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The federal government has announced a social finance fund of $755 million as part of its fall economic statement, an experimental funding approach that will be used for investments that provide social and environmental returns, as well as financial.

Shíshálh Nation will be one of the first Indigenous communities in B.C. to receive funding to build affordable homes under a new housing initiative by the province. The nation is expected to receive $6.

A five-storey building with 46 market rental apartments, amenity areas and underground parking is being built in Port Stalashen, situated on the south side of the Sunshine Coast Highway at Wilson Creek.

Results of a survey by Doctors of BC, the umbrella group representing doctors in the province, suggests doctors on the Sunshine Coast are much less satisfied with their working relationship with Vancouver Coastal Health than their colleagues in other

Councillors in Sechelt have picked up where the previous council left off on updates to the municipality’s smoking bylaw. Before the election, the bylaw was given first reading only to give the public a chance to offer comments.

With a month left until the licence to harvest District Lot 1313 goes up for auction, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors are once more writing to the province in an effort to protect the forest from logging.

The District of Sechelt has set aside next Thursday as “Have Your Say Day” to get input from residents on a host of issues including regulations around cannabis retail and production “We have a lot going on at the moment and rather than overwhelm the

Sunshine Coast RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a stolen Nissan Versa bearing the B.C. licence plate number 902WLL.

The new board at the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is going to be flooded with reports on water over the next five months.

Provincial transportation minister Claire Trevena says safety on Highway 101 has improved over the past 10 years and, for now at least, traffic volumes do not support the significant cost of a major redesign.