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Consultation imminent but details few

A consulting firm in Vancouver is being paid $593,370 by the provincial government to carry out community consultations related to the coastal ferry service. Kirk & Co.

Health Centre launches endowment

The Pender Harbour and District Health Centre has launched an endowment fund they hope will help improve the community-funded organization's services.

Feds consider turning over Gambier dock

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) has expressed interest in acquiring ownership of the New Brighton dock after receiving word that Transport Canada might be giving it up.

Regional growth strategy emerging

Sunshine Coast Tourism (SCT) is one step closer to adopting a new hotel tax that will potentially triple the region's current tourism budget.

Report puts records back on track

In the wake of a scathing audit of the B.C. legislature's financial books, the expenses of MLAs have come under fire.

Sinkhole signals bigger issue

A geotechnical report into the sinkhole found on Seawatch Lane says more sinkholes, springs and landslides could occur in the future at the Seawatch at The Shores development. The report compiled by Thurber Engineering Ltd.

Test confirms virus

An entire stock of salmon at a fish farm in Culloden Point has now been culled following a confirmed outbreak of infectious haematopoietic necrosis (IHN) virus. The area is located beyond Saltery Bay in Jervis Inlet.

SIB sues government of Canada

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) launched a class action lawsuit against the government of Canada this week in an attempt to gain compensation for day scholars who attended residential schools.

Help rescue the Cops for Cancer castaways

Fundraising for the annual Cops for Cancer begins on Saturday with a unique event in Davis Bay. Riders from the Sunshine Coast RCMP will be at the Davis Bay seawall near the pier from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 18.

Dakota Ridge damaged by vandals

Just weeks before a new gate could be erected in order to save the site from unwanted visitors, vandals caused about $2,000 in damage on Dakota Ridge. Sometime between July 16 and Aug.