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Police Report: Marine patrols ticket, fine boaters

Police Report: Marine patrols ticket, fine boaters

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Aug. 1 to 8: • On Aug. 2, police were conducting marine patrols near Gibsons Harbour and located a small boat with several passengers on board.
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Dr. Henry offers more details about B.C.'s 'innovative' back to school plan

Dr. Henry offers more details about B.C.'s 'innovative' back to school plan

"Schools will look different."
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UPDATED: Man dies after going missing in Squamish lake

UPDATED: Man dies after going missing in Squamish lake

Man in his 20s had been on inflatable device in Browning Lake when he went missing: he was taken to hospital but later died
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Sechelt woman airlifted to hospital after accident near Dan Bosch Park

Sechelt woman airlifted to hospital after accident near Dan Bosch Park

A Sechelt resident was airlifted to hospital Sunday night following a single-vehicle accident in Pender Harbour.
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Coast Guard seeks owner of capsized boat in Porpoise Bay

Coast Guard seeks owner of capsized boat in Porpoise Bay

Authorities are looking for the owner of a pleasure craft that capsized but remains attached to a yellow buoy in East Porpoise Bay. Residents near Kontiki Road noticed the 24-foot fibreglass boat with the name Bald Eagle had capsized Aug. 3.
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Search for new home for Persephone continues

Search for new home for Persephone continues

Former Visitor Information Centre site tops the list
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McMahon proposes ‘seed funding’ for Gibsons rec centre solar array project

McMahon proposes ‘seed funding’ for Gibsons rec centre solar array project

Utility bills are high and the roof is wide, so why not spend some money to shellac the Gibsons and Area Community Centre with solar panels? That’s the pitch Elphinstone director Donna McMahon gave at a July 30 Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD)
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SCRD directors’ travel expenses take a plunge

SCRD directors’ travel expenses take a plunge

While empty rec centres and other unexpected costs are buffeting the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s bottom line, one silver lining popped up during a review of directors’ travel expenses for 2020.
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Curbside collection of food waste coming to rural residents in October

Curbside collection of food waste coming to rural residents in October

Waste collection will be changing this October for those who rely on the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) service. Starting Oct. 6, food waste will be collected separately from garbage.
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Stonehurst owners offer to buy part of adjacent Town lot

Stonehurst owners offer to buy part of adjacent Town lot

The Town of Gibsons has launched an online survey to find out what residents think of an offer to buy part of the Town-owned land beside Stonehurst, a heritage property at 529 Gibsons Way.
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