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Councillors in Sechelt got a start on drafting the 2020 budget earlier this week – and potential sewer fee increases and finding money for repairs and upgrades to sewer infrastructure are already emerging as challenges.

Chief Warren Paull and three members of the sitting council have been nominated to run for re-election in the shíshálh Nation’s upcoming elections. The official candidate list was released Dec. 11, following a nomination meeting on Dec. 9.

Three of the 10 local businesses nominated for Small Business BC Awards have made it through to the semifinal rounds. According to Small Business BC, more than 611 nominations were received for the first round.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for the public’s help to track down a Jeep SUV that was stolen from West Sechelt between 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. Thursday. The vehicle is described as a 2008 black Jeep Liberty with licence place 612KSK.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following from Dec. 3 to 10: On Dec. 6, a Sunshine Coast resident reported falling for a phone scam after receiving a call early in the morning from someone purporting to be a police officer.

Veritas Pharma, the Vancouver-based company that took over Sechelt Organic Marijuana Corp. (SOM) in 2018, has announced the sale of SOM’s property. In the Dec.

Seven not-for-profit organizations on the Sunshine Coast are sharing in more than $200,000 in the latest round of Community Gaming Grants. All seven groups are involved in environmental or public safety initiatives.

The pilot of a small private plane that crashed in a wooded area of Gabriola Island on Tuesday, killing multiple people, has been identified as Alex Bahlsen, an experienced aviator and flight instructor.

There have been multiple deaths after a small plane crashed on Gabriola Island on Tuesday evening. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Chris Manseau confirmed the crash and said it happened on the northwest corner of the island.

More than 50 water projects were considered during the first round of budget deliberations at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) – so many that directors devoted a separate morning to deal solely with them.