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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.

A date can now be set for the launch of an alternative approval process (AAP) to secure a $9-million loan to pay for a highly anticipated well field in Granthams Landing.

Water meters at the South Pender Water Treatment Plant have been inaccurately measuring the flow of water for the past six years. Infrastructure manager Remko Rosenboom raised the issue during a May 21 infrastructure committee meeting.

Sechelt council has passed first reading for a proposed mixed-use building at the corner of Wharf Avenue and East Porpoise Bay Road that’s undergone several revisions since it was first put forward in 2017.

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Sechelt council has given its approval for a street patio pilot project downtown.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors voted to let people pay their water bills without penalty until the end of September.

Snowpack levels are well below average but cooler weather has slowed the melt, meaning Stage 2 water restrictions could come slightly later this year and start in mid to late June, according to Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) staff.

Area A director Leonard Lee has asked that a working group be formed to address the proposed name change of Madeira Park to salalus.

West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country MP Patrick Weiler says the guns covered under a recent addition to the prohibited list are weapons that “do not have a place in society.