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Weekly police report

Overnight on Oct. 2, a thief gained entry into an unlocked vehicle parked in the 5600 block of Wharf Road. The thief stole a Tomtom GPS, a BC Ferries Experience Card, sunglasses and other personal items.

Warship to be sunk in November

The Artificial Reef Society of B.C. (ARSBC) has received final approvals to sink a 110-metre destroyer in Halkett Bay Provincial Marine Park, but an October sink date has already been pushed to November.

Important SCCSS employee honoured

Dianne Evans has been an important part of Sunshine Coast Community Services Society (SCCSS) for 23 years and she was honoured for her contribution at a retirement party recently.

No end in sight to water ban

With only 10 millimetres of rain forecast during the next five days, don't expect the Sunshine Coast Regional District's ban on outside watering to be lifted anytime soon, the SCRD's general manager of infrastructure services said Wednesday.

Bears bulk up for winter

Bear sightings are on the rise as black bears bulk up for winter on the Coast.

ShakeOut coincides with anniversary of 1962 killer typhoon

It wasn't an earthquake - it was a typhoon. And 50 years ago today it lashed the Sunshine Coast after cutting a path of destruction across the Pacific Northwest, where it killed 46, and Vancouver and Victoria, where it killed another seven.

Hotel owners get final say on tax

The ball is in their court. Forty-six accommodation operators on the Sunshine Coast will decide the fate of the two per cent hotel room tax - and a majority can kill it by doing nothing.

Salish Soils takes blame for stink

There's an intermittent stink in Sechelt and Salish Soils is taking the blame - for some of it.

Youth centre finds a home

Teens in Sechelt finally have a place to call their own, thanks to a repurposing of space at the Sechelt Learning Centre on Cowrie Street. School District No.

Beachcombers exhibit getting refit for 40th

The Sunshine Coast Museum and Archives in Gibsons will expand its exhibit of The Beachcombers to mark the 40th anniversary of the long-running CBC series.