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March 3 marks third count of people experiencing homelessness on the Coast

March 3 marks third count of people experiencing homelessness on the Coast

The one-day event sees a coordinated effort to count the number of people experiencing homelessness on the lower Sunshine Coast.
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Court finds Gibsons not liable in case of teenager struck by falling tree

Court finds Gibsons not liable in case of teenager struck by falling tree

The decision comes more than a decade after a teen was paralyzed by a falling tree
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Snow day for Roberts Creek, Gibsons and Langdale schools

Snow day for Roberts Creek, Gibsons and Langdale schools

School is cancelled for Roberts Creek Elementary, Cedar Grove Elementary, Elphinstone Secondary, Heritage Building, Gibsons Elementary and Langdale Elementary. 
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$500 million in BC Ferries funding to help Coasters 'significantly': FAC chair

$500 million in BC Ferries funding to help Coasters 'significantly': FAC chair

The chairperson of the local Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), Diana Mumford shared a Vancouver stage with Premier David Eby on Feb. 26.
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'Covid hair' prompts fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital among HSPP employees

'Covid hair' prompts fundraiser for BC Children's Hospital among HSPP employees

As Canadian Pacific is matching donations to BC Children’s Hospital until the end of the month, organizer Shara Cody is encouraging locals to donate to the cause.
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Letters: Dusty Road has been voted down, let's move on to what's next

Letters: Dusty Road has been voted down, let's move on to what's next

'Can we please move beyond these Henderson referenced non-starter water supply ideas and recognize that the SCRD has voted them down and proceeding on well water derived plans that are no doubt facing some challenges. '
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Missing man found

Missing man found

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Missing Indigenous woman found safe, West Vancouver police say

Missing Indigenous woman found safe, West Vancouver police say

The woman was located in Vancouver early on Feb. 27 and is safe, police say
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Updated: Police seeking witnesses to 'altercation' at Sunnycrest Mall Feb. 18

Updated: Police seeking witnesses to 'altercation' at Sunnycrest Mall Feb. 18

An 'altercation' started at the Mark's retail outlet in Sunnycrest Mall on Feb. 18 just after 5 p.m., according to an RCMP press release Feb. 23. Two men – one from Surrey and one from Gibsons – were arrested and the warrants 'subsequently executed.'
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This Roberts Creek dance party will be a celebration of artful spontaneity

This Roberts Creek dance party will be a celebration of artful spontaneity

The New Orchestra Workshop Society (NOW) will unite the talents of vocalists and instrumentalists for its Exaltation Dance Party on March 1 at Roberts Creek Community Hall. 
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