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Islands Trustees acclaimed For the second election in a row, Kate-Louise Stamford and Dan Rogers have been acclaimed as the Islands Trust Trustees for the Gambier Island area, which includes Keats.

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Outgoing Gibsons mayor Wayne Rowe used his time at the Oct. 16 council meeting to praise, and gently roast, the councillors who won’t be returning after the election and make a pitch to voters to support the one who is running again.

MP supports move to clear records for previous pot convictions

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Gibsons council approved a change to zoning bylaws prohibiting cannabis stores and consumption lounges in all zones, with just hours to spare before the legalization of recreational cannabis came into force.

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One of the last motions passed by the outgoing Gibsons council ahead of the Oct. 20 municipal election was to give a pay increase to the mayor and councillors who take office in November.

The financial incentive to provide details for an investigation into the culprit responsible for killing a family of black bears found in Roberts Creek has more than doubled to $2,600 as of Oct.

Paper Excellence says work got underway Oct. 12 to resume operations at Howe Sound Pulp and Paper (HSPP) and the mill is now back to normal operations after an explosion and fire damaged a major natural gas pipeline through northern B.C.