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At the May 23 committee of the whole meeting, clean air advocates urged Sechelt council to get on with implementing a land-clearing burning ban in the District, instead of allowing two years to phase in the prohibition.

A somewhat controversial plan to pave Mason, Heritage and Sandpiper roads at a cost of $625,000 has stalled this week, as the District of Sechelt has learned not every portion of roadway is owned by the municipality.

Census statistics detailing the distribution of age groups across the country were released by Statistics Canada on May 29 and, once again, the median age of residents on the Sunshine Coast has risen.

Sechelt's public hearing Tuesday night about adding wineries to the permitted uses in RR-1 and RR-2 zones drew a modest crowd that was in favour of the change.

Investigators believe a piece of safety equipment failed to operate when a Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) craft capsized in the Skookumchuck Narrows June 3, killing two Coast residents who became the first ever casualties in the vo

More than 200 Coast residents rallied in protest at the Sechelt constituency office of member of Parliament John Weston last Saturday against Bill C-38. The Sunshine Coast Senior Citizens (COSCO-BC) in conjunction with Leadnow.

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for May 29 to June 5: Sometime between May 19 and 21, a thief broke into a shed in the 7900 block of Cooper Road in Halfmoon Bay and stole a variety of tools, including a weed eater, a chainsaw, air compress

The Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD) is introducing new landfill procedures for accepting gypsum board effective June 1 due to asbestos exposure hazards regulated by WorkSafe BC.

The Bear Aware program is back on the Sunshine Coast after a three-year absence. Kim Drescher is the new Bear Aware community co-ordinator. She is a long-time resident of the Sunshine Coast and is eager to begin program delivery.

Family Day will take place on the second weekend of February. The announcement came down May 28 by the provincial government after weeks of input by the public about when to hold B.C.'s newest holiday.