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Chris Hergesheimer awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Chris Hergesheimer awarded King Charles III Coronation Medal

Hergesheimer uses platform to call for systems change: 'Food insecurity is directly tied to poverty and in a rich liberal democracy like Canada, poverty is a policy failure.'
Citizen scientists advocate for Salish Sea whales

Citizen scientists advocate for Salish Sea whales

Ship strikes pose significant risk to humpback homecoming
SCRD bylaw officer honoured for compassionate response to housing issue

SCRD bylaw officer honoured for compassionate response to housing issue

Faced with an elderly man with health issues who refused to leave the shed where he was living, and with winter looming, bylaw officer Stephen Lanegraff knew ticketing him wasn’t the answer.
Sunshine Coast 'action team' dedicated to addressing the toxic drug crisis re-launches

Sunshine Coast 'action team' dedicated to addressing the toxic drug crisis re-launches

The Sunshine Coast Community Action Team has a mandate to provide 'education, support, and interventions to meet community needs, guided by those with lived experience of substance use.'
Minister flags concern over B.C. Ferries' deal with Chinese shipyard for new vessels

Minister flags concern over B.C. Ferries' deal with Chinese shipyard for new vessels

Mike Farnworth says he is worried about procuring services from "any country that is actively harming Canada’s economy" with tariffs and protectionism.
Salvation Army's Camp Sunrise celebrates 100th anniversary

Salvation Army's Camp Sunrise celebrates 100th anniversary

The Gibsons-based summer camp is hosting an open house in July to celebrate the milestone.
Sechelt mayor's motion to support temporary foreign workers denied

Sechelt mayor's motion to support temporary foreign workers denied

Sechelt councillors say their absence from meeting had nothing to do with animosity towards the mayor.
Kitchens, flood mapping, co-ops: A month in provincial funding for the Southern Sunshine Coast

Kitchens, flood mapping, co-ops: A month in provincial funding for the Southern Sunshine Coast

From crime prevention to economic development, Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Randene Neill has made several funding announcements in the past month, totalling more than $400,000 for the Southern Sunshine Coast.
Gibsons council advances arcade bylaw amendment

Gibsons council advances arcade bylaw amendment

Provincial review looms as a potential roadblock to the new bylaw
Man saved from Davis Bay thanks to civilians on kayaks and boats

Man saved from Davis Bay thanks to civilians on kayaks and boats

The man, who walked into the water Sunday night, initially fought off rescuers attempting to save him and had to be restrained.