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SCRD shuts off water for two campgrounds citing ongoing leaks

SCRD shuts off water for two campgrounds citing ongoing leaks

'Ten days is not enough time to schedule a contractor to come in, pull permits, find the water leak, and put a plan in place, especially these days,' said Bobby Lum of Creekside Campground
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Art Beat: Literary luminaries converge this weekend

Art Beat: Literary luminaries converge this weekend

As the Art Crawl kicks into high gear this weekend literary events complement the visual riches of Sunshine Coast studio and galleries.
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Check your culverts, SCRD drought update says

Check your culverts, SCRD drought update says

Rain is coming, but is it enough? The SCRD has set a new target for Chapman users: No more than 8.5 million litres a day.
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Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Visit the Harbour’s 17 Art Crawl venues

Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Visit the Harbour’s 17 Art Crawl venues

Also, Lafayette String Quartet plays this weekend and Brownies raising food bank funds Oct. 26
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Powell River fishery officer details freeing of tangled whale

Powell River fishery officer details freeing of tangled whale

Team worked to disentangle a humpback from recreational prawn fishing gear
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‘Sustained shift’ to cooler, wetter weather predicted as rain returns to Sechelt

‘Sustained shift’ to cooler, wetter weather predicted as rain returns to Sechelt

Between 20 and 70 millimetres of rain could fall by next Friday – signalling a return to typical fall weather patterns, says Environment Canada.
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Sunshine Coast sculptor Jack Gibson's wild and refined craft leaps boundaries

Sunshine Coast sculptor Jack Gibson's wild and refined craft leaps boundaries

Ahead of the much-anticipated Art Crawl weekend, we meet just one of the artists part of the 169-venue event: sculptor Jack Gibson
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B.C. calls on public as it looks to 'future-proof' province from floods

B.C. calls on public as it looks to 'future-proof' province from floods

To counter increased risks to flooding, the B.C. government wants to improve flood maps, plan for community retreat in high-risk areas, and open up natural floodplains to give water a place to go. It's calling on public input for the new plan.
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Halfmoon Happenings: Get carving for Great Halfmoon Bay Pumpkin Trail

Halfmoon Happenings: Get carving for Great Halfmoon Bay Pumpkin Trail

Also, visit the 42 Halfmoon Bay artists who are part of this weekend’s Art Crawl, Oct. 21 to 23
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Letter: Look to drought-prone areas for ideas – like water towers

Letter: Look to drought-prone areas for ideas – like water towers

'As rampant development is allowed on the Sunshine Coast and developers inhabit councils, hard decisions on the future of water use and storage have to be made.'
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