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New Sechelt council takes their oath of office

New Sechelt council takes their oath of office

Mayor John Henderson declares intention to drill a well at Dusty Road
Known new B.C. COVID-19 infections lowest in months

Known new B.C. COVID-19 infections lowest in months

Province counts another 23 people as having died while infected with COVID-19
How a regenerative farm in the heart of Sechelt hopes to heal

How a regenerative farm in the heart of Sechelt hopes to heal

It had gone to the weeds, but now underused land in the heart of Sechelt is home to a new farm that aims to reduce carbon emissions and produce healthy food
Encampment on Garden Bay Road on MOTI right of way raises local frustrations

Encampment on Garden Bay Road on MOTI right of way raises local frustrations

“I don’t quite understand what people are expecting the SCRD to do," Area A director Leonard Lee said.  "We are not like a municipality...regional districts don’t own roads or road right of ways…"
Coasters have chance to speak to BC Ferries about future plans Nov. 23

Coasters have chance to speak to BC Ferries about future plans Nov. 23

Nov. 23, BC Ferries will be hosting a community drop-in at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt from 6:30 to 8:30pm
Indigenous-led firm invests $2.5 million in Salish Soils’s parent company

Indigenous-led firm invests $2.5 million in Salish Soils’s parent company

Salish Environmental Group also welcomes its first board of directors
Census data reveals a more diverse Sechelt, Gibsons

Census data reveals a more diverse Sechelt, Gibsons

Stats Can releases data on ‘visible minorities,’ religion and immigration
Mining project mobilization underway north of Powell River

Mining project mobilization underway north of Powell River

Company begins drilling at Okeover site
Should emergency response capacity top SCRD strategic priorities?

Should emergency response capacity top SCRD strategic priorities?

The board that activated 12 emergency operations centres on the Coast over the past four years wants “building capacity to deal with emergencies” as top priority moving forward. It will be up to the incoming board to make that change to the SCRD’s 2019-2023 strategic priorities.
shíshálh firms up $6.4 million in financing for ts'uḵw'um wastewater plans

shíshálh firms up $6.4 million in financing for ts'uḵw'um wastewater plans

The first phase of the project, construction of a modernized and larger treatment plant, is underway at the same location where the Nation operated a similar facility that has reached the end of its operational life after serving the surrounding area for 26 years