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Letters: What about desalination for the Sunshine Coast?

Letters: What about desalination for the Sunshine Coast?

'We have an ocean, why don’t we build a desalination plant? If it’s good enough for Australia, China, Chile, Algeria, India, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Malta, Maldives, Morocco, Mexico, and a host of other nations, why not here? Maybe there are federal grants?'
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Does it matter when I use water? When can I flush the toilet?

Does it matter when I use water? When can I flush the toilet?

Two months into the Stage 4 restrictions in the Chapman Water System, the people want to know: Is it OK to flush the toilet when it's raining?
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Magic and mentalism show coming to Gibsons Nov. 5 & 6

Magic and mentalism show coming to Gibsons Nov. 5 & 6

L’IMPOSSIBLE: An Evening of Magic and Mind Reading features the spellbinding acts of illusionist Bro Gilbert and mentalist Eric Samuels in a show that will benefit Heritage Playhouse
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Firefighters extinguish fire at an RV park in Gibsons

Firefighters extinguish fire at an RV park in Gibsons

The recreation vehicle is likely uninhabitable, fire chief Rob Michael says
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Open burning ban lifted in Pender Harbour and Egmont, remains for rest of Coast

Open burning ban lifted in Pender Harbour and Egmont, remains for rest of Coast

Folks in Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt and Halfmoon Bay fire protection areas are still not allowed campfires
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Halfmoon Happenings: Excitement reigns over Art Crawl weekend

Halfmoon Happenings: Excitement reigns over Art Crawl weekend

Also, don’t forget about The Great 2022 Halfmoon Bay Pumpkin Trail on Monday, Oct. 31.
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Harbour-Egmont Highlights: 12th Annual Halloween Howl Dance and Costume Extravaganza is today

Harbour-Egmont Highlights: 12th Annual Halloween Howl Dance and Costume Extravaganza is today

The 12th Annual Halloween Howl Dance and Costume Extravaganza happens this Saturday, Oct. 29 at The Hall. The Steve Hinton Band with special guest Peter Van Duersen will have you dancing nonstop.
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Art Beat: Organ music, art, Samhain parade as Sechelt Arts Festival concludes

Art Beat: Organ music, art, Samhain parade as Sechelt Arts Festival concludes

The Sechelt Arts Festival events take a turn toward Halloween in the festival's final days and Gibsons gets set for its Halloween block party
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'We're not out of the woods': Snow slows Chapman watershed recharge

'We're not out of the woods': Snow slows Chapman watershed recharge

Freezing temperatures at higher elevations are complicating the recharging of a parched watershed. The cold has also meant that the Edwards Lake siphons, put into use less than a month ago, have been taken off-line. So where do we go from here?
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Pumps closed at two Coast gas stations due to possible fuel contamination, vehicle breakdowns

Pumps closed at two Coast gas stations due to possible fuel contamination, vehicle breakdowns

Tow trucks respond to vehicle break downs related to the incident.
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