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Coast Reporter Radio · Episode 192: Ferry money and Dads Matter In this week's podcast we hear Premier John Horgan's response to a question about federal funding for BC Ferries and an interview with Keith VanBrabant about a parenting program he facil

Tentative plans are underway to re-open some Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) recreation facilities in September – but the regional district wants to know how the public feels about reopening with COVID precautions and the tax hike that could

Gibsons council has given third reading to the zoning amendments that would allow a cannabis production facility on a property at 1037 Venture Way in the town’s main industrial area.

Several options were explored but no obvious solutions arose from the public engagement session on the contested boat ramp at Coopers Green Park in Halfmoon Bay.

People throwing out more garbage, more people living on the Sunshine Coast and more renovations and construction are putting pressure on the landfill’s annual capacity, say Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff.

shíshálh professional weaver and artist Jessica Silvey has gifted a wool blanket to the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) “in commitment to the journey we are weaving together, towards reconciliation.

The lower Sunshine Coast’s “first public safe consumption space” for people who use drugs has been set up in Sechelt.

Gibsons council has voted to put consideration of a bylaw on short-term rentals on hold until September after two sessions of online public hearings. The Town estimates there are about 91 short-term rental units in Gibsons.

The Canadian Ferry Association (CFA) claims the lack of federal government support “will impact the economic and social recovery post COVID-19” of ferry dependent communities.

MLA wants resident priority loading replaced by priority for medical patients