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UPDATE: Shíshálh Nation referendum supports Lehigh extension

UPDATE: Shíshálh Nation referendum supports Lehigh extension

A referendum conducted by shíshálh Nation has resulted in majority support for a proposed 50-year extension of operations by Lehigh Hanson Materials in Sechelt.
Community TV marks 40th anniversary

Community TV marks 40th anniversary

More than 30 current and past staff, students and volunteers of the Sunshine Coast’s community cable station gathered at the Maryanne West Studio at Elphinstone Secondary June 15 to mark the channel’s 40th anniversary.
Happy 10th birthday Botanical Garden!

Happy 10th birthday Botanical Garden!

This month marks the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden’s 10th birthday at 5941 Mason Road, Sechelt and they’re throwing a party for members, former members, donors, volunteers, neighbours and all the other friends who have taken part over the years.
Children’s Festival takes over Dougall Park

Children’s Festival takes over Dougall Park

Kaleigh and Orson discuss the merits of duck plucking before the official draw at the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society's (SCCSC) Children’s Festival and Duck Pluck at Dougall Park in Gibsons on Saturday.
Ferry traffic will be heavy on Powell River-Comox route due to PRISMA performance

Ferry traffic will be heavy on Powell River-Comox route due to PRISMA performance

BC Ferries returns for the fourth year as the presenting sponsor of the 2019 Pacific Region International Summer Music Academy (PRISMA) Festival in support of bringing talented and enthusiastic music students and festival-goers to the Powell River co
SCRD Pride

SCRD Pride

Splashes of rainbow coloured the optics of the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) boardroom, June 12.
Pitch made for Halfmoon Bay disc golf course

Pitch made for Halfmoon Bay disc golf course

Halfmoon Bay should get its own disc golf course, according to the Sunshine Coast Disc Golf Association, and they have made their pitch to the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) for permission to do so.
Whale watchers bullish despite new federal restrictions

Whale watchers bullish despite new federal restrictions

While it’s too early to tell what effect new federal regulations will have on the whale-watching industry and the southern resident orca population it aims to protect, one operator is decidedly bullish on the prospects.
Series of meetings will help Powell River residents plan for emergency evacuation

Series of meetings will help Powell River residents plan for emergency evacuation

Community evacuation planning meetings are being held throughout the region to help people be better prepared to deal with emergency situations.
Janyk, community association respond to Machado’s ‘tirade’

Janyk, community association respond to Machado’s ‘tirade’

Former Gibsons mayor Barry Janyk and the president of the O’Shea-Oceanmount Community Association (OOCA) say they were unfairly characterized in a public statement by the Town’s chief administrative officer.