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Opinion: Get your questions ready, a week of all candidates meetings is ahead! (Including two we're very excited for)

Opinion: Get your questions ready, a week of all candidates meetings is ahead! (Including two we're very excited for)

Where to find all-candidate meetings for the lower Sunshine Coast
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Partial variance recommended for Cove Beach home

Partial variance recommended for Cove Beach home

Being forwarded for board consideration on Oct. 10, is recommended approval of an increase from 15 to 20.5 percent maximum lot coverage for 7531 Cove Beach Road.
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Sept. 27 shop fire in Halfmoon Bay, not considered suspicious

Sept. 27 shop fire in Halfmoon Bay, not considered suspicious

Due to a lack of fire hydrants, water had to be shuttled to a fire in Halfmoon Bay last Friday.
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Updated: Langdale ramp fixed –– two-deck service resumes

Updated: Langdale ramp fixed –– two-deck service resumes

There's a mechanical issue with the loading ramp in Langdale on the Sunshine Coast
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Did you feel it? Earthquake recorded Friday morning in Strait of Georgia

Did you feel it? Earthquake recorded Friday morning in Strait of Georgia

The shaking was lightly felt, primarily in Greater Victoria and the Lower Mainland, according to reports to Earthquakes Canada and the U.S. Geological Survey.
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Roosters often bear the painful brunt of amateur backyard farmers

Roosters often bear the painful brunt of amateur backyard farmers

Two roosters dumped on a logging road last week were found, but one had already been attacked and died.
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Building Together receives boost from feds, RBC Foundation

Building Together receives boost from feds, RBC Foundation

SCCSS’s project incorporates affordable housing, accessibility features and a sustainable design
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Sechelt mayor told not to engage with shíshálh Nation in any official capacity

Sechelt mayor told not to engage with shíshálh Nation in any official capacity

While donning orange shirts, Sechelt council compelled Mayor John Henderson not to engage with shíshálh Nation as a representative of the municipality, following receipt of a letter from the First Nation.
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Gibsons officials advance high-density housing plans: 172 residences proposed

Gibsons officials advance high-density housing plans: 172 residences proposed

172-unit residential project progresses, pending zoning changes and public input scheduled for November 2024
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Should Sunshine Coast property taxes fund affordable housing?

Should Sunshine Coast property taxes fund affordable housing?

Sunshine Coast Affordable Housing Society president says it needs additional funding and points to a Cowichan Valley Regional District property tax supported service as an example of one way of attaining society sustainability.
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