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Cedar Grove Elementary School principal Dave Hunt recently announced his retirement, causing School District No. 46 (SD46) to take another look at administrative assignments in the district for the 2012/13 school year.

In a tie vote, the bylaw that would restrict medical marijuana production for multiple users to industrial areas in Sechelt was defeated at the June 20 council meeting.

The Sunshine Coast Arena in Sechelt is not expected to have ice next hockey season, the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) confirmed June 14.

The Town of Gibsons held a public meeting June 18 to discuss the renewal of the marina lease with residents. Another follow-up session was scheduled for June 25. Public comments are being received until July 3.

A partial judgment in the lawsuit filed by Sechelt Golf and Country Club (SGCC) Ltd. against the District of Sechelt has come in with Mayor John Henderson saying the District was lawfully entitled to terminate the leases with SGCC Ltd.

The class action lawsuit launched from Sechelt that alleges Wyeth Canada Inc. knowingly supplied hormone replacement therapies linked to breast cancer between 1977 and 2003 has just passed another hurdle on its way to the Supreme Court.

It was a day focused on understanding and relationship building at the Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) Hall June 14 as nearly 80 community members, politicians and business people came to the Band's first business networking forum.

Both the B.C. Teachers' Federation (BCTF) and their employer, B.C. Public School Employers' Association (BCPSEA), are calling the June 15 Labour Relations Board (LRB) ruling a victory this week, for two very different reasons.

A second senior staff person has been dismissed from the District of Sechelt recently, leaving both the chief administrative officer (CAO) and now the corporate officer's positions pinned to the job board.

Last weekend, Sechelt resident Peter Lietz found himself battling emotional and physical limits at the same time.