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Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight On…Don Richards, the Merry Island lighthouse keeper

Halfmoon Happenings: Spotlight On…Don Richards, the Merry Island lighthouse keeper

On March 12, Halfmoon Bay, indeed all of us, lost a “beacon of love, warmth and happiness.” On that day, Don Richards, the longest serving lighthouse keeper on Merry Island, passed away.
Harbour highlights: Beginning April with a BOGO sale and turkey – lots of turkey

Harbour highlights: Beginning April with a BOGO sale and turkey – lots of turkey

From the Bargain Barn to a pie auction to tax season, here’s what’s happening in the Harbour area this month
SCRD's Pender Share Shed reopens April 5

SCRD's Pender Share Shed reopens April 5

The re-opening is a six-month pilot project, during which there will be no charge to the public to either drop off an unwanted but serviceable item or to take possession of something deposited at the shed.
Gibsons council endorses changes to STR rules

Gibsons council endorses changes to STR rules

As the mayor completed reading endorsed motions related to RGA rule changes into the record, they were met with applause from the meeting audience.
Sechelt Aquatic Centre pool reopens after sprinkler incident

Sechelt Aquatic Centre pool reopens after sprinkler incident

Patrons were evacuated from Sechelt Aquatic Centre’s pool and hot tub areas on March 29, after material "exploded over hot tub, spraying in all directions”.
Sechelt council endorses 7.2 per cent tax increase for 2023

Sechelt council endorses 7.2 per cent tax increase for 2023

Five-year financial plan is taking shape
Frack Free BC protest held in Gibsons

Frack Free BC protest held in Gibsons

Around 20 individuals opposed to hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in B.C.’s natural gas industry spent an hour waving signs highlighting their concerns at Gibsons Way and North Road on March 26.
Sunshine Coast strata prevails in STR dispute

Sunshine Coast strata prevails in STR dispute

When it comes to short term rentals, the rules of strata corporations can be enforced “beyond” the bylaws of a local government.
SCRD director wants cutblock auctions delayed

SCRD director wants cutblock auctions delayed

Area D director Kelly Backs calls for the SCRD to request withdrawal of the cutblocks from current operating plans until concerns over potential impacts of logging on downstream properties, water users and infrastructure have been addressed.
What’s happening at the encampment on vacant land in Sechelt?

What’s happening at the encampment on vacant land in Sechelt?

The man who built a "tarp mansion" near Hightide shares what it’s like to live there after the District enacted a new vacant land bylaw