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Gibsons Mayor Bill Beamish is planning to hold a “Community Leaders Meeting” at the end of this month to bring together more than two dozen representatives from local governments, businesses, public agencies and volunteer organizations.

Volunteers on the Sunshine Coast are expected to spend March 6 gathering information from the local homeless population as part of a 16-community count being run by the Homelessness Services Association of BC (HSABC) and BC Housing, but at least one

Gibsons council has given first and second readings to zoning and official community plan changes that would allow a Mexican restaurant on Gower Point Road to set up a greenhouse and additional food preparation area on a neighbouring lot.

One of the most popular names for girls in Afghanistan is Rabia – after the first century poet, artist and noblewoman, Rabia Balkhi.

Sechelt’s Columbia Fuels was ranked 28 out of 30 top registered oil recycling, facilities according to non-profit BC Used Oil Management Association.

Sunshine Coast RCMP have released surveillance images of two suspects in a recent break-in at a lower Gibsons cannabis shop. On Feb. 13 at 1:45 a.m. police were dispatched to an alarm at Coastal Bay Cannabis at 446 Marine Dr.

The federal government is providing just over $24,000 to help pay for “acoustic renovations” at the Gibsons Public Market.

Sunshine Coast RCMP say they’re still investigating after a vehicle slammed into the front of the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Wilson Creek. The incident happened around 12:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Feb. 22 to March 2: Police received several mischief complaints that occurred overnight on Feb.

Directors voted to give first and second reading to the 2020 budget at the Feb. 27 Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board meeting, with third reading and final adoption expected for March 12.