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In Pender Harbour, Gibsons, Sechelt and Roberts Creek, here's what you need to know about local Remembrance Day ceremonies.

'Despite recent rainfall, we remain cautious about securing adequate water supply into the winter months. Our recent drought period has brought many unknowns about how our watershed will recharge,' says Remko Rosenboom, emergency operations centre director

It's a syzygial event

Two neighbouring homes were 'seconds away from igniting,' Sechelt Fire Chief Trevor Pike told Coast Reporter

Local fire departments responded to dozens of emergencies Friday and Saturday.

Four evening sailings cancelled between the Sunshine Coast and Horseshoe Bay; Nanaimo sailings cancelled for the rest of the day

In a petition filed in BC Supreme Court on Oct. 20, landowners claim the District of Sechelt overstepped its authority when its council adopted the new bylaws at meetings in September and October 2022.

The Sunshine Coast RCMP had been asking for help in finding the truck that was stolen overnight from South Fletcher Road, Gibsons, between Nov. 5 and 6. 

Eighteen Garden Bay area homes are under a 'do not use' warning for their water as elevated arsenic levels were detected in Sept. 28 samples. An email miscommunication meant that residents were not notified of the order until early November.