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Sunshine Coast's three chambers of commerce plan to merge

Sunshine Coast's three chambers of commerce plan to merge

A joint task force is working on a merger of the Pender Harbour, Sechelt and Gibsons Chambers of Commerce in coming weeks and months. Then, the merger question will be put to a membership vote by November.
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Paper Excellence mill in Powell River permanently curtailed

Paper Excellence mill in Powell River permanently curtailed

Restart of a pulp or paper business not feasible, says company's COO
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What does Southern Sunshine Coast FAC Chair have prepped for BC Ferries AGM?

What does Southern Sunshine Coast FAC Chair have prepped for BC Ferries AGM?

Issues of a service contract unchanged since 2003 and 'a ferry that is a pinch point in the lives of Coast residents' dominate local Ferry Advisory Committee's Chair mind as she readies herself for BC Ferries Annual General Meeting on Aug 24.
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SCRD water update: Church Road supplementing Chapman Lake source

SCRD water update: Church Road supplementing Chapman Lake source

With the Sunshine Coast under a multi-day heat warning that could last into Thursday – and as temperatures reach 30C at lower altitudes – the Sunshine Coast Regional District provided a mid-week water supply update for users.
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Tuesday Langdale ferry more than an hour behind schedule because of medical emergency

Tuesday Langdale ferry more than an hour behind schedule because of medical emergency

The ferry between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale is more than 70 minutes behind schedule as of 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15.
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Sechelt contemplates housing growth target of 227 new units a year

Sechelt contemplates housing growth target of 227 new units a year

In applying for new federal funding, Sechelt set a target of seeing 682 new units built over three years in the community.
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Two cooling centres open on Sunshine Coast to combat the heat wave

Two cooling centres open on Sunshine Coast to combat the heat wave

As temperatures reach between 29C and 34C, air-conditioned spaces are opening their doors
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Connections converge at Roberts Creek mandala

Connections converge at Roberts Creek mandala

‘It’s like a temple for the community’
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Long distance swimmer crosses the Strait of Georgia to Halfmoon Bay

Long distance swimmer crosses the Strait of Georgia to Halfmoon Bay

Kim Hedges attempted the feat twice before becoming the fourth woman to swim between Vancouver Island and the Sunshine Coast 
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RCMP looking for people of interest in Canadian Tire shoplifting investigation

RCMP looking for people of interest in Canadian Tire shoplifting investigation

Sunshine Coast RCMP released an image of two people of interest in an Aug. 10 shoplifting incident at the ts'uḵw'um (Wilson Creek) Canadian Tire in an Aug. 14 release.
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