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Police Report: Resident bilked by ‘gold shipment’ scam

Police Report: Resident bilked by ‘gold shipment’ scam

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for May 16 to 25: On May 21, a Coast resident reported a fraud after responding to a social media invitation to partake in an “investment opportunity” last fall.
Resilient Coast hoping to get funding for ‘Sunshine Coast Together’ project

Resilient Coast hoping to get funding for ‘Sunshine Coast Together’ project

Municipal councillors in Gibsons and Sechelt say they’re willing to support a “Sunshine Coast Together” project, which would, in the organizer’s words, “encourage and facilitate neighbourhood-level social connection, resilience, and mutual aid on the
June proclaimed Pride Month on the Coast

June proclaimed Pride Month on the Coast

2020 celebrations to be held mainly online
Women’s housing project ‘needed now more than ever,’ public meeting hears

Women’s housing project ‘needed now more than ever,’ public meeting hears

Neighbourhood security, water, and how tenants will be chosen were the top questions during an online public information session on the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society’s (SCCSS) proposed housing project in Sechelt.
B.C. campsite booking website crashes soon after reservations opened today

B.C. campsite booking website crashes soon after reservations opened today

While BC Parks opened its camping reservations site Monday morning, few people have been actually able to book a site.
Henry says no immediate plans to provide more detailed COVID stats

Henry says no immediate plans to provide more detailed COVID stats

Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she has no immediate plans to change the way COVID-19 case numbers are reported to show data for individual communities or regions – but she isn’t ruling out a change in the future.
Province hands out ‘relief funding’ to tourism groups

Province hands out ‘relief funding’ to tourism groups

Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) is among the 59 Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO) that will share in a $10-million grant to make up for lost revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. DMOs in B.C.
RBC GranFondo Whistler cancelled

RBC GranFondo Whistler cancelled

Citing the provincial government's recent four-phase reopening plan in which events larger than 50 people would not be allowed until "a vaccine or successful medical treatment is widely available," organizers reasoned that as a mass event, the Sept.
No sign of dog swept over North Van waterfall

No sign of dog swept over North Van waterfall

District of North Vancouver firefighters are warning the public after a dog was swept over a waterfall in Lynn Canyon and is presumed drowned. The department was called to the creek just north of the suspension bridge around 4:30 p.m.
Comment: Lack of B.C. wood pulp is jeopardizing toilet paper supply

Comment: Lack of B.C. wood pulp is jeopardizing toilet paper supply

A commentary by the president, CEO and director of Mercer International, one of the world’s largest producers of NBSK market pulp. With sawmills closing, more effective government intervention is needed to maintain B.C.