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Two high schoolers recipients of Ministry of Education award

Two high schoolers recipients of Ministry of Education award

Two high school students from School District No. 46 participating in apprenticeship programs have received $1,000 awards from the Ministry of Education.
Better Business Bureau releases top 10 scam list

Better Business Bureau releases top 10 scam list

Dating scams were the most common pitfall seen in 2018
Will Northern Sea Wolf ferry be ready at last? Uncertainties hurting tourism

Will Northern Sea Wolf ferry be ready at last? Uncertainties hurting tourism

Fingers are being crossed that the budget-busting Northern Sea Wolf ferry will be ready to run between Port Hardy and Bella Coola as planned this summer, but in the meantime Cariboo and Chilcotin tourism operators say they are losing bookings because
Patrick Chan to perform two numbers at Coast show

Patrick Chan to perform two numbers at Coast show

Two-time Olympic silver medalist Patrick Chan will be performing two programs on the Sunshine Coast on March 9.
Did Sechelt’s Norm Burley discover Loretta Lynn?

Did Sechelt’s Norm Burley discover Loretta Lynn?

Sechelt Community Archives
Sechelt Library welcomes new board

Sechelt Library welcomes new board

The Sechelt Public Library held its Annual General Meeting on Feb. 23, welcoming a new Board Chair, a new Interim Vice Chair and two new board members: Mike Shanks and Garry Nohr.
Family donates archives of writer Edith Iglauer to UVic

Family donates archives of writer Edith Iglauer to UVic

The University of Victoria is now home to the archives of Edith Iglauer, one of the most observant and adventurous journalist/writers to work in Canada. Iglauer, a longtime Pender Harbour resident who died on Feb.
Rules clarified on expanded hotel tax

Rules clarified on expanded hotel tax

Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) has issued an information bulletin to clarify rules around changes to a tax that collects money from hotels and other tourism accommodation room sales.
SCREDO briefs local governments

SCREDO briefs local governments

The Sunshine Coast Regional Economic Development Organization (SREDO) is predicting the expansion of the FUSE co-working spaces will be its biggest single investment since the agency started receiving funding from local governments.
Directors recommend added ice days as ‘good compromise’

Directors recommend added ice days as ‘good compromise’

Directors on the SCRD’s infrastructure committee are recommending changes to arena operations that would see ice remain in the Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt until April 30 this year, and until the end of May starting in 2020.