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Sechelt council receives 2023 budget backgrounder

Sechelt council receives 2023 budget backgrounder

According to the draft of the coming year’s spending plan, to fund existing District operations and meet anticipated cost increases, the 2023 budget would require almost $785,000 more in property tax revenue than in 2022.
Sunshine Coast 77-year-old now holds a headstand world record

Sunshine Coast 77-year-old now holds a headstand world record

At 77 years and 198 days old the Sunshine Coast's Richard de la Mare held a headstand for 60 seconds and won a Guinness world record.
No emergency warming centre in Sechelt leaves unhoused with few options

No emergency warming centre in Sechelt leaves unhoused with few options

Shelters reach capacity during cold snap
Resident priority on ferries requires provincial action: BC Ferries

Resident priority on ferries requires provincial action: BC Ferries

Priority for Coasters travelling on BC Ferries’ (BCF) Route 3 was the top theme identified by the 83 people who attended the company’s “community drop-in session” in Sechelt on Nov. 23.
Gibsons establishes Accessibility Advisory Committee

Gibsons establishes Accessibility Advisory Committee

The committee is to 'assist the Town in identifying barriers and advise Council on how to remove and prevent these barriers'
Gibsons makes committee, liason appointments

Gibsons makes committee, liason appointments

Gibsons also dissolved the Holland Lands & Cultural Corner Revitalization Select Committee and Police Select Committee
High schoolers chime in on some of their favourite-ever gifts

High schoolers chime in on some of their favourite-ever gifts

Whether the gift is for friends or family, everyone knows the feeling of 'I hope they like this' that comes with buying presents
Dakota Ridge operator reminds drivers to use chains following ‘fender benders’ on icy road

Dakota Ridge operator reminds drivers to use chains following ‘fender benders’ on icy road

Snowpack ‘above average’ at recreation site
Cedar Grove kids raised $2,000 for the food bank, so their principal kissed a fish

Cedar Grove kids raised $2,000 for the food bank, so their principal kissed a fish

Principal Jamie Sadler told the Cedar Grove students that if they raised $1,500 for the food bank, he'd kiss a fish in front of the whole school. They raised $2,000.
How local hockey teams step up for community

How local hockey teams step up for community

This year, of the 40 families the Ministry of Children and Family Development is distributing Christmas hampers to on the Sunshine Coast, 10 are sponsored by local minor hockey teams.