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Affordable housing issues raised

Concerns over how the District of Sechelt leverages affordable housing from developers was the topic of discussion when a rezoning application for a clustered housing development on Tower Road came forward Feb. 19.

Water rate hikes to vary under equity plan

Gibsons council is moving forward with a plan to raise water revenues by 10 per cent this year -but rate increases could range from three per cent for multi-family properties to 15 per cent for high-use industrial-commercial-institutional (ICI) prope

Program gets Health Canada funding

The Roberts Creek Community School Society received some good news late last week as their proposal Mind the Gap - Building Bridges for Youth in Transition was approved for funding under the drug strategy community initiatives fund through Health Can

SAR crews rescue three

Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue crews safely located a group of three teenagers Sunday afternoon in Tetrahedron Provincial Park. Search manager Alec Tebbutt said SAR was called around 9:30 a.m. when the three teens missed their check-in time.

Tourism operators offered new venture

Well over 100 outdoor enthusiasts interested in tourism and intrigued about a rumoured new endeavour came together to network and learn more on Feb. 20 at Let's Gather! A Sunshine Coast Tourism Networking Event.

New catchment area announced

A new catchment area has been approved for West Sechelt Elementary School in an effort to address overcrowding issues that are expected to get worse in the future. Last year School District No.

Coasters dig out after snow storm

A three-day blast of winter created treacherous conditions on Coast roadways, knocked out power to thousands and forced early closures of schools this week.

Kids don pink to make you think

Children across the Coast donned pink to make people think about the negative effects of bullying on Feb. 26.

Teachers will take strike vote next week

Next week teachers across B.C. will decide if they will strike in response to government's appeal of a court decision reinstating contract language stripped from teachers in 2002 and a lower than expected wage increase offer. B.C.

Craigan elected chief in tight race

The shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation has elected former chief Calvin Craigan to lead them for the next three years. In a tight race on Feb.