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Powell River, Sechelt SAR teams make extraction in Tin Hat area

Powell River, Sechelt SAR teams make extraction in Tin Hat area

Injured hiker rescued via helicopter as search and rescue teams combine efforts
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10-unit development proposed on Gibsons seawalk

10-unit development proposed on Gibsons seawalk

Substantial environmental assessments needed for shoreside site
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Sunshine Coast ElderCollege releases fall program

Sunshine Coast ElderCollege releases fall program

Fall 2023 registration started at 8 a.m. Aug. 11
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Letter: Fix the Mixal Lake curve

Letter: Fix the Mixal Lake curve

'Built in 1936, the Mixal Lake curve has been a real and present danger for decades, but has become much more so with today’s larger vehicles and heavier traffic.'
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Photos: Creek Daze festival 2023 delights

Photos: Creek Daze festival 2023 delights

Hundreds of people turned out for Roberts Creek's Creek Daze 2023 on Aug. 13, which included the Higgledy Piggledy Parade, the community festival with booths and entertainment, Slow Sundays music offerings behind the library and the library's giant book sale.
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Artist trio brims with bark and bite at GPAG

Artist trio brims with bark and bite at GPAG

The harmony between three simultaneous exhibitions at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery surprised even the artists themselves.
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Elphinstone Chronicles: Cycling slow, smashing records

Elphinstone Chronicles: Cycling slow, smashing records

TraC’s July Slow Food Cycle wildly successful for visitors and visitees
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Sunshine Coast teen dancers bound into L.A. limelight

Sunshine Coast teen dancers bound into L.A. limelight

Andrea Villanueva, a Grade 12 student at Chatelech Secondary School and a dancer with Sechelt’s Coast Academy of Dance and Performing Arts, was selected to attend last month’s Liberate Artists workshops after appearing in the Star Talent dance competition in Burnaby this spring. Connor Dixon, a Grade 11 student at Elphinstone Secondary and a performer with the Gibsons Dance Centre, earned his way during another Star Talent contest in Langley. 
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BC Ferries cancels sailings between Texada and Powell River

BC Ferries cancels sailings between Texada and Powell River

Two early morning round-trips on August 13 will not run as scheduled
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Just ask Angie: What’s the deal with BC Hydro’s air conditioner program?

Just ask Angie: What’s the deal with BC Hydro’s air conditioner program?

Q: How do I get a free or cheap air conditioner from BC Hydro?
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