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Promises ‘new way forward,’ vows zero tolerance on bullying

Board of Education trustees voted to adopt the 2019-20 budget for School District No.

The Sechelt Fire Department has imposed a campfire ban within its protection area as of June 20 at noon. The ban also includes beach fires, both above and below the high tide mark.

A Gibsons man who was making a regular ferry commute to North Vancouver to sell fentanyl in a dial-a-dope drug trafficking operation will spend a further 16 months in jail, a provincial court judge has ruled.

The Conservation Officer Service (COS) is asking people hiking in the Hidden Grove area near Sandy Hook to be vigilant following an unconfirmed grizzly bear sighting on June 6.

The District of Sechelt has released test results on the non-potable water it’s making available for people now that Stage 2 watering restrictions are in place.

Councillors on Sechelt’s committee of the whole are recommending the first steps toward potential changes to the district’s sewer service area, but not any changes to the billing structure.

Gibsons council has adopted a loan authorization bylaw to pay for upgrades of the Prowse Road sewer lift station after an Alternative Approval Process (AAP) vote came down in the Town’s favour.

People living near the proposed site of a supportive housing project in Gibsons have begun circulating flyers saying the project is being presented as a “done deal” before their concerns have been fully heard.

Robert (Doug) Bebb of Whistler is the latest confirmed West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country candidate for the upcoming federal election.