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SCRD 2025 budget tops $70 million

SCRD 2025 budget tops $70 million

Last year’s budget had approved expenditures of $65.3 million.
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Home prices climb at higher levels on the Coast

Home prices climb at higher levels on the Coast

Prices for Sunshine Coast real estate showed a 6.9 per cent increase over the past year, according to statistics released by the Greater Vancouver Realtors association Feb. 4.
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Adrian Raeside cartoon: Taking attendance at a B.C. Ferries public engagement meeting

Adrian Raeside cartoon: Taking attendance at a B.C. Ferries public engagement meeting

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Gibsons cracks down on intrusive light

Gibsons cracks down on intrusive light

The town has received resident complaints about intrusive light disturbing rest and property enjoyment in recent years.
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Rob Shaw: Eby's unscripted moment at Invictus Games strikes the perfect chord

Rob Shaw: Eby's unscripted moment at Invictus Games strikes the perfect chord

B.C. premier's off-the-cuff speech drew cheers, heart gestures
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Letters: Questions for Sunshine Coast reservoir transparency

Letters: Questions for Sunshine Coast reservoir transparency

'The devil is in the details and transparency on this effort is lacking.'
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Nature and spirit mingle in painter’s visions at Gibsons Public Market

Nature and spirit mingle in painter’s visions at Gibsons Public Market

An exhibition of mixed-media works by one of the Sunshine Coast’s most active art instructors will culminate mid-month at the Gibsons Public Market. For painter Sheri Peters, the vision for such a collection of ethereal portrayals doesn’t come into focus until the canvases themselves are completed. 
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Annual heritage event recalls bygone recreation

Annual heritage event recalls bygone recreation

A province-wide celebration of British Columbia heritage this month will commemorate historical leisure activities. Heritage Week, a project of the non-profit advocacy organization Heritage BC, takes place annually in mid-February.
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'Serious' crash closes Highway 101 in Roberts Creek

'Serious' crash closes Highway 101 in Roberts Creek

The highway is closed in both directions between Flume Road and Roberts Creek with a detour available through Lower Road or Lockyer Road. Drive BC says there's a detour via Beach Avenue using Marlene Road and Robert Creeks Road. 
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SCRD Briefs: Chaster well upgrade costs escalate

SCRD Briefs: Chaster well upgrade costs escalate

Chaster well upgrades, resolutions for the AVICC convention, and more considered at Jan. 23 Sunshine Coast Regional District board meeting.
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