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Ancient carols tug at harp strings

Ancient carols tug at harp strings

Winter Harp launches 30th anniversary tour
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Letter: Tell BC Timber Sales no logging from Joe Smith Creek to Higgs Brook

Letter: Tell BC Timber Sales no logging from Joe Smith Creek to Higgs Brook

'While the SCRD may consider this logging to be low impact on SCRD services, the residents who receive regional district water would be highly impacted if the waterline, road, hydro, telephone and gas-line were destroyed by a flood or debris flow.'
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SCRD committee recommends halt on TA0521 licence auction

SCRD committee recommends halt on TA0521 licence auction

A Sunshine Coast Regional District committee level vote on Dec. 14 recommended asking BC Timber Sales (BCTS) to remove area TA0521 from future cutblock sales.
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Dance organizations mark 10th year of The Nutcracker on the Sunshine Coast

Dance organizations mark 10th year of The Nutcracker on the Sunshine Coast

Two distinct ballet productions fuel merriment with mentorship
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Sechelt council backs water conservation measures for Tower Road development

Sechelt council backs water conservation measures for Tower Road development

The development proposes 36 units of a mix of single-family homes, duplexes and townhomes with variation from studios to three-bedroom units. 
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Elphinstone Chronicles: Bike & pedestrian counter installed near Cedar Grove

Elphinstone Chronicles: Bike & pedestrian counter installed near Cedar Grove

Area E has already been bustling with eventful fun this December.
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Veggie output from Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden doubles last year’s harvest

Veggie output from Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden doubles last year’s harvest

A vegetable bonanza for the food bank
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A shipbreaking proposal in Howe Sound's Port Mellon requires more reports

A shipbreaking proposal in Howe Sound's Port Mellon requires more reports

Amix Real Estate Holdings' request to rezone a Port Mellon Hillside industrial area property to allow for shipbreaking is in the pre-application phase at the Sunshine Coast Regional District.
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SCRD increases utility rates

SCRD increases utility rates

For the regional water service area (excluding North and South Pender water systems), parcel charges will rise 11 per cent.
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Good Birding: It’s time for the Christmas Bird Count

Good Birding: It’s time for the Christmas Bird Count

Last year’s Christmas Bird Count enumerated 89 species
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