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Record water consumption during the July long weekend put a serious strain on water reservoirs along the Coast. Coasters used more than 27 million litres of water on Monday, June 30. That is 300,000 plus litres more than the last record set.

The $39.75-million expansion for St. Mary's Hospital in Sechelt is going smoothly so far, said officials from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) at last Thursday's (June 26) meeting of the regional hospital district.

The Commission for Public Complaints against the RCMP (CPC) has cleared the Sunshine Coast RCMP detachment of any wrongdoing in last July's pepper spray incident on Sechelt Indian Band (SIB) lands. The band has yet to issue a response to the report.

A contentious five-storey, waterfront development has passed second and third readings with one amendment added at Sechelt council Wednesday night.

With a docking agreement still not in place, Coastal Link Ferries (CLF) now has plans to start their passenger ferry service in Gibsons by mid-July.

Community members are warmly invited to attend an annual general meeting with a difference.

The Sunshine Coast Alternative School staff at Horizons in Sechelt are excited about the variety of unique learning experiences they have been lucky enough to offer their students in grades 8 to 12.

Linwood House is hosting its second annual art show July 13 from noon to 5 p.m., and a key feature will be the photography of Downtown East-side women who took part in photo-therapy sessions during their stay.

A group of Tuwanek area residents opposed to the rezoning of land that would allow Target Marine Hatcheries Ltd. to begin processing fish and roe raised on site were upset with Sechelt council at Wednesday's meeting.

If the roughly 25 Sechelt homeowners who took part in a secondary suites meeting on Tuesday night are any indication, there's a healthy interest in providing a legal form of the rental spaces within the District of Sechelt.