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Metro Vancouver mayors to hear from addictions minister on public drug use

Metro Vancouver mayors to hear from addictions minister on public drug use

Jennifer Whiteside: "We know that the use of substances in public spaces is a long-standing concern, and it did not begin with decriminalization."
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UPDATE: North Island-Powell River naming decision disappoints MP

UPDATE: North Island-Powell River naming decision disappoints MP

Rachel Blaney had proposed using qathet in riding name
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Photos: Botanical Garden holds annual Harvest Festival

Photos: Botanical Garden holds annual Harvest Festival

About 350 visitors attended the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden's annual Harvest Festival Sept. 3.
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'Every overdose death is a government policy failure': Overdose Awareness Day event held in Sechelt

'Every overdose death is a government policy failure': Overdose Awareness Day event held in Sechelt

'Along with awareness comes response and responsibility. And that's what we're doing here together, is responding to…our increasing awareness of this crisis'
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Wildfire north of Piper Point under control but being watched

Wildfire north of Piper Point under control but being watched

Fire V53076 is now 0.6 hectares and BCWS has another initial attack crew back there Monday to "keep an eye on things" and put out any hot spots
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Here's how Sunshine Coast Community Forest is working on reducing its wildfire risk

Here's how Sunshine Coast Community Forest is working on reducing its wildfire risk

The organization is working on a community-oriented approach to protecting the wildland-urban interfaces on the Coast
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Spotlight on Special O: Athletes, time to register for the fall-winter season

Spotlight on Special O: Athletes, time to register for the fall-winter season

Registration is September 12 at the SCACL office
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More long weekend Earls Cove/Saltery Bay sailings cancelled

More long weekend Earls Cove/Saltery Bay sailings cancelled

BC Ferries unsuccessful in finding sufficient number of crew members for early September 4 round trip between Powell River and Sechelt Peninsula
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Entrepreneurial duo takes reins at Sechelt's Raven’s Cry

Entrepreneurial duo takes reins at Sechelt's Raven’s Cry

Sechelt’s screen and stage hub changes hands
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Sunshine Coast fiddler plays among nation’s top talent

Sunshine Coast fiddler plays among nation’s top talent

Elphinstone grad Kayla Payne plays in the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition
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