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While Canada Post is set to celebrate its 30th year as a Crown corporation operating under the Canada Post Corporation Act on Oct. 16, rural workers on the Sunshine Coast are facing an uneasy few months.

Story: The District of Sechelt will stay with its current residential curbside recycler, even though the move will increase the cost for the service by 11 per cent a year for the next two years.

A waterfront condo project was given the green light at the Oct. 4 Gibsons council meeting. Councillors voted in favour, with the exception of Coun.

There is officially at least a two-way race for mayor in the Town of Gibsons. Incumbent Mayor Barry Janyk made it official Tuesday morning, filing his nomination papers with the Town. Incumbent Coun.

The Town of Gibsons will be undertaking a review of building practices on steep slopes after hearing from a group of concerned Abbs Road residents at the Oct. 6 council meeting.

"So far, so good," were some of the general comments heard from visitors as they read planning documents and watched a 3D computer model of the Town of Gibsons Harbour Area Plan during an open house Oct. 5.

The candidates for Gibsons council are starting to take shape in advance of the municipal election on Nov. 19. Charlene SanJenko, a Gibsons resident since 2004, announced Oct. 7 that she would be running for council.

The ballot for director on the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) board is starting to take shape in advance of the Nov. 19 municipal election.

The Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) came together to officially release their new dictionary Oct. 6 during a week of celebrations that focused on Band achievements and attaining 25 years of self-government.

A 23-year-old Sechelt man remains missing as Sunshine Coast RCMP and Worksafe B.C. investigate a suspected drowning off a log boom in Port Mellon. Cpl.