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It’s official – the windstorm to hit B.C.’s South Coast “was the most damaging storm in BC Hydro’s history,” according to a report released by the Crown corporation on Jan. 2.

After a week-long delay, Dakota Ridge will be ready to welcome the public this Saturday, Dec. 22. Temperatures had fallen to -5 Celsius by Friday, Dec. 21 and overnight snowfall of 13 centimetres brought total accumulation to 55 centimetres.

Sunshine Coast RCMP are treating fires that destroyed two vehicles in Gibsons as suspicious. Staff Sgt. Poppy Hallam said police were called out around 3:50 a.m.

B.C. voters have rejected proportional representation. Elections BC released the results of the mail-in vote Dec. 20. A total of 1,403,358 completed voting packages were returned by the deadline, representing returns from 42.

For the first time, the Indigenous high school completion rate is on par with the overall completion rate at School District No.46 (SD46). Superintendent Patrick Bocking called the graduation rate “unprecedented” at a Dec.

School District No. 46 (SD46) trustees unanimously voted to request “the application for a temporary use permit for S&M Medicinal Sweet Shoppe be denied,” at a Dec. 12 board meeting.

A psychiatrist is refusing to offer consultations at the Sechelt Hospital emergency room in an effort to get Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to address safety concerns. Dr.

Rain came down hard and fast last week – and “it’s not over yet,” said Environment Canada meteorologist Armel Castellan. Sunshine Coast roads have been drowning because of it.

Councillors in Gibsons are looking to review the Official Community Plan’s (OCP) form and character guidelines after debating whether the West Coast modern design of a proposed building on North Road fits the OCP’s vision of West Coast design and sma

Gibsons Coun. Aleria Ladwig, who commutes to Vancouver regularly for her job, is hoping to see the Town continue to push for a passenger ferry link to the Lower Mainland.