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Expect delays Tuesday through Selma Park

Expect delays Tuesday through Selma Park

Fortis BC is advising drivers travelling Tuesday on Highway 101 through Selma Park that they may experience some delays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
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Rebate program for rainwater cisterns to launch March 16

Rebate program for rainwater cisterns to launch March 16

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) will be accepting rebate applications for the purchase of large rainwater cisterns starting March 16.
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Man who died in police incident identified as Whistler business owner

Man who died in police incident identified as Whistler business owner

B.C. police watchdog investigating death
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Group pitches 10-lot bare-land strata to beat Vancouver’s housing crunch

Group pitches 10-lot bare-land strata to beat Vancouver’s housing crunch

A group of likeminded friends feeling the housing crunch in Vancouver plan to put their expertise as engineers, woodworkers and educators to use to create a unique housing development on a section of North Road, wedged between the bypass and Hopkins
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Seniors centre set to launch solar project in honour of James Pawley

Seniors centre set to launch solar project in honour of James Pawley

A newly-installed solar array on the roof of the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre is set for official launch.
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Coronavirus: First death in B.C. and Canada

Coronavirus: First death in B.C. and Canada

Elderly man in a care home succumbed to the virus on Sunday night
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Glum outlook scares salmon fishing industry

Glum outlook scares salmon fishing industry

Another bleak year for salmon returns is being forecast by federal officials, prompting predictions that this could turn out to be a disastrous season for the commercial fishing industry.
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UPDATED: SCRD gets $115,000 wildfire risk reduction grant

UPDATED: SCRD gets $115,000 wildfire risk reduction grant

Local fire departments also in line for provincial funding
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Eight escape blaze at Mount Washington chalet

Eight escape blaze at Mount Washington chalet

Eight people escaped uninjured when a Mount Washington chalet caught fire Saturday night. The Oyster River Volunteer Fire Rescue Association received the call around 10 p.m.
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Environment Canada wants to know about Sechelt’s landfill gulls

Environment Canada wants to know about Sechelt’s landfill gulls

Researchers have been flocking to coastal communities in B.C. to collect blood, feathers and track the movements of several species of gulls, including at the Sechelt landfill.
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