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SCRD requires masks while exercising at fitness centres

SCRD requires masks while exercising at fitness centres

Additional COVID-19 restrictions come into effect on April 9
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B.C. sets new record for COVID-19 cases detected in a day: 1,293

B.C. sets new record for COVID-19 cases detected in a day: 1,293

Active infections, at 9,184, are at a high since December 22.
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Boat grounded off Gibsons

Boat grounded off Gibsons

A cabin cruiser was spotted perched on a tidal rock outside of Gibsons Harbour in Shoal Channel on Tuesday, April 6. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre called Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) Station 14 at 7:06 p.m.
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UPDATED: Drop-in vaccinations available for people 70 and older in Sechelt this week

UPDATED: Drop-in vaccinations available for people 70 and older in Sechelt this week

Registration opens for people 65 and older
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Demand for AstraZeneca vaccine surges as six Coast pharmacies cleared to offer doses

Demand for AstraZeneca vaccine surges as six Coast pharmacies cleared to offer doses

Six pharmacies on the Sunshine Coast have been cleared to administer doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to people aged 55 to 65 as of April 6, and while people are eager for the jab, the announcement has left pharmacists scrambling to keep up with a surge
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Cases rising steadily on Coast

Cases rising steadily on Coast

More than 2% of Coasters vaccinated in one day
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Police Report: Selma Park resident finds old grenade in the garden

Police Report: Selma Park resident finds old grenade in the garden

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for March 28 to April 4: On March 30, a resident on Geer Road in Selma Park reported finding what appeared to be an old grenade in the garden.
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'Red' the octopus returns home to Howe Sound

'Red' the octopus returns home to Howe Sound

Nicholas Sonntag Marine Education Centre hosts virtual release of marine life
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BC Cannabis store will open in Sechelt on 4/20

BC Cannabis store will open in Sechelt on 4/20

Cannabis counterculture on the Sunshine Coast may unofficially come to and end in two weeks time, with the announcement that a BC Cannabis store will be opening its doors on 4/20.
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Sea Cavalcade put on ice

Sea Cavalcade put on ice

Hopes for the return of Gibsons’ largest summertime celebration will have to be pushed to 2022. In an email to volunteers and board members, organizer Phill Murray announced Sea Cavalcade would be cancelled this year.
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