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SD46 welcomes new Board of Education

SD46 welcomes new Board of Education

School District No. 46 welcomed the new Board of Education at the swearing-in ceremony at the inaugural meeting of the board on Nov. 6 in Gibsons.
DL 1313 scheduled for auction in January

DL 1313 scheduled for auction in January

A section of forest in Elphinstone known as DL 1313, or Reed Road Forest, has been scheduled for auction by BC Timber Sales (BCTS) in January 2019. The date was shared in an Oct. 29 letter by Noel Poulin of BCTS to stakeholders.
PODS takes ‘first step’ towards construction

PODS takes ‘first step’ towards construction

Pender Harbour Ocean Discovery Station, a proposed state-of-the-art research and education facility, received a unanimous decision by Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors to go ahead with its zoning amendment application. At the Oct.
(UPDATED) RCMP withdraw warning about fake parking tickets

(UPDATED) RCMP withdraw warning about fake parking tickets

Sunshine Coast RCMP have taken down their warning about fake parking tickets being distributed in the area. After issuing a release Nov.
Cannabis legal but not at school

Cannabis legal but not at school

Cannabis has been legal since Oct. 17 but School District No. 46 announced that nothing is changing at its schools.
Local paramedic invents translation tool

Local paramedic invents translation tool

Madeira Park-based paramedic James Shearer has created a translation tool to help people responding to medical emergencies communicate with patients they don’t have a language in common with.
No rain-barrel rebate for Gibsons

No rain-barrel rebate for Gibsons

Last week the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) launched its rainwater harvesting rebate program, available to all SCRD water users – including those in the District of Sechelt – on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Board approves provisional hospital budget

Board approves provisional hospital budget

Directors of the Sunshine Coast Regional Hospital District (SCRHD) voted unanimously to approve the provisional 2019 budget for Sechelt Hospital. Total revenue is $1,738,653 and total expenses are $2,112,758.
Sechelt releases results of Community Forest survey

Sechelt releases results of Community Forest survey

Approval rates down from 2010
Goldsmith-Jones still lobbying for DFO officer

Goldsmith-Jones still lobbying for DFO officer

Local MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones says she’s continuing to push for a dedicated fisheries officer for the lower Sunshine Coast, and thinks the recent appointment of North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson to the fisheries portfolio is a sign that Prime Mini