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Work underway to reopen Sea to Sky gondola with up to 20 new cabins needed

Work underway to reopen Sea to Sky gondola with up to 20 new cabins needed

While police investigate suspected sabotage at the Sea to Sky Gondola, the attraction’s closure has had an immediate, rippling effect throughout the area. Early Saturday morning Aug.
Social buying coming to the SCRD

Social buying coming to the SCRD

Environmental and local economic sustainability considerations could soon be factored into the Sunshine Coast Regional District’s (SCRD) purchasing decisions.
B.C. loses 4,800 jobs in July as country sees dips: StatsCan

B.C. loses 4,800 jobs in July as country sees dips: StatsCan

It turns out B.C.’s job market isn’t immune to what’s unfolding across the rest of the country. Despite maintaining the country’s lowest unemployment rate in July at 4.4 per cent (down 0.
No decision on charges four years after Myles Gray death

No decision on charges four years after Myles Gray death

Family and friends of Myles Gray of Sechelt will mark the fourth anniversary of his death on Tuesday, Aug. 13, with no idea whether the people they hold responsible will face charges.
CUPE and SD46 ratify staff agreements

CUPE and SD46 ratify staff agreements

School District No. 46 (SD46), represented by BC Public School Employers’ Association (BCPSEA), and CUPE Local 801 have ratified agreements for the district’s K-12 support staff.
Craft cannabis producer urges local government engagement

Craft cannabis producer urges local government engagement

As the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) looks to how it will approach a legal cannabis production industry on the Sunshine Coast, at least one cannabis advocate wants to see the local government do more to engage local stakeholders.
iPlanet brings 360-degree view of Sunshine Coast

iPlanet brings 360-degree view of Sunshine Coast

A Gibsons-based professional photographer is creating bird’s-eye views of the Sunshine Coast that he hopes will become a profitable tool for local governments and businesses as well as a valuable resource for locals and tourists.
Weaver to visit Coast

Weaver to visit Coast

BC Green Party leader and MLA Andrew Weaver and Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, are expected to visit the Sunshine Coast to give two public talks as part of a province-wide “listening tour.
Van stolen from Pender Harbour Diesel

Van stolen from Pender Harbour Diesel

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking the public’s help to locate a white 2006 E350 van stolen from Pender Harbour Diesel in Pender Harbour on Aug. 5 at 3:05 am.
Electric ferries to give Victoria tourism a fresh jolt

Electric ferries to give Victoria tourism a fresh jolt

Victoria will have a quiet and environmentally friendly new tourist attraction buzzing around its harbour next year when the Victoria Electric Boat Co. takes to the waves.