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Beach checks ramping up at Roberts Creek and Ocean Beach Esplanade

Beach checks ramping up at Roberts Creek and Ocean Beach Esplanade

Complaints related to rowdy beach parties near the Roberts Creek pier, in Elphinstone and other rural areas were addressed at a July 16 policing committee.
BC Ferries says travellers ‘may not be telling the truth’ about resident status

BC Ferries says travellers ‘may not be telling the truth’ about resident status

Local governments continue to lobby for federal and provincial support for ferries
Sechelt councillors support Wilson Creek name change, but want engagement before formal response to

Sechelt councillors support Wilson Creek name change, but want engagement before formal response to

Sechelt council members say they’re in favour of a proposed name change for Wilson Creek, but want to hold consultations before sending any formal letter of support to the province’s Geographical Names Office.
Strange lights sighted in the sky over Keats

Strange lights sighted in the sky over Keats

Kristina Stoyko was sitting with friends at Armours Beach in Gibsons around 10:30 at night on July 13 when they noticed something odd in the sky over Keats Island.
Syiyaya revives reconciliation work

Syiyaya revives reconciliation work

Two small groups piloted a new format for reconciliation work on the Sunshine Coast last Friday.
Gibsons hearing on short-term rentals to resume July 21

Gibsons hearing on short-term rentals to resume July 21

Councillors in Gibsons waded right into their first online public hearing this week, with three bylaws on the agenda for a Zoom-hosted hearing July 14 – rezoning for a cannabis production facility on Venture Way, new rules for secondary suites, and r
Gibsons defers tax sale to fall of 2021

Gibsons defers tax sale to fall of 2021

Councillors in Gibsons have voted to defer this year’s tax sale, the auction used to recover money owed by property owners who haven’t kept up with their property taxes.
Public hearing set for Secret Cove Heights

Public hearing set for Secret Cove Heights

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors have given second reading to bylaw amendments for the Secret Cove Heights development project in Halfmoon Bay. The public hearing will be held virtually on July 21 at 7 p.m.
Boat launch ‘a vital link’ say islanders

Boat launch ‘a vital link’ say islanders

One letter asking the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) to take “immediate action” to stop the commercial use of a boat ramp in Halfmoon Bay has unleashed a tidal wave of responses from business owners and island residents alarmed at the implic
RCMP cracking down on illegal parking

RCMP cracking down on illegal parking

Sunshine Coast RCMP say they’ve seen an increase in calls from the public to report their driveways being blocked, roads obscured to drivers and hazards from trucks and boat trailers sticking out onto roadways.