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Property owners voice concerns with Sechelt's new zoning bylaw

Property owners voice concerns with Sechelt's new zoning bylaw

Height restrictions, suite space calculations, business licences per lot and inconsistencies with the OCP: Here's what residents had to say at the Zoning Bylaw 580 public hearing
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Sechelt council has endorsed new STR regulations – here's what they are

Sechelt council has endorsed new STR regulations – here's what they are

Sechelt has gone ahead with a plan to allow up to 15 unhosted short-term rentals in the municipality.
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Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Great bunch of nature talks coming up

Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Great bunch of nature talks coming up

Also, remembering iconic boat builder Barrie Farrell
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Viewpoint: After the mill, how do we protect our community?

Viewpoint: After the mill, how do we protect our community?

"Historically, the construction of the dams destroyed wild fish habitats on which Tla’amin depended. They deserve support for their efforts to restore those habitats."
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Sharing the plight of local farms during Stage 4: Elphinstone Chronicles

Sharing the plight of local farms during Stage 4: Elphinstone Chronicles

(And how the Queen once tasted food produced from Howe Sound Cooperative Cannery in Elphinstone)
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Tla’amin Nation interested in Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat purchase

Tla’amin Nation interested in Catalyst Paper Tis’kwat purchase

Letter of intent sent to owner Paper Excellence will lead to conditional offer for mill site
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BC MLAs show their support for Port Coquitlam hometown hero Terry Fox

BC MLAs show their support for Port Coquitlam hometown hero Terry Fox

Provincial politicians in British Columbia are lending their support to the Terry Fox Foundation as it organizes its first in-person community runs since 2019.
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Messages from four Gibsons council candidates

Messages from four Gibsons council candidates

As of Sept. 14, there were eight candidates declared for the position of councillor in the Town of Gibsons for the Oct. 15 local government elections.
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What resolutions passed at this year's UBCM conference?

What resolutions passed at this year's UBCM conference?

The annual UBCM conference in Whistler dealt with hundreds of resolutions: from ferries to hospice to child care to cannabis. Here's a list of some that passed.
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Boater caught on video 'harassing' pod of killer whales in B.C.

Boater caught on video 'harassing' pod of killer whales in B.C.

"I would say that this vessel was within 50 metres of orcas at several points during the encounter," says one witness.
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