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Is action on Garden Bay Road encampment pending?

Is action on Garden Bay Road encampment pending?

Efforts to remove a homeless encampment on the right of way of Garden Bay Road appear to be enroute and 'just a matter of logistics,' according to Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association (PHARA) president Peter Robson.
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Eastbourne water system contract, addressing defeated committee recommendations: SCRD Board meeting

Eastbourne water system contract, addressing defeated committee recommendations: SCRD Board meeting

Contractor of record since 2018 Keats Island Construction and Services to continue with Eastbourne water service. Staff to look for options to include defeated committee motions in board meeting agendas.
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Canadian figure skater Elladj Baldé coming to Sunshine Coast ice

Canadian figure skater Elladj Baldé coming to Sunshine Coast ice

Sunshine Coast Skating Club presents two ice showcases March 11
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Gracey Hemstreet named a finalist for athlete of the year awards

Gracey Hemstreet named a finalist for athlete of the year awards

The 18-year-old Sunshine Coast mountain biking star won the junior World Championship title and became a Red Bull athlete last year. March 9, she'll be at Sports BC’s 55th awards ceremony along with other top B.C. athletes.
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March 3 marks third count of people experiencing homelessness on the Coast

March 3 marks third count of people experiencing homelessness on the Coast

The one-day event sees a coordinated effort to count the number of people experiencing homelessness on the lower Sunshine Coast.
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Court finds Gibsons not liable in case of teenager struck by falling tree

Court finds Gibsons not liable in case of teenager struck by falling tree

The decision comes more than a decade after a teen was paralyzed by a falling tree
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Snow day for Roberts Creek, Gibsons and Langdale schools

Snow day for Roberts Creek, Gibsons and Langdale schools

School is cancelled for Roberts Creek Elementary, Cedar Grove Elementary, Elphinstone Secondary, Heritage Building, Gibsons Elementary and Langdale Elementary. 
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$500 million in BC Ferries funding to help Coasters 'significantly': FAC chair

$500 million in BC Ferries funding to help Coasters 'significantly': FAC chair

The chairperson of the local Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), Diana Mumford shared a Vancouver stage with Premier David Eby on Feb. 26.
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'Covid hair' prompts fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital among HSPP employees

'Covid hair' prompts fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital among HSPP employees

As Canadian Pacific is matching donations to BC Children’s Hospital until the end of the month, organizer Shara Cody is encouraging locals to donate to the cause.
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Letters: Dusty Road has been voted down, let's move on to what's next

Letters: Dusty Road has been voted down, let's move on to what's next

'Can we please move beyond these Henderson referenced non-starter water supply ideas and recognize that the SCRD has voted them down and proceeding on well water derived plans that are no doubt facing some challenges. '
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