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Powell River RCMP continue search for missing man

Powell River RCMP continue search for missing man

Vaughn Baumgardt has not been seen since August of last year
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Sechelt Skies: Jupiter and Saturn planetary viewing coming in September

Sechelt Skies: Jupiter and Saturn planetary viewing coming in September

For September, we have excellent opportunities to view the outer visible planets – Saturn, Jupiter and Mars – as well as views of Venus as it disappears around the Sun before its superior conjunction (on the far side) with the Sun on Octo
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Pender Harbour resident helps bring real accessibility to the Coast

Pender Harbour resident helps bring real accessibility to the Coast

Brad McCannell, from Garden Bay, is part of a nine-person board of directors for Accessibility Standards Canada.
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Third annual e-bike scavenger hunt rides through Gibsons

Third annual e-bike scavenger hunt rides through Gibsons

Happy e-bikers spent Aug. 21 zipping around Gibsons as part of the Transportation Choices Sunshine Coast (TraC) third annual (E)Bike Scavenger Hunt.
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Letter: A vote for water this fall

Letter: A vote for water this fall

'With all the new developments on the Coast, it’s the perfect opportunity for local and regional governments to take meaningful action. '
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Letter: Complete the Highway 101 bypass survey before Aug. 31

Letter: Complete the Highway 101 bypass survey before Aug. 31

'I recently completed the MOTI survey on the future of highway 101 on the lower Sunshine Coast.  I was shocked to learn that no improvements are contemplated for the stretch between Havies Road and downtown Sechelt. (Full disclosure; I live on that stretch.)'
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Artists explore landscape of transformation and emotion at Gibsons Public Market

Artists explore landscape of transformation and emotion at Gibsons Public Market

'I know the message of an artwork has arrived when it results in a deep sigh in me,' says digital artist Susan Harman. The works of Harman and painter Tammy Hartmann are on exhibit at Gibsons Public Market until September 30.
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Birdies on tap for disc golfers at the Tapworks Open

Birdies on tap for disc golfers at the Tapworks Open

The Sunshine Coast Disc Club celebrated its fifth golf tournament of the season on Aug. 14
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Just Ask Angie: Where are volunteers needed the most on the Coast?

Just Ask Angie: Where are volunteers needed the most on the Coast?

Many long-standing organizations rely on volunteerism to provide services to our communities
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Letter: Five steps BC Ferries can take for the Sunshine Coast

Letter: Five steps BC Ferries can take for the Sunshine Coast

While it’s good to see BC Ferries has noticed Route 3 to Langdale is a 'hot spot,' more promises from them to 'listen and engage' give us no more hope than 'thoughts and prayers.'
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