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It looks like the District of Sechelt will be setting up a citizen's survey to help them assess their performance and make changes where needed.

Sechelt council gave three readings to a new open air burning bylaw at its regular meeting of council July 18.

Fisheries advocates recently had an open dialogue with area member of Parliament John Weston as he visited parts of the West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky riding.

Sunshine Coast Youth Outreach provided the Town of Gibsons with an update Tuesday night on their 2012 activities, providing statistics they felt demonstrated the organization's expanding role in the community.

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The source assessment response plan (SARP) was adopted by the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) July 12, but board chair Garry Nohr said more work will be needed to protect the community's water source.

Three area First Nations are raising concerns with the provincial government's approval of applications to extract water from streams in their traditional territories.

Town of Gibsons council adopted a new media policy July 17, amending a draft proposal that originally called upon documenters to "agree to ensure the recording will not be edited in a way that could lead to misinterpretation of the proceedings.

A veteran Sunshine Coast RCMP officer has been charged with assault following an investigation by the B.C. RCMP's Professional Standards Unit into the officer's actions during an arrest in June 2011.

Efforts to build affordable housing in Gibsons have been stymied by unforeseen costs and challenging market conditions, developer Blane Hagedorn reported to the July 17 Gibsons committee of the whole.