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Cannabis production facility bid put on hold

Cannabis production facility bid put on hold

The Gibsons planning and development committee has voted to put an application to build a cannabis production facility on Venture Way on hold for now.
SLRD says homes destroyed; 60 to 100 people displaced by Squamish Valley fire

SLRD says homes destroyed; 60 to 100 people displaced by Squamish Valley fire

New estimates show the fire is 203 hectares
Pender Harbour marine search and rescue remains operational

Pender Harbour marine search and rescue remains operational

Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR) Station 61 in Pender Harbour remains operational but is asking that boaters think twice about non-essential trips.
Two people seriously injured in ATV accident near Snake Bay

Two people seriously injured in ATV accident near Snake Bay

Two people were seriously injured Wednesday night after the all-terrain vehicle (ATV) they were riding near Sechelt Inlet tumbled down a steep rocky slope and landed in a swamp, according to ground search and rescue (SAR) manager Alec Tebutt.
Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 19 (April 16)

Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 19 (April 16)

Dear Fellow Sunshine Coast Residents: As we start to see glimmers of light at the end of the tunnel, with our education minister hoping that students will be able to return to school before the end of the year and the COVID-19 curve continuing to fla
Airspan gives flyby high five to health-care workers

Airspan gives flyby high five to health-care workers

Airspan Helicopters added their fleet Wednesday night to the mix of combustion engines that have been involved in weekly salutes to health-care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HSPP running at capacity as Paper Excellence extends shutdown at Powell River

HSPP running at capacity as Paper Excellence extends shutdown at Powell River

Paper Excellence has announced that a curtailment of production at its Powell River paper mill will be extended until at least mid-summer – but the company, which also owns Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP), said the Port Mellon pulp mill continues to
VCH online COVID town hall set for Friday

VCH online COVID town hall set for Friday

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) will be the first health region in the province to host an online town hall meeting on COVID-19.
Sechelt Business Watch hopes to be on patrol this weekend

Sechelt Business Watch hopes to be on patrol this weekend

Sechelt is following the lead of Gibsons and launching its own Business Watch program. The Gibsons Business Watch, which now has 19 volunteers signed up, ran its first patrols over the Easter long weekend.
Sechelt to support COVID relief fund through Community Forest dividend

Sechelt to support COVID relief fund through Community Forest dividend

Sechelt council has voted to earmark $50,000 from its Community Forest dividends to match donations to the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation’s recently established COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund. Coun.