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Update: Bush fire on Hightide Avenue intentionally set

Update: Bush fire on Hightide Avenue intentionally set

Sechelt Fire Department responded to a bush fire at around 9 a.m. this morning.
Powell River Search and Rescue locate lost hiker after SOS call

Powell River Search and Rescue locate lost hiker after SOS call

Incident a reminder to carry essentials and be prepared for the unexpected when out in the wilderness
Patio (application) season is in full swing in Sechelt

Patio (application) season is in full swing in Sechelt

District council wants to place a limit of 8 p.m. for music on the rooftop patio of the new Telus building on Porpoise Bay.
Sunshine Coast Open Tennis tourney marks 50 years

Sunshine Coast Open Tennis tourney marks 50 years

With only a two-year hiatus imposed by COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, the Sunshine Coast Open, the annual meet-up testing the skills of local and visiting tennis competitors has been a summer staple since 1975. 
Gibsons council approves third reading for Christenson Lands phase 3 rezoning amid concerns

Gibsons council approves third reading for Christenson Lands phase 3 rezoning amid concerns

Affordable housing in focus
Mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation

Mortuary poles returned to Tla’amin Nation

Wooden figures returned by Museum of Anthropology after decades-long search
Public voices mixed reactions to proposed six-storey rental project on O’Shea Road

Public voices mixed reactions to proposed six-storey rental project on O’Shea Road

Residents raise concerns over traffic, parking, and environmental impact of proposed 78-unit development
Sechelt proclaims July 20-16, National Drowning Prevention Week

Sechelt proclaims July 20-16, National Drowning Prevention Week

Sechelt should consider adding public access rings to area beaches, recommends executive director of Lifesaving Society of BC and Yukon
Council Moves Forward with Aquifer Protection Plan

Council Moves Forward with Aquifer Protection Plan

Updated development permit language to be included in OCP engagement
Harmony flows through collection of Creeker memories: Gumboot Nation

Harmony flows through collection of Creeker memories: Gumboot Nation

Nearly half a century after the first history of Roberts Creek chronicled the community’s transformation from pastoral preemptions to thriving coastal enclave, a new book tracks the Creek’s course through the transformative ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s.