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The upcoming Artesia Coffee House on March 3 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt will feature the return of Back Porch Reunion with the vocals of Dale Stavroff on numerous ukuleles and guitars, Al Burns on drums traversing Creole, Americana

Shorncliffe Adult Day Program (ADP) currently runs four days a week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and offers a variety of stimulating cognitive, physical and social based programs for those with health challenges who can benefit from therapeutic support, enabling meaningful and healthy leisure experiences. In addition, the program offers some respite time for the member’s caregiver.   

Bring a friend, come and try curling at no cost whatsoever, and at the very least you’ll appreciate the impressive skill of those elite curlers you’ll be seeing on TV for the next month or so. And who knows, maybe you’ll find a new and fun activity for next winter as a new curling season begins. 

Logging activity near Sechelt Airport is expected to start shortly and be completed by mid-March.

The living wage calculation for the lower Sunshine Coast has surpassed both Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria.

The average residential property will be levied about $35 more for sewer and $45 more for water this year. The adjustments bring the average annual cost of fees and parcel taxes to $976 for water and $741 for sewer for homes receiving those services.

While a 4.5 per cent property tax increase was proposed, Gibsons' mayor and council asked staff to revisit the 2023 operating budget to reduce the increase to 1.5 per cent.

The restaurant, best known for its days as the set for the Beachcombers, was opened by new owners in 2021

Gibsons staff confirm that no zoning changes are requested and an additional public hearing would not be required.