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Contractors welcome at SCRD's south coast green waste depot

Contractors welcome at SCRD's south coast green waste depot

Disposal of up to four cubic metres (approximately a pick-up truck load) of green waste is now free for both small-scale contractors and residents at Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) green waste sites.
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Special O wraps for the summer

Special O wraps for the summer

As programs came to a close for the summer, Special O wrapped up the sports season with a bang. Our AGM was held in the Gibsons Elementary library.
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Cadets get familiarization flying from one of their own

Cadets get familiarization flying from one of their own

On June 22 and 23, eight cadets of our 858 Skookumchuk Squadron had the opportunity to go familiarization flying at the Sechelt Airport.
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Letters: Sechelt floor area ratio changes have widespread impact

Letters: Sechelt floor area ratio changes have widespread impact

'The proposed changes are to significantly increase the height of dwelling structures and floor area ratios (FARs)––which in general terms is the square footage of buildings relative to the size of the parcel. Communities particularly affected include the downtown of Sechelt and adjacent village infill areas, West Sechelt, Davis Bay and Wilson Creek.'
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Gumboot Nation: Prowl Creek artists’ haunts

Gumboot Nation: Prowl Creek artists’ haunts

Also, volunteers needed for Creek Daze Aug. 11
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Pender Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Pender Harbour Music Society’s lineup released

Pender Harbour-Egmont Highlights: Pender Harbour Music Society’s lineup released

The Pender Harbour Music Society 2024/2025 Concert Series has announced another outstanding season with a stellar line up of performers. The Mid Summer Chamber Music Weekend is Aug. 17 and 18.
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Halfmoon Happenings: A hello and a thank you

Halfmoon Happenings: A hello and a thank you

Hello, Sunshine Coast! I’m Carly, a long-time Halfmoon Bay resident, mom, wife, and chicken-wrangling gardener who always seems to put too much on my plate!
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Art Beat: Secondary school student filmmakers earn top prize

Art Beat: Secondary school student filmmakers earn top prize

Among the 2,000 registered contestants in Vancouver’s Run ‘n’ Gun 48-hour film competition, the solitary team from the Sunshine Coast netted the prize for Best Youth Film during a gala screening at the Orpheum Theatre on July 29.
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Opinion: Sunshine Coast, it's time to vote in the People's Choice Awards!

Opinion: Sunshine Coast, it's time to vote in the People's Choice Awards!

While elections dominate world headlines this week (U.K.! France! U.S.!), we’ve got a ballot that’s far less consequential to the Guardian or New York Times , but quite important to us around here.
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From courtrooms to classrooms: Milan the Labrador celebrates retirement

From courtrooms to classrooms: Milan the Labrador celebrates retirement

The first professionally trained dog to work in schools on the Sunshine Coast steps back
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