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It was standing room only at the final restructure referendum public information meeting, Nov. 14. As he has been doing since last fall, Tom Reid of Sussex Consultants Ltd.

The Gibsons planning committee got a look at a proposed development for the Lower Gibsons waterfront this week.

The Sunshine Coast Conservation Association (SCCA) will hold its third annual fundraiser and celebration of conservation at the Seaside Centre on Nov. 25. At 2 p.m.

The Roberts Creek Elementary Parents Advisory Committee (PAC) has launched a new project to raise money to build a performance stage at the elementary school. The PAC hopes to have it ready for use by students and community members by next fall.

"If the vote is no it will be a tragic loss of opportunity," Gibsons Mayor Barry Janyk said at a public meeting on the restructuring referendum Nov. 9 hosted by the Town of Gibsons.

Murky jurisdictional authority over drainage has resurfaced in a recent mudslide that flooded a dirt road and residents' driveways in Langdale.

An overflow audience packed Roberts Creek Hall Sunday to hear Steven Staples, defence critic from the Ottawa-based Polaris Institute, speak on his concerns about the potential for Canada's involvement in the U.S.

Heavy rain and wind gusting up to 100 km/hour battered the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday leaving more than 6,500 people between Roberts Creek and Egmont without power.

About 360 Grade 6 and 7 students from across the Sunshine Coast came together for a day of challenging stereotypes, looking beyond labels and learning to accept one another during the Cracking the Mirror workshop at Roberts Creek Elementary Oct. 27.

As the heavy rains hit the Sunshine Coast last Saturday, high winds took down trees, hydro and telephone lines. A power outage occurred in the Egmont area at 1:52 p.m.