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Letter: 11 things I’m doing to put off the taps running dry

Letter: 11 things I’m doing to put off the taps running dry

'In this time of water crisis, and yes it is a crisis, here is what I'm doing to put off the day that taps run dry'
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One in 10 Canadian testers find radioactive gas a problem at home, says StatCan

One in 10 Canadian testers find radioactive gas a problem at home, says StatCan

While 10% of Canadians who tested for radon found it was a problem in their home, only 56% had ever heard of the naturally occurring radioactive gas — the country's leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.
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Water update: Environmental flow reduction approved for Chapman Creek

Water update: Environmental flow reduction approved for Chapman Creek

Also, Users have heeded the calls to reduce demands on the Chapman water system. The SCRD Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) reports daily usage on the system dipped below the 9. 5 million litre mark between Oct. 11 and 17.
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Lower Sunshine Coast governments ban fireworks until further notice

Lower Sunshine Coast governments ban fireworks until further notice

There won't be fireworks for Halloween 2022
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New Halfmoon Bay director Justine Gabias prepares for first term on SCRD board

New Halfmoon Bay director Justine Gabias prepares for first term on SCRD board

Four acclamations and one race made up the 2022-2026 Sunshine Coast Regional District board of directors.
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Who would Sechelt kids have voted in for mayor and council?

Who would Sechelt kids have voted in for mayor and council?

The ballots reveal the SD46 students would have picked the same Sechelt mayor but mostly different councillors
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Local concrete and aggregate companies not Chapman water users

Local concrete and aggregate companies not Chapman water users

Unwilling to comment on what water source his company uses, Mike Carter of Central Coast Concrete said no local concrete companies use SCRD drinking water for concrete production. Water used at Lehigh's Sechelt mine comes directly from groundwater wells on site.
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Bring out your fridge: More options for appliance recycling on the Coast as of November

Bring out your fridge: More options for appliance recycling on the Coast as of November

Coast residents will be able to recycle large household appliances for free at the Pender Harbour solid waste transfer station and Sechelt landfill as of Nov. 1. Gibsons Recycling Depot has been offing this service on the Coast since May of last year. 
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Letters: Acknowledging the roots of opposition to the Havies

Letters: Acknowledging the roots of opposition to the Havies

'In the larger picture, it was inevitable these prime parcels of residential property would be developed by somebody sometime.'
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Elphinstone Chronicles: Streamkeepers monitoring struggling streams

Elphinstone Chronicles: Streamkeepers monitoring struggling streams

Amid ongoing high temperatures and drought, Streamkeepers are logging temperatures in Sunshine Coast creeks. Salmon will quickly die off in water that is too warm.
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