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Smoky skies bulletin issued for Sunshine Coast

Smoky skies bulletin issued for Sunshine Coast

Area is also under a special weather statement
Corridor study recommends more than $20 million in improvements

Corridor study recommends more than $20 million in improvements

The province will start work next summer on one of the projects recommended in the Highway 101 corridor study – improvements to the Joe Road/Orange Road intersection – but the study also recommends more than $20 million in other potential safety impr
Counterfeit U.S. $100 bill passed in Sechelt

Counterfeit U.S. $100 bill passed in Sechelt

Police report
Our House of Clans project unveiled

Our House of Clans project unveiled

Renderings showing the completed design of a unique affordable housing complex on shíshálh Nation land in Sechelt have been released, as have details about a groundbreaking ceremony tentatively planned for the end of September.
COVID-19 cases reported in Tla'amin Nation

COVID-19 cases reported in Tla'amin Nation

Leadership executes state of emergency
Community association calls for Sechelt to address STR regulations

Community association calls for Sechelt to address STR regulations

A letter from the Sandy Hook Community Association triggered questions from Sechelt council members about whether it’s worth addressing the short-term rental bylaw sooner than later, and separately from an upcoming broader review of its zoning bylaw.
Swimmer dies off Keats Island

Swimmer dies off Keats Island

A Richmond man in his forties died of apparent drowning after he was found in medical distress in the water off the northern tip of Keats Island on Sunday afternoon.
Orca Tahlequah has new baby; in 2018, she swam with her dead calf for 17 days

Orca Tahlequah has new baby; in 2018, she swam with her dead calf for 17 days

Tahlequah, the mother orca who carried her dead calf with her for 17 days and 1,600 kilometres in 2018, has given birth again.
Gibsons council supports petition to protect Charman Creek Lands

Gibsons council supports petition to protect Charman Creek Lands

Gibsons councillors said they’ve heard the appeals from a group of citizens who want to see the Charman Creek Lands protected as a park “in perpetuity” – and they’re fully on board. Al Beaver presented a petition to council on Sept.
Hackett Park – Sechelt’s own Central Park

Hackett Park – Sechelt’s own Central Park

Sechelt’s first park, known as the Sechelt Picnic Grounds, was run by the Union Steamship Company’s offshoot Union Estates from the mid-1920s until the early 1950s.