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Louis Riel Day proclaimed

Louis Riel Day proclaimed

Gibsons and Sechelt have proclaimed Nov. 16 as Louis Riel Day and both municipalities plan to fly the Métis flag over their respective municipal halls, but it will be raised without the usual ceremony in light of the ongoing COVID pandemic.
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Tofino and Ucluelet ask Lower Mainland residents to stay away until Nov. 23

Tofino and Ucluelet ask Lower Mainland residents to stay away until Nov. 23

Tofino and Ucluelet are asking residents from the Lower Mainland to stay away for at least the next eight days.
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Who was Sechelt’s first mayor?

Who was Sechelt’s first mayor?

Christine Johnston was born in 1906 and grew up in Ottawa 'close to politics'
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Soccer teams cleared for safe travel within VCH region

Soccer teams cleared for safe travel within VCH region

COVID task force doctors stand by recommendation against non-essential travel
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Group looks for provincial funding for labour market study

Group looks for provincial funding for labour market study

Sechelt and Gibsons are supporting a Sunshine Coast regional labour market study. The Powell River Educational Services Society (PRESS) is hoping to get funding for the project from the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
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Approval of drag race dates on hold pending timeline for airport work

Approval of drag race dates on hold pending timeline for airport work

Sechelt council is asking the Sunshine Coast Drag Racing Association (SCDRA) to wait until the district has more details on the runway expansion project before confirming dates for the 2021 season. SCDRA representatives appeared before council Nov.
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Directors OK ‘accelerated restart’ of Gibsons pool

Directors OK ‘accelerated restart’ of Gibsons pool

Staff looking into multipurpose room expansion
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Pratt acclaimed chair, Toth takes vice chair in SCRD leadership election

Pratt acclaimed chair, Toth takes vice chair in SCRD leadership election

Halfmoon Bay director Lori Pratt was acclaimed chair of the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board on Nov. 12, while Sechelt director Alton Toth beat out Elphinstone director Donna McMahon for vice chair.
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Coast Reporter Radio: MLA-elect Nicholas Simons

Coast Reporter Radio: MLA-elect Nicholas Simons

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Centre for Disease Control reports three local COVID cases in October

Centre for Disease Control reports three local COVID cases in October

The BC Centre for Disease Control’s local health area COVID case numbers for October show the Lower Sunshine Coast saw just three additional cases over the month for a total of 29 since the beginning of the year.
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