endorsed a $91,883 increase to N.B. Contracting Ltd.’s excavation contract, raising the total contract value to $160,283.
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GoFundMe page set up for Powell River-area forest industry worker

GoFundMe page set up for Powell River-area forest industry worker

Logger sports association initiates fundraising campaign to help family while workplace death on Goat Island is investigated by BC Coroners Service
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Opinion: It might not be an island, but Coasters are still ferry dependent

Opinion: It might not be an island, but Coasters are still ferry dependent

Amongst the regular chaos and frustrations, let's share those ferry experiences that make it all worthwhile.
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SCRD working on its 2026 emissions reduction target, but it's not there yet

SCRD working on its 2026 emissions reduction target, but it's not there yet

More reductions are needed if the Sunshine Coast Regional District is to meet its target of reducing its corporate greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent.
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