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The pilot killed in a plane crash near Tofino was an air force veteran who flew a specially modified aircraft on contract for a U.S. scientific agency. Heinz (Hal) Schulz had a contract with the U.S.

Public advisory covers much of Southern B.C. and Alberta

MARCH • The Sunshine Coast Regional District’s infrastructure committee recommended spending a further $350,000 on reservoir feasibility studies.

A preliminary overall tax increase of 7.8 per cent has been set by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) following the completion of Round 1 budget deliberations. Among electoral areas, Area A increased by 6.9 per cent, Area B by 8.

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Sunshine Coast Transit will offer free bus rides on New Year’s Eve after 7 p.m. The holiday schedule will see Sunday-level service on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and Thursday, Dec. 26 and regular service from Dec. 27 to Dec. 31.

One person has died after a small plane crashed in a remote area on the west coast of Vancouver Island Saturday. The B.C.

JANUARY • On Jan. 1, approximately 100 swimmers took part in the annual Polar Bear Swim at Armours Beach, organized by RCMSAR-14.

If a photo is worth a thousand words, this one speaks volumes. Watch for Year in Review articles starting today covering the months of January and February, with a new one appearing each day until Dec. 28. Happy New Year to our readers!

Ferry users will soon get a chance to tell the province what they want to see in a long-term vision for coastal ferry services The “visioning” is the government’s follow-up to one of the key recommendations in a review of coastal ferry services by fo