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Sunshine Coast Credit Union partners with TEDxSechelt

Sunshine Coast Credit Union has become the title sponsor of TEDxSechelt and will provide a major financial contribution towards the production of this exciting event.
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Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for Sept. 13 to 20: On Sept. 13, police attended a break and enter at a business in the 600 block of Gibsons Way. The suspect(s) gained entry through a ground floor window.
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Conference highlights wood efforts

A recent wood products conference in Whistler highlighted something that many people already know - that 2011 has been a watershed year for B.C.'s softwood lumber industry. At Global Buyers Mission, a three day value-added wood sector marketplace, B.
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Strata property act consultation launched

The provincial government is seeking public input through an on-line discussion paper and survey launched on Monday, Sept. 19 that introduces a new approach to resolving strata property disputes.
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Weekly police report

Sunshine Coast RCMP reported the following for the week of Sept. 6 to 13. On Sept. 1, a thief stole a fuel transfer pump and a solar panel from a fuel trailer at an address on Whitherby Beach Road.
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Clean-up to keep beach beautiful

Judy Swens is putting out a call to Sunshine Coast residents to help tidy up their beach back yard. Swens, of Sunshine Coast Parks, is looking for volunteers to assist in a cleaning of the beach area of Sargeant Bay Provincial Park on Tuesday, Sept.
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Quakes are a wake-up call

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit just off the coast of Vancouver Island last Friday, resulting in small tremors on the Sunshine Coast, which some people felt and some didn't.
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Sechelt considers trapping ban

The District of Sechelt will likely follow the lead of Gibsons and adopt a bylaw banning leg-hold, Conibear and snare traps, even though that bylaw may be unenforceable.
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Lucky limerick could result in a restaurant

Winning a restaurant is fun With a limerick it can be done If you give it a try And catch the owner's eye You could be chosen as the one A simple limerick and a $300 entry fee could win you Benjamin's International Café in Gibsons.
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Expanded program to be offered in schools

Concerns over the school-based drug and alcohol prevention program coming to an end are unwarranted, according to Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH), which says the program will be enhanced this year.
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