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Patrick Weiler, who was elected as the new Liberal MP for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country two months ago, says he’s settling into the Ottawa routine and working to get his constituency team in place.

Top Quality Top Soil has filed a counterclaim against School District No.46 (SD46), alleging that loss or damage has been suffered due to breach of contract.

The Elves Club Telethon on Dec. 7 brought in more than $30,000 in donations and pledges. The final total announced at the end of the six-hour Eastlink Community TV broadcast featuring more than a dozen local acts was $30,377.

BC Ferries says it’s adding more than 170 sailings to handle the extra holiday traffic this year. Most of the extra sailings between Dec. 19 and Jan. 1, 2020 will be on the Tsawwassen-Swartz Bay route.

Harbour Air reports that it successfully conducted the first test flight of an all-electric seaplane on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) director Lori Pratt is defending the board’s strategy for solving the water deficit following a critical letter circulated by Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce.

Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers says she had an opportunity last week to hear more about how broader changes at the RCMP are likely to effect the Sunshine Coast detachment. Under the funding arrangement for the RCMP in B.C.

11th hour deal averts strike

Time is running out to comment on Woodfibre LNG's application to build a dock on Darrell Bay. The company has submitted an application to Transport Canada under the Navigable Waters Act , and the deadline for comment is Dec. 14.

The Open Door Group in Sechelt is getting just over $548,000 over two years for its Jobs in Demand program. The money is part of $10 million announced by the provincial government Dec. 9.