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The Town of Gibsons is trying to find a way to supply water to a property on Chaster Road so the owner can build a single-family home on the site.

Local governments on the Sunshine Coast are running out of time to respond to a planned recycling program that is expected to start province-wide in 18 months, changing residential curbside collection in both urban and rural municipalities.

A home in Gibsons was left to burn Oct. 26 while fire crews waited about 35 minutes for BC Hydro to arrive on scene and disconnect the power so crews could direct their water at the base of the blaze.

Two Sunshine Coast residents were honoured for their commitment to crime prevention last week, one for his lifetime of achievement and one for her youth leadership initiative. On Nov. 2 the Ministry of Justice and the B.C.

Any move to drop the speed limit on Highway 101 above Roberts Creek should start with an RCMP recommendation, Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) directors agreed Nov. 1.

B.C.'s government has released the travel expenses of members of the legislature after a critical report by the auditor general said the legislature's financial books were chaotic. The expenses released Wednesday, Oct.

B.C. Environment Minister Terry Lake has approved the updated solid waste management plan for the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD). In a letter dated Oct.

Speeding continued to be a problem in October outside Sun Haven Waldorf School in Roberts Creek, the volunteer group Speed Watch said in its monthly report.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Oct. 30 to Nov. 5: On Oct.

Thirty respondents filled out a survey or provided comments regarding the scooter survey, initiated by the accessibility advisory committee through the District of Sechelt.