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All Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) water users south of Pender Harbour will face Stage 2 water restrictions starting July 10.

Gibsons council will hold a public hearing July 14 on the first zoning application for a cannabis production facility to come forward since legalization.

Sechelt holds three ‘drive-by’ parades across the district

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says decision was made on science and touts other efforts to support stocks long-term

Scheduled visits to long-term care homes free of COVID-19 outbreaks will begin in July, says B.C.’s provincial health officer.

Sunshine Coast Tourism’s (SCT) Paul Kamon says last week’s announcement from Premier John Horgan that the province was ready for Phase 3 of the restart plan was “a breath of air for a lot of businesses that have been suffocating.

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Trellis Seniors Services president Mary McDougall touched on the impact of the COVID pandemic on long-term care facilities during a presentation for the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce last week.

A ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada could improve bus routes for children attending French-language schools on the Sunshine Coast and change building plans for École du Pacifique in Sechelt.

Sechelt council has voted to defer this year’s tax sale, where properties with three years of unpaid property taxes can be auctioned by the district to recover the money owed.