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B.C. Ferries cuts back on sailings as traffic drops

B.C. Ferries cuts back on sailings as traffic drops

COVID-19 fallout is forcing B.C. Ferries to cancel sailings that were originally planned as additions to regular sailings in the usually popular April travel period.
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Coast Reporter Radio: COVID-19 and Coast Reporter's coverage

Coast Reporter Radio: COVID-19 and Coast Reporter's coverage

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UPDATED: Henry clarifies advice for dentists, orders salons and spas to close

UPDATED: Henry clarifies advice for dentists, orders salons and spas to close

Dr. Bonnie Henry has been fielding a steady stream of questions at her daily briefings around which types of business and services should close during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 6 (March 20): Respiratory Assessment Clinic opens Monday

COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 6 (March 20): Respiratory Assessment Clinic opens Monday

Dear Fellow Sunshine Coast Residents: It has been seven days since our Task Force was created to help inform the community and our physicians, to help plan our medical community’s response to the pandemic, and to advocate for the resources and suppor
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Local governments launch webpages for COVID-19 updates

Local governments launch webpages for COVID-19 updates

District of Sechelt, Town of Gibsons and the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) have launched dedicated pages on their websites to update constituents about COVID-19 developments and changes to service.
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Sunshine Coast RCMP closes offices to public

Sunshine Coast RCMP closes offices to public

RCMP on the Sunshine Coast are stepping up their response to the COVID pandemic and the detachment’s Sechelt headquarters will now be closed to the public until further notice.
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Fares cancelled, people to board from back of bus as COVID-19 precautions

Fares cancelled, people to board from back of bus as COVID-19 precautions

Transit drivers on the Sunshine Coast will no longer collect fares and passengers must board buses using the rear door “to enhance social distancing.
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Replacement medical health officer to speak at SCRD

Replacement medical health officer to speak at SCRD

Dr. Meenakshi Dawar of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) will be replacing Dr. Geoff McKee as the medical health officer scheduled to brief Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors on COVID-19 next Thursday.
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Derelict boats and motorhomes to be accepted at Sechelt landfill

Derelict boats and motorhomes to be accepted at Sechelt landfill

Motorhomes and derelict boats piling up at the public works yard operated by the District of Sechelt could soon find a new home at the dump, though it will have to be a piecemeal move.
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Flume Road residents say ‘great hardship’ caused by new transit route

Flume Road residents say ‘great hardship’ caused by new transit route

Bus routes scheduled to change this May to avoid what’s been deemed a dangerous intersection could cause “great hardship,” say Flume Road residents.
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