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B.C.'s COVID-19 ICU patient count hits 10-month low

B.C.'s COVID-19 ICU patient count hits 10-month low

Of 325 COVID-19 patients in B.C. hospitals, 28 are in ICUs
No hybrid council meetings yet, reconciliation crosswalk commitment and more: Gibsons council briefs

No hybrid council meetings yet, reconciliation crosswalk commitment and more: Gibsons council briefs

Also, public inquires after capacity to do the Gibsons marina cleanup and it was Evie Clark's second to last council meeting
Coast bus routes to realign with ferry schedule as of June 23

Coast bus routes to realign with ferry schedule as of June 23

Routes 90 and 1 are set to better meet ferry passengers
Glassford Road isn't reopening but the barricades are moving

Glassford Road isn't reopening but the barricades are moving

While you won't be able to drive from one end from Glassford to the other, the barricades will move from their Gower Point Road location to north of Blain Lane. Gibsons council made the decision in light of the safety the closure afforded the kids of Glassford Road.
BC Ferries set to sail with qathet region music festival

BC Ferries set to sail with qathet region music festival

Annual PRISMA orchestral summer school will be attracting many visitors
Gibsons waterfront George Hotel form and character development permit expires

Gibsons waterfront George Hotel form and character development permit expires

Town of Gibsons says building permits cannot be issued until a new development permit dealing with the proposed design elements of the project is in place.
Watch: Video of 2009 tugboat capsizing on Skookumchuck resurfaces on TikTok

Watch: Video of 2009 tugboat capsizing on Skookumchuck resurfaces on TikTok

It may have been more than a decade ago that a tugboat flipped on Skookumchuck Narrows, but a video showing the blink-and-miss-it incident has recently been introduced to a new audience: the TikTok app.
That was shady: Man steals $15K in sunglasses from B.C. shop

That was shady: Man steals $15K in sunglasses from B.C. shop

Thief who broke into an optical store in Gibsons just after 4:30 a.m. June 1, grabbed approximately $15,000 worth of sunglasses.
Gibsons’s Pride flag still flying, despite threats

Gibsons’s Pride flag still flying, despite threats

As June's Pride Month celebrations are under way, Mayor Bill Beamish addressed the threats to the flag, Town staff and public art during a council meeting on June 7.
Talking on water: SCRD checks in on drinking water projects

Talking on water: SCRD checks in on drinking water projects

Out for public consideration until the end of of this month is a ten-page document that reviews the current situation with the water systems managed by the SCRD.