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Former Gibsons councillor receives maximum fine for careless driving

Former Gibsons councillor receives maximum fine for careless driving

Former Gibsons councillor Silas White has been fined the maximum amount of $2,000, will serve one year of probation and has agreed not to operate a vehicle unless equipped with an Interlock device after pleading guilty to one count of careless drivin
Chuckanut assessment to occur within 30 days

Chuckanut assessment to occur within 30 days

Coast Guard officials were out in Garrans Bay to assess a 40-foot Chris-Craft-style wooden vessel called Chuckanut Belle after residents reported it was partially submerged. The boat was observed to be taking on water Dec.
Family First teaches the gift of giving

Family First teaches the gift of giving

Education assistant Elaine Tattrie first began teaching the gift of giving at Gibsons Elementary School in the early 2000s. “I’m from a big family.
Police Report: Pender Harbour sees rash of mailbox break-ins

Police Report: Pender Harbour sees rash of mailbox break-ins

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Dec. 2 to 9: On Dec. 4, Canada Post reported community mailboxes located in the 11200 and 12200 blocks of Highway 101, Madeira Park, had been breached.
BC Ferries to help fund Persephone restoration

BC Ferries to help fund Persephone restoration

BC Ferries has committed to help fund the restoration of the Persephone, the boat that was at the centre of much of the action on CBC television’s The Beachcombers.
SC COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 39: Dec. 8

SC COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 39: Dec. 8

Dear Fellow Sunshine Coast Residents: The last few weeks have been a bit of a roller coaster.
Sechelt building sector to see “mini boom” in 2021: Siegers

Sechelt building sector to see “mini boom” in 2021: Siegers

Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers used some of her opening remarks during a Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce webinar to characterize a list of developments slated for 2021 as a mini construction boom.
Neighbourhood sewage plant fee increases set for approval

Neighbourhood sewage plant fee increases set for approval

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) Board of Directors is proceeding with a wide range of 2021 user- and frontage fees for 15 small wastewater treatment plants operating in rural neighbourhoods from Langdale to Pender Harbour.
SCRD releases property reporting tool

SCRD releases property reporting tool

Public information such as lot size, value and applicable zoning bylaws is now available through a new property reporting tool released by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD).
McLean’s pitch for elector vote for representation at SCRD board fails

McLean’s pitch for elector vote for representation at SCRD board fails

Coffee’s got its “double double,” chewing gum has its “Double Bubble” and the District of Sechelt had a chance for a “double direct” – election survey that is – until councillors voted down the idea at a regular council meeting.