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Keep an eye out for boots at main intersections this weekend. First Responders will be out in force Dec. 5 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to collect loose change and bills for the Elves Club Sunshine Coast annual holiday fundraiser Crash the Coast.

Virtual gatherings will be held in place of an in-person vigil on Sunday, Dec. 6 to honour the lives of 14 women killed in one of Canada’s deadliest massacres.

The owner of a pleasure craft that washed up on the western shores of Porpoise Bay in mid-November has still not been located as the Canadian Coast Guard turns the file over to the Vessel of Concern Program.

A Sechelt restaurant has closed its doors to the public temporarily due to a positive COVID-19 test. Golden City Restaurant at 5550 Wharf Ave. announced Nov.

Sechelt Coun. Matt McLean says he’s concerned the reduced hours for front desk service at the municipal hall may be confusing and creating the impression that the district isn’t available to respond as well as it could before the pandemic.

Police suspect road rage may have been a factor in an alleged assault that led to a woman being arrested in Sechelt on Friday, Nov. 27. Sunshine Coast RCMP say they received multiple calls at about 3:45 p.m.

Gibsons Mayor Bill Beamish has urged the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) to open the Gibsons and District Aquatic Facility in time for winter holidays.

Health Minister Adrian Dix has apologized for systemic anti-Indigenous racism in health care after a report found hundreds of examples of racism, prejudice and profiling, which result in poorer health outcomes for First Nations and Métis people.

Bystanders waded into the water to rescue the occupants of a small plane that crashed about 30 metres from shore near Royston on Saturday afternoon.