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B.C. COVID-19 deaths rise

B.C. COVID-19 deaths rise

The 32 COVID-19 deaths in week up to Oct. 15 is highest total since Aug. 27
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Letters: Lower Road speeds a disaster waiting to happen

Letters: Lower Road speeds a disaster waiting to happen

'At the very least, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure ought to supply some signs to remind all the new city drivers who rush down Lower Road at dangerous speeds, only to have to slow down for a stop sign at either end.'
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Artists find power in stillness and flux at Gibsons Public Market

Artists find power in stillness and flux at Gibsons Public Market

The alluring landscapes by Gibsons-based painter Julia Dodge are rooted in real-life locales where brooding figures contemplate ethereal skies. Sechelt’s Jan Jensen creates ebullient abstracts in which filaments of energy dart and rebound while offering tantalizing allusions to the material world at Gibsons Public Market until Dec. 8
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Opinion: What happened to Relic’s houseboat?

Opinion: What happened to Relic’s houseboat?

Solving small mysteries, a case of mistaken identity, and finding the source of wild goose chases
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Looking for a boat? Former ferry can be yours for $200,000-plus

Looking for a boat? Former ferry can be yours for $200,000-plus

The Powell River Queen, which now plies the Campbell River-Quadra Island route, is set to retire in January and be replaced by two new hybrid Island-class ferries.
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Shaw Road affordable housing project set to start

Shaw Road affordable housing project set to start

As soon as Nov. 7, the first phase of the Shaw Road project, a 40-unit building containing a mix of studio, one, two and three-bedroom apartments, could break ground.
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Sunshine Coast food banks holding drive to meet local demand

Sunshine Coast food banks holding drive to meet local demand

The Sunshine Coast's Food Bank Coalition is holding a 'depot day' Oct. 22 as the local food banks' supplies of non-perishables dwindle
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Coast resident falls victim to email scam: Police report

Coast resident falls victim to email scam: Police report

Here's what the Sunshine Coast RCMP reported from Oct. 12 through 15
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How Sunshine Coast genealogy enthusiasts are banding together

How Sunshine Coast genealogy enthusiasts are banding together

Over the past year, the SCGC has grown to 23 members who are scattered from Powell River to Idaho and Penticton to Campbell River, all with ties to the Sunshine Coast. On Oct. 29, the SCGS is co-hosting two lectures by internationally renowned British genealogist Chris Paton on Finding your Irish Ancestors through Land Records and on Scottish Marriage.
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Improvement funds granted for Powell River Airport

Improvement funds granted for Powell River Airport

Transport Canada provides $8 million to upgrade runway facilities
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