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Extended comment period sought on proposed swiya-wide dock management plan

Extended comment period sought on proposed swiya-wide dock management plan

A delegation from the province and shíshálh Nation will attend a special SCRD board meeting Nov. 30.
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Four year collective agreement ratified for SCRD staff

Four year collective agreement ratified for SCRD staff

Expect to see higher labour costs as the Sunshine Coast Regional District (SCRD)moves into 2024 budget deliberations on Dec. 4.
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Phase two of Shaw Road housing project asks for fewer bike spaces

Phase two of Shaw Road housing project asks for fewer bike spaces

The first phase of the affordable housing project is under construction
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Eagleview Heights' request for longer building permits denied

Eagleview Heights' request for longer building permits denied

One of the development's building permits expired before construction of that building began
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Just ask Angie: Finding legal publications online

Just ask Angie: Finding legal publications online

Q: Are there good legal publications out there?
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Proposed SCRD water rate increases unquestioned at Pender systems' info session

Proposed SCRD water rate increases unquestioned at Pender systems' info session

Only one attendee expressed concerns that continued rate increases could make the cost of water 'untenable' for residential customers. 
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Sunshine Coast's new long-term care centre to open in January

Sunshine Coast's new long-term care centre to open in January

Vancouver Coastal Health gives insight to the new Silverstone facility
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What we learned in Sechelt's first round of budget talks

What we learned in Sechelt's first round of budget talks

As Sechelt council members entered their first round of budget discussions last week, a 9.17 per cent tax increase for next year was on the table. 
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Letter: Return the Mason Road waste bin and doggy bag dispenser

Letter: Return the Mason Road waste bin and doggy bag dispenser

'The waste bin and doggy bag dispenser located at the bottom of Mason Road have recently been removed by the local authorities. The rationale for this apparently is that people have on occasion filled the bin with household garbage. And so, the answer is to remove the bin altogether? This seems to me like a boneheaded decision.'
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Forest ecologist excited to visit qathet region

Forest ecologist excited to visit qathet region

Mushroom foragers finding plenty of pine and porcini, but not many chanterelles
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