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Support sought for cold weather shelter

Advocates for the homeless on the Sunshine Coast are trying to set up a cold weather shelter that will be open every night from the beginning of November to the end of March.

Business licence returned

A business licence cancelled by a bylaw officer was re-instated by Sechelt council Wednesday night.

Annual report designed as 'communication tool'

The Town of Gibsons released its annual report for 2012 this week, highlighting a year of milestones in a format that is intended to be more readable and accessible to the public than past reports.

Fees set to climb at Dakota Ridge

Some user fees are getting bumped up at the Dakota Ridge Recreation Area, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) community services committee decided July 11.

Disclosure continues in Bacon murder case

Michael Kerry Hunter Jones of Gibsons and two other men charged in the 2011 killing of gang member Jonathan Bacon will be back in court on July 30.

Seaglass proposal sent back to drawing board

A developer who is pitching "the greenest multi-family building in Canada" for the Gibsons waterfront has been sent back to the drawing board. Salish Sea Environmental Enterprises Ltd.

Technical session explains treatment plant project

Some new information on Sechelt's wastewater treatment plant was given to about 50 residents who came to a technical review session July 16 at the Seaside Centre.

St. Mary's Church to be demolished

A landmark in Gibsons since 1963, St. Mary's Catholic Church is being torn down this week to make way for a new church building to house the 200-plus parishioners who congregate there weekly.

Master plan criticized for neglecting seniors

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) draft recreation master plan took some heavy criticism from a Gibsons councillor Tuesday night. Speaking at a July 16 committee of the whole meeting, Coun.

Month long strike over

Unionized workers at the District of Sechelt were back to work Monday morning (July 15) and that evening they accepted a three-year agreement, ending a month-long strike in Sechelt. B.C.