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Road dedication swap could open up new beach access

Road dedication swap could open up new beach access

Sechelt council has approved the first steps to close an undeveloped road dedication and swap it for a route that could be used as a new access to the beach in the Sargeant Bay area.
SD46 board hears pitch for better playing fields

SD46 board hears pitch for better playing fields

A group lobbying for local governments to improve playing and sports fields on the Sunshine Coast made their appeal to the School District No. 46 (SD46) Board of Education on Nov. 13.
MOU for Sechelt library funding looks likely

MOU for Sechelt library funding looks likely

How to fund the Sechelt Public Library has been puzzling directors at Field Road for months in anticipation of the expiration of a five-year memorandum of understanding last year, but an answer appears to have emerged after a few hours of deliberatio
Auxiliary members dedicated to supporting health care

Auxiliary members dedicated to supporting health care

Volunteers from the Sunshine Coast Healthcare Auxiliary Thrift Store joined forces Nov. 16 at the Sechelt Nation Community Hall to host their annual Christmas Sale, offering decorations, new and used gift items and festive décor.
Crime Stoppers looking for local volunteers

Crime Stoppers looking for local volunteers

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers is looking for volunteers to support its anonymous tip program and crime prevention activities on the Sunshine Coast.
Louis Riel Day flag raising

Louis Riel Day flag raising

Sechelt Mayor Darnelda Siegers and J.P. d’Aigle of the United Canadian Métis Nation, along with Terry and George Goulet, enlist the help of students from L’Ecole du Pacifique to raise the Métis flag at Sechelt municipal hall Nov. 15.
Rain, wind expected as ‘atmospheric river’ hits coast

Rain, wind expected as ‘atmospheric river’ hits coast

Friday morning’s rain was a preview of the weekend to come, according to forecasters at Environment Canada.
Gerry Latham hired as VCH director

Gerry Latham hired as VCH director

Sunshine Coast resident takes over ‘complex portfolio’
Sechelt and shíshálh Nation to update Davis Bay signs

Sechelt and shíshálh Nation to update Davis Bay signs

The District of Sechelt is working with the shíshálh Nation to update the interpretive signs along the waterfront in Davis Bay. The existing signs give the history of 18th and 19th century European explorers who sailed along the coast.
Funding for ‘emergency repairs’ of Keats dock approved

Funding for ‘emergency repairs’ of Keats dock approved

Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors cleared the way for repairs to fix the Keats Landing dock, which was damaged by a barge that collided with it in June.