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Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for April 8 to 15: • On April 8, police received information about a large pile of debris that was illegally dumped near Trout Lake Road.

Sunshine Coast RCMP and Sechelt firefighters were on scene at an accident on Sechelt Inlet Road on Wednesday morning. According to Sunshine Coast RCMP, a dump truck took out a power pole and there are downed lines.

At its March 19 meeting, Sechelt council released an in-camera resolution to "endorse a compensation adjustment of three per cent for exempt salaried employees and council effective Jan. 1, 2014.

School District No. 46 (SD46) trustees will soon meet with select high school students and the newly formed District student leadership team to hear what issues are important to youth. "They're a fantastic group.

The Wharf Rats Committee is thrilled with the issuing of a request for proposals (RFP) by the District of Sechelt that seeks a builder to restore the Davis Bay wharf.

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is being asked to spread the word about a new fruit fly that can cause serious damage to berries and other soft fruit crops.

Gibsons council's committee of the whole voted 3-2 Tuesday to endorse the form and character of the George Hotel and Residences, giving staff direction to continue with environmental and economic impact studies based on the revised design.

Sechelt's Shoppers Drug Mart will soon be up for sale. The move is being ordered by the commissioner of competition, who ruled that Loblaw Companies Ltd.

The unexplainable illness that has plagued Rose Schwarz for the past 12 years, making her unable to digest food and eventually resulting in the loss of her stomach, has recently been pegged as Lyme disease.

Metro Vancouver is aiming to hold a public information meeting on the Sunshine Coast in late May for a proposed $500-million garbage incinerator project at Port Mellon.