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Gibsons apologizes to residents for sewer odour

Gibsons apologizes to residents for sewer odour

The Town of Gibsons is apologizing to residents for the odour coming from the wastewater treatment plant over the past week.
Fire destroys boat in Garden Bay

Fire destroys boat in Garden Bay

A boat at anchor near the Garden Bay Marine Park has been destroyed by fire. Acting Pender Harbour fire chief Jim Cameron said firefighters got the call around 7 a.m. Aug. 21.
Man dies after crash at Horseshoe Bay tollbooths

Man dies after crash at Horseshoe Bay tollbooths

The driver of a pickup truck has died following a crash at the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal on Aug. 20. West Vancouver Police media liaison, Const.
Unable to steal safe, golf course thieves make off with Ford Ranger

Unable to steal safe, golf course thieves make off with Ford Ranger

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a stolen vehicle from the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club in the 3200 block of Sunshine Coast Highway. At approximately 4 a.m. Aug.
VCH investigating reported illness at Keats Camps

VCH investigating reported illness at Keats Camps

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is looking into the cause of an illness that affected some of the children attending Keats Camps on Keats Island last week.
Greenecourt smoking hut removal meets resistance

Greenecourt smoking hut removal meets resistance

Some residents of the Greenecourt affordable housing complex in Sechelt are saying the anticipated removal of a smoking shelter and proposed property-wide ban on smoking is putting them in a bind.
UPDATED: Eight new lawsuits over Seawatch

UPDATED: Eight new lawsuits over Seawatch

The District of Sechelt is now facing eight new lawsuits over the ongoing sinkhole issues in the Seawatch subdivision and the Feb.
Potential customer for Squamish’s Woodfibre LNG walks away

Potential customer for Squamish’s Woodfibre LNG walks away

Woodfibre says agreement with Guangzhou Gas was only preliminary; activists say it’s a big setback
Ride-hailing policies set in B.C.; minimum fares to match taxis

Ride-hailing policies set in B.C.; minimum fares to match taxis

Ride-hailing companies that want to operate in B.C.
Housing affordability, ferries among issues heard during BC Greens’ ‘listening tour’

Housing affordability, ferries among issues heard during BC Greens’ ‘listening tour’

BC Green leader Andrew Weaver and Green MLA for Cowichan Valley Sonia Furstenau visited the Lower Sunshine Coast to hear from constituents on a “listening tour” while the Legislative Assembly breaks for the summer.